Description of the update for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0 for Windows SharePoint Services provisioning components

Microsoft has released an update to fix issues and to provide new functionality in Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0 for Windows SharePoint Services provisioning components.

Issues that the update fixes

This update fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When new sites are provisioned, the site title may not be set correctly.
• When you run the WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi file in a 64-bit operating system, a malformed virtual directory is created in Internet Information Services (IIS).
• When the Microsoft Provisioning System (MPS) Web service calls the ManagedSharePoint2007::GetCustomerSite function, the function may fail with a System.FormatException error.
• The XML Schema Definition (XSD) schema for the HostedSharePoint2007::CreateCustomerSite function in the MPS Web service incorrectly lists the locale identifier (LCID) parameter as a UINT type parameter.
• The LCID parameter of the HostedSharePoint2007::CreateCustomerSite function does not set the language of the site correctly.

Functionality that the update adds

This update adds the following functionality:

• This update adds the ModifySite procedure to the Windows SharePoint Services namespaces. This procedure enables you to modify the sites after the sites are created.
• This update eliminates the requirement for the MPS engine to use the Domain Name System (DNS) to resolve the host header of Windows SharePoint Service sites.

Update information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

How to apply the update

To apply this update, follow these steps:

1. On the server that is running MPS, stop the MPS services to make sure that no more requests can be performed on the server. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, point to All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Component Services.
   2. Expand Component Services, expand Computers, expand My Computer, expand COM+ Applications, right-click Provisioning Engine, click Disable, and then click Shut down.
2. Uninstall old components. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Start the MPS Deployment Tool.
   2. Expand SharePoint Services Hosting.
   3. Right-click Hosted SharePoint, and then click Uninstall.
   4. Right-click Managed SharePoint, and then click Uninstall.
   5. Right-click SharePoint Provider, and then click Uninstall.
   6. Expand MPS Web Service, and then expand Hosted SharePoint Web Service.
   7. Right-click each server that is listed under Hosted SharePoint Web Service, and then click Uninstall.
   8. Expand Managed SharePoint Web Service.
   9. Right-click each server that is listed under Managed SharePoint Web Service, and then click Uninstall.
   10. Click Start Deployment.
3. Uninstall the Windows SharePoint Services Admin Web service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Log on to the Windows SharePoint Services server.
   2. In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.
   3. Click MPS SharePoint Provider Web Service Build build_number, and then click Remove.
   4. When you are prompted to confirm the uninstallation, click Yes.
4. Copy new .msi files. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Open the MSIShare folder.
      
      Note To do this, click File in the MPS Deployment Tool, and then click File Locations to find the path for the installer files.
   2. Copy the following new files from the update to the MSIShare folder:
      • HostedSharePoint2007NS.msi
      • ManagedSharePoint2007NS.msi
      • SharePointProvider.msi
      • WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi
      • HostedSharePoint2007WS.msi
      • ManagedSharePoint2007WS.msi
5. Install new components. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. In the MPS Deployment Tool, right-click SharePoint Services Hosting, and then click Install all in this group.
   2. Right-click MPS Web Service, and then click Install all in this group.
   3. Click Start Deployment.
6. Initialize the Windows SharePoint Services components. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. In the MPS Deployment Tool, expand SharePoint Services Hosting.
   2. Right-click Initialize Hosted SharePoint, click Execute, and then click Initialize Hosted SharePoint.
   3. Right-click SharePoint Initialize Namespace Security, click Execute, and then click SharePoint Initialize Namespace Security.
   4. Click Start Deployment.
7. Reinstall the Windows SharePoint Services Admin Web service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Log on to the Windows SharePoint Services server.
   2. Run the WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi file from the MSIShare folder.
      
      Note Accept all default settings to install the Web service.
8. Update existing Windows SharePoint Services sites. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On the MPS server, open the UpdateSiteTypeGuids.xml file that is located in the following folder:
      Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\ManagedSharepoint\
   2. In the preferredDomainController node, point to the domain controller that you use.
   3. In the path node, point to a specific hosting organizational unit (OU).
   4. Save the file, and then run the following command at a command prompt:
      provtest.exe UpdateSiteTypeGuids.xml

Prerequisites

Hosted Messaging and Collaboration version 4.0 must be installed before you apply this update.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: