Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Cannot connect to content database error in SharePoint with Event ID 5617

If you encounter the traditional SharePoint cannot connect to database error, with the following from the EventViewer then, run the command "stsadm.exe -o upgrade -inplace -url http://{central%20administration%20site}/"
This process may take a minutes to hours to finish up but it clears up the bug.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Topology
Event ID: 5617
Date: 10/11/2007
Time: 12:14:02 PM
User: N/A
Computer: ESSSHAREPOINT20
Description:The schema version (3.0.149.0) of the database on Servername\OfficeServers is not consistent with the expected database schema version (3.0.151.0) on . Connections to this database from this server have been blocked to avoid data loss. Upgrade the web front end or the content database to ensure that these versions match.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Cannot connect to content database error in SharePoint with Event ID 5617

If you encounter the traditional SharePoint cannot connect to database error, with the following from the EventViewer then, run the command "stsadm.exe -o upgrade -inplace -url http://{central%20administration%20site}/"
This process may take a minutes to hours to finish up but it clears up the bug.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Topology
Event ID: 5617
Date: 10/11/2007
Time: 12:14:02 PM
User: N/A
Computer: ESSSHAREPOINT20
Description:The schema version (3.0.149.0) of the database on Servername\OfficeServers is not consistent with the expected database schema version (3.0.151.0) on . Connections to this database from this server have been blocked to avoid data loss. Upgrade the web front end or the content database to ensure that these versions match.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.