Getting multiple hits to files after enabling BLOB cache

SharePoint Blob Cache is capable of responding to partial content requests.
For large file size client application like media player can decide to send partial requests to server(you ca see requests with status code 206 in IIS logs). SharePoint Server ignores partial content requests and responds to these requests with the entire file , if blob cache is disabled.

So quite possible you get these multiple requests for large files , which were earlier being sent to browser in single request, but since now you have blob cache support , they are divided in to chunk requests.

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System.UnauthorizedAccessException to BlobCache Folder

System.UnauthorizedAccessException to BlobCache Folder

This is a common scenario that we use blobcache in multiple application hosted under same server, but they are running under different app pool /app pool accounts.

This can even make your server slow or stop responding with access denied message for blob cache folder.

Here are few work arounds you can go for :

1. For each web app , use new root folder in drive.


2. Give WSS_WPG full access on all these folders.


3. Use same app pool account for all web applications using blobcache.

References:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2015895

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SharePoint 2013 - Authentication, authorization, and security

• User sign-in

1. Classic-mode authentication is deprecated  and manged only by powershell , now claims is the default one. PowerShellcmdlet called Convert-SPWebApplication  can be used to migrate accounts , MigrateUsers method is deprecated  Ref :  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg251985.aspx


2. Requirement to register claims providers is eliminated


3. SharePoint 2013 Preview tracks FedAuth cookies in the new distributed cache service using Windows Server AppFabric Caching.


4. Better log management and depth of logs .

•  Services and app authentication

1. for more info on app principal , please visit  Build apps for SharePoint.


2. server-to-server security token service (STS) provides access tokens for server-to-server authentication .

Ref : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms457529.aspx

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my website does not work well with newly released version of IE

This is a very common scenario where you face n number of issues with newer version of browsers

temporary solution, tweak in your web.config like :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<httpProtocol>
<customHeaders>
<clear />
<add name="X-UA-Compatible" value="IE=EmulateIE7" />
</customHeaders>
</httpProtocol>
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
now here is a catch , you might face few issues with SharePoint provided black box units like search crawls. You might want to omit clear tag to avoid such situations.

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Query : Not able to open central Admin

On every page in central admin I getting below mentioned error :

System.InvalidOperationException: Post cache substitution is not compatible with modules in the IIS integrated pipeline that modify the response buffers. Either a native module in the pipeline has modified an HTTP_DATA_CHUNK structure associated with a managed post cache substitution callback, or a managed filter has modified the response. at System.Web.HttpWriter.GetIntegratedSnapshot(Boolean& hasSubstBlocks, IIS7WorkerRequest wr) at System.Web.HttpResponse.GetSnapshot() at System.Web.Caching.OutputCacheModule.OnLeave(Object source, EventArgs eventArgs) at System.Web.HttpApplication.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
And

Error initializing Safe control - Assembly:Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c TypeName: Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions.Publishing.TakeListOfflineRibbonControl Error: Could not load type 'Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions.Publishing.TakeListOfflineRibbonControl' from assembly 'Microsoft.Office.SharePoint.ClientExtensions, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'.

What could be the possible reason behind this ?

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Offset Today in SPQuery Example

There is a virtual situation :

You have no archival / expiration policies setup for your list and on and off you want to delete everything older than 30 days . What you will do ?

This sample power shell solves your purpose and fulfill example for offset parameter in powershell :

$WebURL = "http://mysitecollection:100/myWeb";
$spWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity $WebURL;

$sList = $spWeb.GetList("/myWeb/Lists/myList");
write-host $sList.Title;
$camlQuery = "<Where><Lt><FieldRef Name='Modified' /><Value Type='DateTime'><Today OffsetDays=-30 /></Value></Lt></Where>";
$spQuery = new-object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPQuery ;
$spQuery.Query = $camlQuery ;
$spQuery.ViewFields = "<FieldRef Name='ID' />";

$ToBeDeleted = $sList.GetItems() ;
$ToBeDeleted = $sList.GetItems($spQuery) ;
$i=0;
$ToBeDeleted | ForEach-Object {
$i++;
Write-Host $_.ID -foregroundcolor cyan

$deaditem= $sList.GetItemById($_.ID);  # if you wish you may decide to recycle instead to recycle bin

$deaditem.Delete();

}

write-host $i;

 

 

Authorization/Authentication

Authentication is determining the identity of a principal trying to log in via IIS . When a principal tries to authenticate to a system, credentials are provided to verify the principal's identity.

            Microsoft Online IDs  are issued and maintained by Microsoft - like ids for  Office 365,               Hotmail, Sky Drive, and Live account.Using a Microsoft ID, a user can authenticate to various systems using same credentials.

             Federation Identity  (Single Sign-On) is a mechanism for allowing users within your organization to use their standard Active Directory corporate username and password toaccess Office 365.Federation with Office 365 requires the use of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)2.0.

Authorization is verifying an authenticated user's access to a application as per Access Control List (ACL).When a user tries to access the SharePoint site collection, their username is checked against the permissions of the site via SharePoint Groups or directly. If no permission is been granted, access is denied .

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