Windows Server 2012 Foundation
For a really small company I selected Server 2012 Foundation to meet their requirements:
- 3 permanent Users (plus me as an external Administrator)
- just a fileserver to store common data
So, in my opinion, a workgroup installation would satisfy all requirements and RDS Services are required for administration only (for me).
As I found a lot of inconsistent Statements about installation environments on different web pages I would like to get a specific answer to my individual problem.
Which Server role do I have to choose to implement an Administrator remote Access without getting in conflict to other restrictions of the 2012 Foundation characteristics or policies.
Thank you
Hello,
As this is a German forum I would kindly ask you to either translate your Post in German or to post it again on the English Forum.
Da wir uns in einem deutschsprachigen Forum befinden, würde ich Sie gerne bitten wollen, dass Sie entweder alle Ihre Beiträge ins Deutsche übersetzen oder die
Thematik erneut im englischsprachigen Forum veröffentlichen.
Best Regards/ Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Michaela
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Dialog 2, title: Check for Licensing Compliance is Incomplete
The server did not finish checking the license compliance. If the server is joined to a domain, make sure that the server can connect to a domain controller. If the license compliance check cannot be completed, the server will automatically shut
down in 8 day(s) 23 hour(s) 0 minute(s).
The server is not (and never has been) joined to a domain or had any DC roles installed. In fact its still connected to the default Workgroup.
The server was configured in our office and never showed this message until it was installed on site. The main difference from what I can see is that when installed on site it was given a static IP address and does not have any DNS settings in the network
adapter properties.
I have scoured a number of forums on this error but in almost every other instance of this error message the servers are connected to a Domain Controller and the solutions generally are linked to dis-joining and rejoining the domain. Unfortunately this is
not an option for this scenario.
I initially thought that adding some relevant DNS server IP address may resolve the issue, however, we have the exact same model server configured exactly the same running at a different site that does not experience this problem. This server also has no
DNS server configured.
I have seen a post that suggests turning off the servers "Foundation Checking", but I'm unsure how to do this.Thanks for your response Vivian.
I can confirm that this server is not (and never has been) a member of any active directory, it is configured as a Workgroup server. It was initially configured on a network that does have an active directory, but was never joined to it. During that time it
never displayed these messages.
The server was moved into production on a different site and network and setup with a static IP address.The site network does have its own active directory but the server was not joined to it. It is whilst on this new network that these messages began.
Since my original post DNS servers have been added and the Microsoft activation has been verified, however, the messages are still appearing.
There are only 2 user accounts configured on this server. The local admin account and another local admin user.
The remote desktop services roles have been installed but not yet configured. I don't think that has any bearing on this scenario though.
The description of this error in the above "Introduction to Windows Server 2012 Foundation" link states:
This error occurs when the server cannot finish checking the requirements for the root domain, forest trust configuration, or both. It usually happens when the server cannot connect to a domain controller. If the situation persists, the server will
shut down 10 days after the first time the compliance check failed. Each time this error message occurs, it will state the actual time remaining before the server will shut down. If you restart the server after it has shut down because of non-compliance, the
server will shut itself down again in 3 days.
The above description leads me to the following question - In a Workgroup environment, does the server still try to contact a domain controller to establish a level of trust? If this is the case could it be that the server can no longer see the initial DC
on its new network and this is what is triggering the messages?
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Does windows server 2012 foundation ed. support sharepoint?
does windows server 2012 foundation ed. support sharepoint?
Based on the feature set, yeah it would support SharePoint 2010, but I wouldn't recommend it. Server 2012 Foundation must be a Domain Controller or in a Workgroup, neither of which are good scenarios for a SharePoint installation.
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How to allow more than two users on remote desktop on windows server 2012 foundation?
i have a dell server power edge T300 with windows server 2012 foundation. I am unable to connect more than two remote desktop at once.
Hi,
Add to Brain, you cannot have more than 15 user accounts in Windows Server 2012 Foundation.
In order to access a hosted application, such as Microsoft® Office, a license for Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services is required for each user account (not to exceed 15 user
accounts) that directly or indirectly uses RD Gateway to host a graphical user interface, including using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client. When using Remote Desktop Services, you may not install or use Remote Desktop Connection Broker or Remote
Desktop Virtualization Host role services. For more information about Remote Desktop CALs , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140238.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx
Hope this helps.
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Hyper-v Role in Windows Server 2012 foundation and Essentials
Hello,
I have seen that the two low cost version of Windows Server 2012 essential and Foundation) will not support hyper-v. Can you please tell me what it means exactly :
Can you please tell me what is possible :
-The server can not be installed as a hyper-v guest (probably yes)
-The hyper-v role can not be installed on the server (so I have to rely on vmware)?
- Hyper-v role can be installed but there is no free license included with the server.
Thank you
MarcI suppose then, you would have to install Windows 8 and Hyper-V as your guest or core.
Then run your Server 2012 Foundation under Win8. which has 512GB Memory Limit.
It seems asinine that you cannot install this role on Foundation, but seemingly you could work around it with Win8. (Or Sun Virtual Box (free) (or VmWare(Free).
So load up a dozen Win8Pro virutal sessions on that Win8 VirtualBox with up to 512GB Memory and Create your own Ghetto Remote Desktop Server with Foundation and Windows 8. ;)
What good is it if your can't run Hyper-V and Remote desktop services? Those are the two apps small business need most. But Microsoft strips it out, calls it a DEAL (Essentials and Foundation) , yet if you want the good stuff, you're gonna
have to buy Server 2012 Standard anyhow, + the CALs.
So you are hooked into this "deal" by Microsoft Special Offer. Its special alright, because you get to buy it twice. The stripped down version that come with your server, then the full version when you discover Foundatoin and Essentials gives
you AD, and thats it. Nothing Else. No "deal"
Remember:
All you get with Foundation or Essentials is AD and Group Policy.
You cannot load RDP on Foundation or Essentials
You cannot load Exchange on a DC, or Foundation or Essentials
You cannot load Exchange and RDP on the same box.
You cannot have Remote Web Apps if you load RDP on your DC.
You cannot win with Microsoft. No worthwhile "deal" has ever come out of the city of Redmond.
The internet is a one-way money pipeline to Microsoft.
Its three times the work, three times the cost and requires three servers licenses to do with 2012, what you could do with one 2008R2 license.
Might as well purchase 2 Server 2013 Standard Editions if you want:
1.) Active Directory
2.) Remote Desktop and Remote Apps
3.) Your own Exchange Server
You are better off installing a NAS if all you need is a file server.
Why bother with Foundation or Essentials? Its a "Gimmick-ware" -
Remote Desktop local printer redirection problem - Server 2012 Foundation
Hi,
I am trying to print from Windows Server 2012 Foundation to my local printer hosted on Windows 7.
When I enable local resources in the RDP client, I can see my printers on the server like redirected. All seems like no problem occured. But only print does not work. ;-)
I can see the document name in the queue with Error status.
I tried set up GP with disabling Easy print, the drivers are identical on both machines, event logs are clear.
The server is freshly installed, running only File server role. No Domain controller role is set. No Terminal Service is set (i think in Foundation is it not possible), only allowed RDP.
RDP client is the newest. I have not any problem to print from other servers (WS2003, WS2008R2) using this printer. Everytime is the printer automatically redirected to TS*** port and works.
I spent few hours searching solution with no effect.
Any idea? Many thanks!Hi,
Did you find any error message during this issue?
Please check you have enabled necessary port for printer redirection on server side. You can check “Do not allow client print redirection” is disable under GPO setting. Also the user must have enough permission to print the document. Please check below link
for more information.
1. Terminal Server and Printer Redirection
2. Five reasons printer redirection causes Windows printing problems in RDS
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Dharmesh -
RDP client nuber in server 2012 foundation
Hi,
I need to know how many RDP user can be connected to server 2012 foundation. I want to use domain controller, backup and some app via rdp. In the documentation what I found was that the foundation has limited to 15 users, but no need to cal licenses. It
is real? 15 users can use RDP connection?Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Yes, agree with words of diramoh that we need to have RDS CASL installed for user to access the server remotely. You can go through following article (RD Gateway “Note” Section).
Introduction to Windows Server 2012 Foundation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
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How to enble trackpad gestures during a remote dekstop session to windows server 2012
Hello, do you know a trick to enable trackpad gesture as, swype, double touch and so on duringa remote dekstop connection to windows server 2012? because it only recognise the physical mous click,ù and it really annoying.
thank for helpHi,
Add to Brain, you cannot have more than 15 user accounts in Windows Server 2012 Foundation.
In order to access a hosted application, such as Microsoft® Office, a license for Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services is required for each user account (not to exceed 15 user
accounts) that directly or indirectly uses RD Gateway to host a graphical user interface, including using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client. When using Remote Desktop Services, you may not install or use Remote Desktop Connection Broker or Remote
Desktop Virtualization Host role services. For more information about Remote Desktop CALs , see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140238.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx
Hope this helps.
Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support -
Server 2012 foundation cd download exist ??
i know there was an server 2008 cd but i need 2012 cd download .
i searched the internet and didnt understand is it exist or not .
i found on microsoft a download of standard,datacenter,essential and that it
maybe the foundation is combined now with other version ?
if i have a license of 2012 foundation it will work on other version ?Foundation is not a downloadable software. It is only available to OEMs.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679892.aspx
"Because Windows Server 2012 Foundation comes pre-installed with your server hardware, you do not need to separately obtain and then install the hardware and operating system."
.:|:.:|:. tim -
SharePoint Foundation 2013 installed on Windows Server 2012 not sending out email notification
I have a server where i installed SP Foundation 2013 on top of Windows Server 2012. I have configured the SMTP as well as the outgoing SMTP in Central Administration
of SharePoint. When i create an alert on a document library, its did not sent any email notification on the changes made to the document in the document library. So, i created a workflow to send out email using SPD2013. The workflow run, but it cannot sent
out email with error saying that outgoing email is not configured correctly. I have checked with another server which i installed SP foundation 2013 on top of Windows Server 2008 R2 - its sending out email just fine using same configuration and outgoing SMTP.
I need help to resolve this issue or at least the cause of the problem.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Try below:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/13771.troubleshooting-steps-for-sharepoint-alert-email-does-not-go-out.aspx
Go to Central Admin ---->Operations----->outgoing email settings and verify that SMTP server is mentioned correctly
2) Test the connectivity with the SMTP server.
In order to do that follow these steps:
Open cmd
telnet <SMTP server name> 25 ( We connect smtp server to the port 25)
you should see a response like this 220 <servername> Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.3959 ready at date and time
Beware that different servers will come up with different settings but you will get something
If you dont get anything then there could be 2 possible reasons, either port 25 is blocked or
the smtp server is not responding.
For testing response from your server
For testing response say ehlo to it.
Type :
ehlo <servername>
output:
250 <servername> Hello [IP Address]
Now a test mail can be sent from that SharePoint server.
Now we need to enter the From address of the mail.
Type :
mail from: [email protected]
output:
250 2.1.0 [email protected]….Sender OK
It's time to enter the recepient email address.
Type : rcpt to: [email protected]
output:
250 2.1.5 [email protected]
Now we are left with the data of the email. i.e. subject and body.
Type : data
output:
354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
Type:
subject: this is a test mail
Hi
This is test mail body
I am testing SMTP server.
Hit Enter, then . and then Enter.
output:
250 2.6.0 <<servername>C8wSA00000006@<servername>> Queued mail for delivery
Type: quit
output:
221 2.0.0 <servername> Service closing transmission channe
3) Check alerts are enabled for your web application
verify if the windows timer service is running or not.
Run this stsadm command to check that
Stsadm.exe -o getproperty -url http://SharePoint-web-App-URL -pn alerts-enabled
This should return <Property Exist="Yes" Value="yes" />
If you don’t get this, Enable alerts by:
stsadm.exe -o setproperty -pn alerts-enabled -pv "true" -url http://SharePoint-web-App-URL
If its already enabled, try turn off and turn on it back.
4) Check the Timer job and Properties
Go to
MOSS 2007: Central Administration > Operations > Timer Job Definitions (under Global Configuration)
In SharePoint 2010: Central Administration > Monitoring > Review Job Definitions
Check whether the "Immediate Alerts" job is enabled for your web application. check these properties:
job-immediate-alerts
job-daily-alerts
job-weekly-alerts
stsadm.exe -o getproperty -url "http://Your-SharePoint-web-App-URL" -pn job-immediate-alerts
The expected output is:
<Property Exist="Yes" Value="every 5 minutes between 0 and 59"/>.
If you don’t get this, run the following command to set its value.
stsadm.exe -o setproperty -pn job-immediate-alerts -pv “every 5 minutes between 0 and 59" -url http://Your-SharePoint-web-App-URL
5) Check whether the account is subscribed for alerts and it has a valid email account. This should be the first thing to check if the problem persists for some users not for all.
6) Then check if at all those users have at least read permission for the list. Because the first mail should go out for every user without security validation but the next ones won't be delivered unless the user has at least read
permission.
7) If it is happening for one user, can also try to delete and re add the user in the site.
8) Most importantly , you should try this one.
Run this SQL query to the content db < Select * from Timerlock>
This will give you the name of the server which is locking the content database and since when.
In order to get rid of that lock
Go to that server which is locking the content db and then restart the windows timer service.
within some time it should release the lock from content db, if not then at the most stop the timer job for some time
Once the lock will be released then try to send some alerts
You will surely get the email alert.
I found this is the most probable reason for alert not working most of the time. We should start troubleshooting with above steps before coming to this step for any alert email issue but from step 1 to step 7 are best for new environments or new servers.
If the issue is like this ,alert was working before and suddenly stopped working without any environmental change then above conditions in step 1-7 should be ideally fine.
Even after this if it is not working, then you can try these few more steps too
9) Try re-registering the alert template:
stsadm -o updatealerttemplates -url http://Your-SharePoint-Web-App-URL -f "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\XML\alerttemplates.xml" -LCID 1033
10) Try to clear the configuration cache
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Hi All,
When i try to manually (no internet connection on the server) install SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites on Windows Server 2012 I get the below error
I have installed .Net Framework 3.5, 4.0 and Windows Identity Foundation using Add server roles or features from the server manager.
From Software & Hardware requirements for SharePoint 2013 give
Prerequisites for SharePoint 2013 I can see that the identity extensions are available only of Windows Server 2008 R2 and not for windows server 2012. Can you please provide the link for windows server 2012?
I have installed all the prerequisites required except Microsoft Identity Extensions.
Raghavendra Shanbhag | Blog: http://moss-solutions.blogspot.com
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Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.I fixed it by installing Microsoft Identity extensions from command line, please find command line below.
C:\Windows\System32>msiexec.exe /i "C:\SharePoint2013ServerFiles\prerequisiteinstallerfiles\MicrosoftIdentityExtensions-64.msi" /quiet /norestart
Note: In the above command C:\SharePoint2013ServerFiles\prerequisiteinsTallerfiles is the path where I had downloaded all the prerequisites for SP2013
This will install Microsoft Identity Extensions and creates registry entries, which will help the SharePoint 2013 Prerequisite installer to complete the setup
For more details check out
here
Raghavendra Shanbhag | Blog: http://moss-solutions.blogspot.com
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Unable to install Sharepoint Foundation 2013 in Windows Server 2012 for FIM 2010 R2
HI,
I am Unable to install Sharepoint Foundation 2013 in Windows Server 2012 for FIM 2010 R2,
Before SharePoint Foundation 2013 installation I installed all prerequisite software that is required for SharePoint Foundation 2013 but when we run SharePoint Foundation 2013 setup that gives below error so I am requesting you please help on this.
Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):
Windows Server Appfabric is not correctly configured.You should unistall Windows Server Appfabric and reinstall it using the SharePoint Products Preparation Tool.
Regards
Anil KumarYou really need to do what error is suggesting.
Windows Server Appfabric is not correctly configured.You should unistall Windows Server Appfabric and reinstall it using the SharePoint Products Preparation Tool.
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SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2 running on Windows Server 2012 R2
Hello
I have upgraded a standalone Windows Server 2008 R2 running SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2 to Windows Server 2012 R2. The upgrade completed OK and SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2 is running OK as before upgrade.
Is anyone aware of any issues running SPF 2010 SP2 on WS2012 R2?Hi
no issues using SP2
For more details check this official doc
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2724471
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Support for SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows Server 2012 R2
I have located an article that states that SharePoint Server
2010 is supported on Windows Server 2012 R2.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2724471
However, I deal with a large number of farms that are based on Foundation. Honestly, I interpreted this article to mean both Server and Foundation were supported, but I'm receiving some resistance from consumers because there is no definitive statement
of support from Microsoft re: Foundation and the R2 o/s.
Does anyone know definitively whether foundation 2010 is supported on 2012 R2 or not? And more importantly, is there some article on the subject I can reference? (I've searched without success).
I suppose the conservative approach would be to assume it is NOT supported unless I can find information to the contrary.I think there need to be other considerations than "because it sounds good" (which is what the 2012 R2 decision almost sounds like it boils down to). Rather, the consideration should be made of what best supports the application, what version of the OS is
widely used and known, what happens when we encounter new issues due to using a newer OS that is less used with this application?
At least, that would be my argument. Same reason I would not deploy SharePoint 2013 to 2012 R2 when support arrives with SP1 -- 2013 with Server 2012 is a well known combination with many resources available for non-paid support.
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I have a windows server 2012 Hyper V machine which acts as a web front end for my sharepoint 2013 farm.
It is set to install updates automatically.
I have 4 patch to install to correct an issue with my search:
KB
2567680, KB
2554876 , KB
2708075 , KB
2472264
These are Microsoft patches
Whenever I try to install them I receive an error
Googling the error, I have tried extracting the file and using CMD prompt to install the xml file to install but to no avail.
I have installed Windows Identity Foundation as a role. It is necessary for this to be
I have also noticed that all updates for a couple of weeks have failed. I have 2 other servers in the farm, both of which are joined to the same private network cannot look for updates with another error. Not sure if these are related.
Anyone know of anything like this?
Thanks in advanceright-click the file and select properties.
On "Digital Signatures" the tab, select the "Microsoft Corporation" entry and click "Details"
In the "Digital Signature Details" dialog, click "View Certificate"
In the "Certificate" dialog, click "Install Certificate..."
In the "Certificate Import Wizard" dialog, select "Local Machine" (though current user might work, didn't use it, so I can not attest to it) and click "Next"
Select the "Place all certificates in the following store" option and click "Browse"
In the "Select Certificate Store" dialog, select "Trusted Publishers" and click "Ok"
Back in the "Certificate Import Wizard" click "Next"
You should now be at the "Completing the Certificate Import Wizard" step of the "Certificate Import Wizard" ... click "Finish"
You should get "Import was successful"
You should now be able to install the package.
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