Project Server Services arent starting

There would be instances where Project Server services might not be running or is not starting when started manually:

There are couple of work around and hot-fixes to this issue:

Option A:

WORKAROUND/RESOLUTION:
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1. Run "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\12\bin\psconfig -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force".
2. In registry editor add/modify the following values on
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control":
a) ServicesPipeTimeout DWORD 60000 (decimal).
b) WaitToKillServiceTimeout changed to "120000".
3. Reboot the server

Option B:


Error 1053 appears after trying to start the event and queue service

After installing Project Server and Office Server 2007 SP1, starting the
Project Event and Project Queue services times out with the following error:
Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in
a timely fashion.
The solution:
1. Download certificate revocation files from
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/CodeSignPCA.crl
and
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/CodeSignPCA2.crl
2. Copy the files into the same folder as the service .exe files:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\Bin
3. Open a command prompt at the above referenced location:
certutil -addstore CA CodeSignPCA.crl
certutil -addstore CA CodeSignPCA2.crl
4. Start the services either from the services applet or from the command
prompt (net start).

Option C:

1. Make sure that the SSP administrator account is simillar to the account reflected on the Project Server Services.
2. Re-run the services using adminstrative account that was used to install Project Server
3. If the server is not running with either of 1 or 2 steps, temporarily enable the internet connection (Enable HTTP) and restart the system.

Understanding Migration to Project Server 2007

Understanding Migration plans in Project Server 2007

If you have presented EPM solutions to your clients/companies, the first question you think is if they have current working copy of a project server/methodology ? And if they do, what version are they running and if they are fully equipped to unleash the potential of existing process/procedures within.

These and many more questions sprout thoughts that arise, awake and enlighten not only your clients but your own curiosity of the direction in which the current negotiations is driving towards. In one such occurrence, I always felt that when client discusses about moving to a newer version of their well oiled project solution that I felt short-handed to come to a tailor made solution of migration.

There are lots of questions related to migration that are so critical, the sense of direction is slightly blurred to many current Project Server 2003 administrators. I have put few links where you could find decent materials for Project Server 2007 Migration but always know that the document you may find online is a reference and needs to be fine tuned based on your clients/company's requirements.


Migration of Project Server 2007 ebook

This book covers migrating data from previous versions of Project Server (Project Server 2003, Project Server 2002, Project Central) to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. The audiences for this book are business application specialists, line-of-business specialists, IT generalists, program managers, and infrastructure specialists who are deploying a solution based on Office Project Server 2007 with SP2.

FAQ on Migration

This article answers frequently asked questions about upgrading previous versions of Microsoft Project Server to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 such as:

1. Compatibility Questions
2. Consolidation Questions
3. Pricing & Licensing
4. Data Consistency
5. Architecture
6. Data Management
7. WSS Migration questions

Hope this helps - More in the next blog -