Comments on: Watch out, your domain might be showing . . . http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/ An adventure in managed self-service computing Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: powerpivotgeek http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-4269 powerpivotgeek Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:02:58 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-4269 Hi Niki: I am sorry. Could you explain more? I pointed Steve and Simon to the docs to ensure that they have a complete and fully deployed solution. Did you do that and still you have problems? If so, I need more info. _-_-_ Dave Hi Niki:
I am sorry. Could you explain more? I pointed Steve and Simon to the docs to ensure that they have a complete and fully deployed solution. Did you do that and still you have problems? If so, I need more info.

_-_-_ Dave

]]> By: Niki http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-4157 Niki Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:28:24 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-4157 Hi, I have the same case like Simon and Steve. I have two sharepoint server (front-end and back-end) and one sql server. Did you found a solution for that? Thank you. Hi,

I have the same case like Simon and Steve.
I have two sharepoint server (front-end and back-end) and one sql server.
Did you found a solution for that?
Thank you.

]]> By: powerpivotgeek http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 powerpivotgeek Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:16:46 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2169 Steve and Simon: Ahhh... Then it is likely that your installation is not complete. Did you follow all of the existing farm instructions outlined in Books-Online? If this is this the first server you are installing PowerPivot? If so, use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210616.aspx Is this the 2nd or later server you are installing PowerPivot? If so, use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210610.aspx Hope that helps. _-_-_ Dave Steve and Simon:
Ahhh… Then it is likely that your installation is not complete. Did you follow all of the existing farm instructions outlined in Books-Online? If this is this the first server you are installing PowerPivot? If so, use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210616.aspx Is this the 2nd or later server you are installing PowerPivot? If so, use: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210610.aspx

Hope that helps.

_-_-_ Dave

]]> By: Simon http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Simon Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:24:16 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2168 Our topology is as follows: 1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SQL 2008 R2 which hosts the Foundation DB 1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which acts as the front end and hosts all services except Search & PowerPivot 1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which acts as the Searching Services for SP 1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which hosts PowerPivot Services which was added to an existing farm. Our topology is as follows:
1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SQL 2008 R2 which hosts the Foundation DB
1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which acts as the front end and hosts all services except Search & PowerPivot
1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which acts as the Searching Services for SP
1 Win 2k8 R2 Server with SP 2010 installed which hosts PowerPivot Services which was added to an existing farm.

]]> By: powerpivotgeek http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 powerpivotgeek Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:54:55 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2166 Hi Steve: We need more info. It is very strange that you are not getting errors in the ULS. Any authentication failure will get ULS entries generated. Let's take a step back. First, what kind of installation are you doing? "New Server" or "Existing farm"?? _-_-_ Dave Hi Steve:
We need more info. It is very strange that you are not getting errors in the ULS. Any authentication failure will get ULS entries generated.

Let’s take a step back. First, what kind of installation are you doing? “New Server” or “Existing farm”??

_-_-_ Dave

]]> By: Scuba Steve http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 Scuba Steve Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:45:07 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2162 Hi, The reply to Simon ( we work together ) is a good start but we still seem to have issues. ULS is showing no errors. The issue. When we click a slicer we used to get the error Simon posted. No we get authentication errors (depending on what we configured in the excel PP doc. The problems we are having is authencation problems. We have tried Windows Authentication (no joy), SSS with Security Token Service support (no joy), and None (again no joy). We have configured the Excel Trusted file locations. There seems to be a piece missing and we just can seem to find it. Thanks for the help. R/Scuba Steve Hi,

The reply to Simon ( we work together ) is a good start but we still seem to have issues. ULS is showing no errors.

The issue. When we click a slicer we used to get the error Simon posted. No we get authentication errors (depending on what we configured in the excel PP doc.

The problems we are having is authencation problems. We have tried Windows Authentication (no joy), SSS with Security Token Service support (no joy), and None (again no joy). We have configured the Excel Trusted file locations. There seems to be a piece missing and we just can seem to find it.

Thanks for the help.
R/Scuba Steve

]]> By: powerpivotgeek http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 powerpivotgeek Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:26:37 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2159 Hi Simon: Are you sure it is working? When you bring up a workbook, unless the workbook has been set to refresh the data on open, the initial viewing of the workbook is done using the pivot cache that is included in the workbook -- you won't be actually connecting to the embedded PowerPivot data. To do that you need to either refresh the data connection or (easier) click on a slicer. Then is when you actually exercise PowerPivot. Until then it is just the pivot cache (which is part of Excel Services; not PowerPivot). Since you are getting an error on refresh the data connection, you need to look in the ULS to see what is happening under the covers. However, as a initial shot-in-the-dark, might this be the problem? It is a common initial error with Excel Services. See: http://powerpivotgeek.com/2010/04/02/help-c2wts-has-fallen-and-it-cannot-get-up/ Hope that helps. _-_-_ Dave Hi Simon:
Are you sure it is working? When you bring up a workbook, unless the workbook has been set to refresh the data on open, the initial viewing of the workbook is done using the pivot cache that is included in the workbook — you won’t be actually connecting to the embedded PowerPivot data. To do that you need to either refresh the data connection or (easier) click on a slicer. Then is when you actually exercise PowerPivot. Until then it is just the pivot cache (which is part of Excel Services; not PowerPivot).

Since you are getting an error on refresh the data connection, you need to look in the ULS to see what is happening under the covers. However, as a initial shot-in-the-dark, might this be the problem? It is a common initial error with Excel Services. See:
http://powerpivotgeek.com/2010/04/02/help-c2wts-has-fallen-and-it-cannot-get-up/

Hope that helps.

_-_-_ Dave

]]> By: Simon http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Simon Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:37:42 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-2148 We are currently testing SharePoint 2010 is our environment and have deployed the PowerPivot for SharePoint solution to our farm. It seems that everything is work fine. The PP modified excel files uploaded open up in the PP gallery but when you try to do a query against them that works fine when opening the same file in excel we get this error. Unable to refresh data for a data connection in the workbook. Try again or contact your system administrator. The following connections failed to refresh: PowerPivot Data The SharePoint servers reside on a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment. Any help would be appreciated. We are currently testing SharePoint 2010 is our environment and have deployed the PowerPivot for SharePoint solution to our farm. It seems that everything is work fine. The PP modified excel files uploaded open up in the PP gallery but when you try to do a query against them that works fine when opening the same file in excel we get this error.

Unable to refresh data for a data connection in the workbook.
Try again or contact your system administrator. The following connections failed to refresh:

PowerPivot Data

The SharePoint servers reside on a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment.

Any help would be appreciated.

]]> By: powerpivotgeek http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-242 powerpivotgeek Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:18:09 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-242 You have to go to your domain administrators to do this. It isn't a "SharePoint" thing; it is a domain thing. If have one of the domain "forests" then the trust relationships are part of the forest structure. If you are on one of the old NT4-style domains, then there is a property page in your domain administration to establish additional trust relationships. The idea is that you go to one domain and indicate that you "trust" the other domain; and then go to the other domain and say that you "trust" the first domain. Typically this is a very static relationship that is setup for lots of other reasons -- and SharePoint just sits upon that. You have to go to your domain administrators to do this. It isn’t a “SharePoint” thing; it is a domain thing. If have one of the domain “forests” then the trust relationships are part of the forest structure. If you are on one of the old NT4-style domains, then there is a property page in your domain administration to establish additional trust relationships. The idea is that you go to one domain and indicate that you “trust” the other domain; and then go to the other domain and say that you “trust” the first domain. Typically this is a very static relationship that is setup for lots of other reasons — and SharePoint just sits upon that.

]]> By: Croix http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Croix Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:23:15 +0000 http://powerpivotgeek.com/2009/11/24/watch-out-your-domain-might-be-showing/#comment-241 Hi, can you tell me where I could find out how to set up the SharePoint two-way trust between domains? I'm not sure how to do this. Thank you, Croix Hi, can you tell me where I could find out how to set up the SharePoint two-way trust between domains? I’m not sure how to do this.
Thank you,
Croix

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