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Banner image for Switching Roles After Installation Might Break Your Experience Profile Dashboard, and More! article

Ok I admit it. I took the easy way out. I was setting up a test environment of two instances using the standalone graphical installer and once done, I switched their roles. Everything worked except for one thing; the Experience Profile dashboard.

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Banner image for How a Database Connection Issue Killed My Sitecore VM article

An Administrator's error caused the SQL account for Sitecore's collection database to be denied login. Normally you'd expect the related services to stop functioning, but in this case the system's various resources spiraled out of control.

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Banner image for Cloning a Sitecore Xm Instance, Step by Step article

I'm going through a project right now where I need to duplicate some vanilla environments. Due to resource locations being spread out I decided a manual clone was the easiest and fastest path, so today I'll share the process of cloning a Sitecore installation with SQL in Azure, and SOLR in a dedicated VM.

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Banner image for How to Resolve SQL Connection Errors During Sitecore Installation Due to Non-verifiable Certificates article

The Sitecore installation process has come a long way since the introduction of SIF. It has been flawless under countless runs, but I was recently tripped up due to a SQL connection error. In this post I'll explain the cause, resolution, and some steps to make your  next try of the installation easier. 

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Banner image for Dude, Where's My Upgrade Folder? article

The upgrade folder is a great place to have handy during the installation of a package. It will hold information and items related to what you just installed, like logs, backup of files, what was deleted, etc. While browsing about a new Sitecore Managed Cloud installation I couldn't find it, but there's a patch to resolve the issue.

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