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Sitecore.core.mdf is not in a valid directory from Instance Manager
I'm trying to "Install Instance" via the Sitecore Instance manager. For reference the SQL Server Connection String goes to a remote sql server which I access through a vpn.
I go through all ...
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Where does SIM install the databases when installing a new Sitecore instance?
This must be documented somewhere but I'm not finding any good documentation on what SIM does when you install Sitecore 8.2 with it.
I understand it creates a new web root folder on your local ...
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How to use SIM to setup dev environment for existing Sitecore instance?
Similar to this question Sitecore Instance Manager developer environment setup
How do you setup a new Dev environment to work against an existing Sitecore instance/DB? (e.g. onboarding a new dev)
It ...
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How to remove entries for previously installed Sitecore instance with SIM for reinstallation?
I have cleaned up all the information related to my website in Application pool, site, and etc/hosts file.
However, when I tried to install a new site with the same name as the old one using Sitecore ...
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Unable to set up SSL for Solr
I am trying to install Sitecore 9 (Update 1) through SIF. I have everything in place, I just need to enable SSL for Solr. I have Solr 6.6.2. I saw the official reference and have no idea how to ...
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Sitecore 9 - Cloning instances
In all previous versions of Sitecore 9, we could easily clone and export instances using SIM.
Hence was wondering if there is such an option to do so for version 9 Initial Release or Update 1. Thanks....
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InvalidDeploymentException installing Sitecore SIM Tool
When I try to install the Sitecore SIM Tool on a Windows 10 VM, I get the following error when the ClickOnce application is download/installing:
Activation of C:\Users[username]\Downloads\SIM.Tool....
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Error when trying to install Sitecore using SIM - "Service WAS was not found on computer"
I'm currently trying to install Sitecore 8.1 rev. 160519 using SIM Tool 1.4.0.92 rev 150618 and I'm getting this error message in the logs:
> 1 12:48:04,739 ERROR Service WAS was not found on ...
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Sitecore Instance Manager developer environment setup
I am looking for a way to keep all IIS settings, modules and Sitecore versions in sync across multiple developer environments in a team setting. Is there a way to use Sitecore Instance Manager (SIM), ...
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Installing WFFM with SIM - post-install steps
When installing the WFFM module with SIM, does it perform the post-install steps for you, like running the SQL script against the reporting database or updating the web.config for the captcha controls?...
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