Description of Update Rollup 1 for the Hosted SharePoint services in Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0

This article describes Update Rollup 1 for the Hosted SharePoint services in Microsoft Solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0. This update rollup is dated May 11, 2008.

• The issues that the update rollup fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the update rollup.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update rollup.
• Whether the update rollup is replaced by any other update rollup.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the update rollup contains.

Note This update rollup applies only to the Hosted SharePoint services in Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0. We recommend that customers who offer Hosted SharePoint services from Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 4.0 install this update rollup to bring the Hosted SharePoint services up to date with all the available fixes for this component.

Issues that the update rollup fixes

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

• The GetRoles method in the Hosted SharePoint 2007 Web services does not return a list of roles.
• You cannot modify the following site properties:
  • Title
  • HostHeaderIsSiteName
  • URL
  • Target
  • Theme
  Note This update rollup provides a ModifyCustomerSite procedure in the provider namespaces for Managed SharePoint 2007 Namespace, for Hosted SharePoint 2007 Namespace, and for SharePoint 2007 Provider.
• You receive an error message if you try to create a site that is larger than 4 GB.
• The GetHostingOUPath_ procedure in the Managed Helpers namespace does not exist.

Update rollup 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.

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 rollup.

Hotfix replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

Registry information

To use one of the updates in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This update rollup may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This update rollup contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The English version of this update rollup 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.

Installation information

To install this update rollup, follow these steps:

1. On the server that is running Microsoft Provisioning System (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 Core Platform.
   3. Expand Core MPF Install.
   4. Right-click Managed Helpers, and then click Uninstall.
   5. Expand SharePoint Services Hosting.
   6. Right-click Hosted SharePoint, and then click Uninstall.
   7. Right-click Managed SharePoint, and then click Uninstall.
   8. Right-click SharePoint Provider, and then click Uninstall.
   9. Expand MPS Web Service, and then expand Hosted SharePoint Web Service.
   10. Right-click each server that is listed under Hosted SharePoint Web Service, and then click Uninstall.
   11. Expand Managed SharePoint Web Service.
   12. Right-click each server that is listed under Managed SharePoint Web Service, and then click Uninstall.
   13. Click Start Deployment.
3. Uninstall the Windows SharePoint Services Admin Web service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Log on to the server that is running Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.
   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 the 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. Locate the following files in the MSIShare folder, and then make a backup copy of them:
      • HostedSharePoint2007NS.msi
      • ManagedSharePoint2007NS.msi
      • SharePointProvider.msi
      • HostedSharePoint2007WS.msi
      • ManagedSharePoint2007WS.msi
      • ManagedHelpers.msi
      • WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi
   3. Copy the new files from the update rollup to the MSIShare folder.
5. Install the new components. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. In the MPS Deployment Tool, expand Core MPF Install, right-click Managed Helpers, and then click Install.
   2. Right-click SharePoint Services Hosting, and then click Install all in this group.
   3. Right-click MPS Web Service, and then click Install all in this group.
   4. Click Start Deployment.
6. Prepare the Windows SharePoint Services components. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. In the MPS Deployment Tool, expand Hosting Platform, and then expand Initialize Default Services.
   2. Right-click Initialize Namespace security, and then click Execute -> Initialize Namespace Security.
   3. Expand SharePoint Services Hosting.
   4. Right-click Initialize Hosted SharePoint, and then click Execute -> Initialize Hosted SharePoint.
   5. Right-click SharePoint Initialize Namespace Security, and then click Execute -> SharePoint Initialize Namespace Security.
   6. Click Start Deployment.
7. On the server that is running MPS, start the MPS services. 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 Enable, and then click Start.
8. Reinstall the Windows SharePoint Services Admin Web service. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Log on to the server that is running Windows SharePoint Services.
   2. Copy the WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi file from the MSIShare folder on the MPS server to a folder on the Windows SharePoint Services server. (The WindowsSharePointServicesWebService.msi file is the file that you copied to the folder in step 4.) Double-click the .msi package to install the Web service.
      
      Note Accept all default settings to install the Web service.
   3. At a command prompt, type IISReset to restart Internet Information Services (IIS).
9. Update the Web applications that are controlled by SharePoint Central Administration. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On the MPS server, open the ModifyServiceAccountDirectoryPaths.xml file that is located in the following folder:
      Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\ManagedSharepoint\
   2. On the preferredDomainController node, point to the domain controller that you use.
   3. On the target node, point to the SharePoint Central Administration Web site that you want to update.
   4. On the serviceAccountDirectoryPaths node, point to the distinguished name of the administration container. For example, point to CN=Users,DC=Fabrikam,DC=Com.
   5. Save the file, and then run the following command:
      provtest.exe ModifyServiceAccountDirectoryPaths.xml
10. Update the 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\Managed SharePoint 2007\
       Remove the read-only attribute from the file and open it for editing.
    2. On the preferredDomainController node, point to the domain controller that you use.
    3. On the path node, point to the hosting organizational unit (OU) LDAP path.
    4. Save the file, and then run the following command:
       provtest.exe –x2 UpdateSiteTypeGUIDs.xml
    5. On the MPS server, open the PeoplePickerUpdateSites.xml file that is located in the following folder:
       Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Hosting\Provisioning\Samples\Managed SharePoint 2007\
       Remove the read-only attribute from the file and open it for editing.
11. On the preferredDomainController node, point to the domain controller that you use.
12. Save the file, and then run the following command:
    provtest.exe –x2 PeoplePickerUpdateSites.xml

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