Deployment Problems

Question

I am trying to deploy SharePoint web parts that are based on a SharePoint project developed beforehand. I deployed them using a .bat and .ps1 files, running the former from command prompt. I've been getting a few weird errors with this. The first time I deployed, it was a success. But when I couldn't find the web parts, I decided to redeploy and.....

1. When I use command prompt, it tells me that the .wsp solution file was deployed. But when I double-click the .batch file, it says only a machine admin can run the cmdlets specified in the file.
2. When I "run as admin", it complains that the batch is not pointing to a .wsp.
3. A more consistent "error" is that the command prompt simply stops when it reaches the "Deploy Solution" command.

So if I can't find the web parts after deploying them, then what should I do? Continue hunting them? Redeploy? If the latter, then what should I do to avoid it freezing at the deploy command?

Note: After I change my .wsp solution file into a .cab file, I discovered only one of the webparts I made is in the solution. How do I get all of them in one solution?

Additional Note: I think one other problem is that the Feature is not installed. When I look at Central Administration, it says there is a feature, yet when I pour through the files in Web Server Extensions/14, I find nothing. What happened?

Answer 1

You can go to the webpart gallery and check whether webparts are there first. If not, then you have to make sure you run as admin the PowerShell as well as try including the user as farm admin.

There can be errors sometimes which occur only when activating the feature but not when installing the solution. So try running the script for just to add the solution and then manually go to the Central Administration and deploy.

Another possibility is that the webparts are not bound as safe controls.

Also make sure the user who deploys the wsp has dbOwner and dbSecurityAdmin permissions at the configuration database and the particular content database. If you use the farm admin, he already have those.

Answer 2

First thing is take backup of your wsp and rename it to say mywsp.cab . This will show you a zip file with all the items in wsp . Check if the desired webpart is there or no .

If the webpart is present : Goto central admin -> System settings->Manage farm solution

Retract and remove your solution which you deployed .

Copy the wsp under above folder like package_06262014

Open powershell and run the below command one by one :

Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell"

Add-SPSolution D:\Installs\package_06262014\urwspname.wsp

Goto central admin and deploy the urwspname.wsp