Comments on: Steps taken during a PowerPivot data refresh

By: Nick Allsebrook

Nick Allsebrook — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:25:08 +0000

Hi,
I am having trouble configuring power pivot data refresh. I can’t seem to get it to work with any of the three credential options. If I specify Windows user credentials then I get an unexpected error quoting a Correlation ID. I have located the Correlation ID within the ULS logs but I don’t really understand how to troubleshoot from there. The five lines from the ULS log containing the Correlation ID are :-

Line 286: 04/12/2011 09:05:24.19 w3wp.exe (0×1628) 0×0A30 SharePoint Foundation Logging Correlation Data xmnv Medium Name=Request (POST:http://intranet.briggsequipment.co.uk:80/reportcentre/_layouts/PowerPivot/ManageDataRefresh.aspx?list=%7BD6114878%2DA2A2%2D4812%2DA0CC%2D5868343B8377%7D&ID=123&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fintranet.briggsequipment.co.uk%2Freportcentre%2FExcel%2520Files%2FForms%2FAllItems.aspx%3FRootFolder%3D%252Freportcentre%252FExcel%2520Files%252FS19%2520Test%26FolderCTID%3D0×0120001E00BCAC89655B4F9BD1965C9D6A6991%26View%3D%7B2B4A39CA-32A4-478D-9C19-027C4285A003%7D) d1206e04-3705-4613-8396-6ca7dba21f32

Line 287: 04/12/2011 09:05:24.21 w3wp.exe (0×1628) 0×0A30 SharePoint Foundation Logging Correlation Data xmnv Medium Site=/ d1206e04-3705-4613-8396-6ca7dba21f32

Line 288 : 04/12/2011 09:05:25.52 w3wp.exe (0×1628) 0×0A30 SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[[System.ServiceModel.ExceptionDetail, System.ServiceModel, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]: The application already exists (application id: PowerPivotDataRefresh_7454b219-efa3-4b12-8175-8ef53be89005). Server stack trace: at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.ThrowIfFaultUnderstood(Message reply, MessageFault fault, String action, MessageVersion version, FaultConverter faultConverter) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceCha… d1206e04-3705-4613-8396-6ca7dba21f32

Line 289 : 04/12/2011 09:05:25.52* w3wp.exe (0×1628) 0×0A30 SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected …nnelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message) Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.IGeminiServiceApplication.CreateTargetApplication(String appID) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.GeminiServiceApplicationProxy.CreateTargetApplications(IGeminiServiceApplicationClient channel, DataRefreshSchedule drs) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.GeminiServiceApplicationProxy.PersistDataRef… d1206e04-3705-4613-8396-6ca7dba21f32

Line 290 : 04/12/2011 09:05:25.52* w3wp.exe (0×1628) 0×0A30 SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected …reshSchedule(DataRefreshSchedule drs) at Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.ManageRefresh.OKButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) d1206e04-3705-4613-8396-6ca7dba21f32

Can anyone offer any advice?

We only have one SharePoint 2010 server in our SharePoint farm.

Any help much appreciated.

Regards,

Nick

By: PG Gupta

PG Gupta — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:47:55 +0000

What about FBA? If I configure my site to use FBA then will it work?

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By: powerpivotgeek

powerpivotgeek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:07:03 +0000

>> “Is this going to work the same in 2010?”

If by “2010″, you means “SharePoint 2010″ then the answer is “Yes” and “No”. SP has implemented a new claims system based on the Geneva Framework. This means that you don’t need Kerberos *within* the farm; nor do you need Kerberos to talk to PowerPivot. However, since the backend Windows token that the claims system gives Excel Services (or others) is an Identity token, it means that Kerberos is still needed to talk to normal data sources, e.g. refreshing data in a workbook coming from SQL RDBMS; or SQL SSAS servers. Kerberos isn’t needed w/ PowerPivot because we support the claims based system natively like other SharePoint services.

By: powerpivotgeek

powerpivotgeek — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:58:33 +0000

I agree, but we aren’t using Kerberos. This is regular NTLM. The data refresh facilities does a true Win32 logon using the uid/pwd provided in the schedule. You are right, I should have been more technically accurate by saying ‘logon’ instead of ‘impersonation’. Sorry.

After the logon, then you get one hop from your AS machine to your data source. The only time we need Kerberos is if an additional hop is needed, e.g. you are querying against a data source that is really a linked server to a 3rd machine.

BTW: Keep up the dialog . . . it is cool that folks are actually reading this stuff
Thanks.

By: Kasper de Jonge

Kasper de Jonge — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:54:45 +0000

Hi Dave,

Thx for the great post, great to have read this stuff beforehand. But when i see all these impersonation steps i get a little nervous having seen too much kerberos issues with MOSS 2007 and SSAS/SSRS. Is this going to work the same in 2010?

Thanks,
Kasper de Jonge