The SharePoint configuration wizard completes without error, and central admin on the original server shows that the new server is part of the farm, but the web site is not created within IIS and the wss/virtualdirectories/80 folder is not present. The is WSS 3.0 SP2 x64 on Windows Server 2008 R2. There was a previous setup on this server that I had to rebuild. Could something from that be blocking? There is also Symantec Protection installed but I am not familiar with that.

HI, What is the role of the server you can see from central administrator? Is it showing that it is hosting web application? If you try to open the sites by typing in the URL what is the result? Thanks, Rahul Rashu

Hi, I agree with Rahul. If it were a front end server, SharePoint will automatically make the changes on all of them. But if you go and make modifications in IIS manager or the file system (could be web.config) then you have to make these modifications to all Web front ends. Thanks, Rock Wang Forum Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.Regards, Rock Wang Microsoft Online Community Support

Rahul, here are the answers to your questions. Let's say SERVERA is the original server and hosts central admin and the app. SERVERB is the second server and the one in question. 1. SERVERB shows as "Windows SharePoint Services Incoming E-Mail" and "Windows SharePoint Services Web Application" 2. Yes 3. Not found. As I said in my op, after running the SP wizard on SERVERB "the web site is not created within IIS and the wss/virtualdirectories/80 folder is not present" on SERVERB

Rock, You say "If it were a front end server, SharePoint will automatically make the changes on all of them." This is my problem, SharePoint is not making any changes on SERVERB. It is not creating the web application. "But if you go and make modifications in IIS manager or the file system (could be web.config) then you have to make these modifications to all Web front ends." - This is not relevant as the web app is not even created on SERVERB.

Hi Tom, Have you tried running the Config Wizard again? If I were you I'll remove that ServerB through the Wizard and add this back to the farm again and see what happens this time around. Also you said on your OP - "this server had a previous SP install". May be redo the OS bebore you join this server? Unless you did that already there may be registry entries from the previous install. I know this is a lot of work but better be clean in the first place. ;-) Hope this helps!BlueSky2010

Yes, ran the config wizard a few times to both remove and add the site. The previous SP install was the same site, but I have your same suspicions about the registry. Trying to avoid the OS reinstall as I don't have direct control of this server, and we are actually in the process of a complete reinstall. : )

I tried a complete SharePoint uninstall/reboot/install on SERVERB, same result. Wizard completes, site is not created in IIS.

Found this nugget in the diagnostic log that is created as the wizard runs, it thinks everything is ok: The local content service on this machine is online, so we will install the application content for the local content service 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function ServiceHelper.TryToControlService 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Trying to stop the W3SVC service 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function ServiceHelper.Stop 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Trying to stop service W3SVC and waiting 120 sec to do so 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF service W3SVC is Running, so will stop it 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF stopping service W3SVC (it may already be stopped) 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Leaving function ServiceHelper.Stop 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Leaving function ServiceHelper.TryToControlService 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function StringResourceManager.GetResourceString 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Resource id to be retrieved is ApplicationContentTaskPropagatingSharePointContent for language English (United States) 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Resource retrieved id ApplicationContentTaskPropagatingSharePointContent is Installing the SharePoint Web Application content files... 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Leaving function StringResourceManager.GetResourceString 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function TaskBase.OnTaskNotify 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Creating the OnTaskNotify event for task applicationcontent 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function TaskBase.FireTaskNotify 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Firing the OnTaskNotify event for task applicationcontent 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Entering function PsconfigBaseForm.TaskNotifyEventHandler 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Invoking the UI thread with the task notification event 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Entering function ConfigurationProgressForm.InvokeTaskNotifyEventHandler 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF A NotifyEventArgs event received in TaskNotifyEventHandler. Task: applicationcontent NotifyEventArgs.EventCriticalityType: Installing the SharePoint Web Application content files... Message: info 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Acquiring the reader lock to retrieve the state 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Releasing the reader lock to retrieve the state 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Acquiring the reader lock to retrieve the state 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Releasing the reader lock to retrieve the state 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Updating the task notification additional message label 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Leaving function ConfigurationProgressForm.InvokeTaskNotifyEventHandler 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 8 INF Sleeping an extra 1000 ms so things don't go too fast for the user for this task 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:05 1 INF Not running in high contrast, so we will paint the background with our trademarked image 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function PsconfigBaseForm.TaskNotifyEventHandler 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function TaskBase.FireTaskNotify 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function TaskBase.OnTaskNotify 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function ServiceHelper.TryToControlService 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Trying to start the W3SVC service 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function ServiceHelper.Start 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Trying to start service W3SVC and waiting 120 sec to do so 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF service W3SVC is Stopped, will try to start it 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF starting service W3SVC (it may already be started) 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function ServiceHelper.Start 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function ServiceHelper.TryToControlService 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Stopping task applicationcontent as success 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function TaskBase.OnTaskStop 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Creating the OnTaskStop event for task applicationcontent 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Task applicationcontent has succeeded 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function TaskBase.FireTaskStateChanged 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Firing the OnTaskStateChanged event for task applicationcontent 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function TaskDriver.TaskStateEventHandler 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function StringResourceManager.GetResourceString 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Resource id to be retrieved is ApplicationContentTaskDisplayName for language English (United States) 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Resource retrieved id ApplicationContentTaskDisplayName is install application content files 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function StringResourceManager.GetResourceString 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Received an TaskStateEventHandler event. task:applicationcontent TaskBase.State:stopped 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Entering function TasksQueue.IncrementTaskSucceeded 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Incremented the number of tasks succeeded to 6 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Leaving function TasksQueue.IncrementTaskSucceeded 07/26/2011 15:46:06 8 INF Task applicationcontent has stopped and succeeded. Total succeeded is now 6

No ideas here? : (

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Just want to tell you that we have involved some senior engineers on this issue, and will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your patient. Thanks, Rock Wang Forum Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.Regards, Rock Wang Microsoft Online Community Support

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Just want to tell you that we have involved some senior engineers on this issue, and will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your patient. Thanks, Rock Wang Forum Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.Regards, Rock Wang Microsoft Online Community Support

Hi, Can uo make sure 1. The service account configured for SharePoint and the SSP have same prvileges on both servers ? Specifically on the Coputer groups. 2. The user(I guess it is you) trying to add the server to the farm has same privileiges on both server. Thanks !siaj

Hi, Can uo make sure 1. The service account configured for SharePoint and the SSP have same prvileges on both servers ? Specifically on the Coputer groups. 2. The user(I guess it is you) trying to add the server to the farm has same privileiges on both server. Thanks !siaj

Just want to tell you that we have involved some senior engineers on this issue, and will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your patient. Thanks, Rock Wang Thanks Rock, that's awesome! I really appreciate that.

siaj, all accounts involved have administrative access to the servers and SQL server.

Hello, Please excuse the basic questions. To me it seems you are attempting to add a server to a pre-existing farm and running into problems. I tried to reproduce by breaking some stuff in my environment but I couldnt reproduce this issue. 1) On Server A, are you able to browse to http://serverA? 2) On Server B, are you able to browse to http://serverA? 3) Both Server A and Server B are at same patch level? 4) Are you able to create a browse to a sample ASPX site (non-SharePoint)? 5) Is there already a website running on port 80? 6) Have you tried restarting Web Application Service only on Server B? 7) Did you chose to host Central Admin on Server B and if yes, are you able to browse to that?Please remember to click 'Mark as Answer' on the post that helps you or click 'Unmark as Answer' if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Nishant Shah Microsoft Online Community Support

Make sure the sharepoint service timer is running in the new server because this service responsable to propagates any modifications to all servers in the Farm [any modification from Central administration] . Regards,

Sorry for the delay in responding and I appreciate everyone's support to date. I was able to successfully install a working stand-alone site on Server B. I am now going to un-unstall and attempt to re-install and connect to that farm hosted on Server A.

Update. Apparently during step 2, I can see that the web site, app pool, and content files under the 80 folder are created. About 30 seconds after the wizard completes though these are all removed, before I even click the Finish button on the dialog. I literally watched it happen, the whole 80 folder and files just disappeared in Explorer, and when I refreshed IIS manager the site and app pool were gone!