Creating Offline Database

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Hi

I hope you can help.

I am using Business Contact Manager 2007 with Outlook 2007 (and SqlServer

2005). I have the latest updates (SP2).

I am having a problem creating an offline database for synchronisation with

our remote database. I can connect to the remote database but when I try to

go offline, the process fails when "applying changes" to the offline database.

This problems has been described by a number of people in the blog below.

http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/archive/2...a-business-contact-manager-2007-database.aspx

bcm_user describes it in his post on Dec 20th, 2007.

Wpcbcm mentions the same problem on Jan 15th, 2008

Bcmteam (Sateesh) asked them to send an email to this address for further

instructions.

Rob Coulstock also described the problem in detail in his post on Dec 3rd

2007.

The problem seems to be due to a timeout error.

Here is the first error in the BCM log:

"[E] [14:49:55.5415605]BCMRes: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed

prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.

The statement has been terminated.

[E] [14:49:55.5435606]BCMRes: at

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean

breakConnection)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException

exception, Boolean breakConnection)

at

System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject

stateObj)

at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,

SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet

bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.ConsumeMetaData()

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds,

RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior

cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior

cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method,

DbAsyncResult result)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior

cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior

behavior, String method)

at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader()

at

Microsoft.BusinessSolutions.eCRM.BusinessLayer.BcmDataStore.PollDBForChanges(Boolean

doBlock, Boolean autoSwitchToOffline) [E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Text:

[E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Message:Timeout expired. The timeout period

elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.

The statement has been terminated.

[V] [14:49:56.0515897]BusinessLayer: Polling failed: This action cannot be

completed because Business Contact Manager cannot access the database.

Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the

operation or the server is not responding.

The statement has been terminated."

This error or a similar one appears a number of times in the log file.

I would appreciate any suggestions you have on how to work around this

problem as the remote database is very remote so I can't go into the office

and do the initial setup.

Thanks Simon
 
On Feb 26, 9:29 am, SVGooner <SVGoo...
wrote:
> Hi

> I hope you can help.

> I am using Business Contact Manager 2007 with Outlook 2007 (and SqlServer
> 2005).  I have the latest updates (SP2).

> I am having a problem creating an offline database for synchronisation with
> our remote database.  I can connect to the remote database but when I try to
> go offline, the process fails when ”applying changes” to the offline database.

> This problems has been described by a number of people in the blog below.

> http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/archive/2007/04/25/how-to-share-a-business-...

> bcm_user describes it in his post on Dec 20th, 2007.
> Wpcbcm mentions the same problem on Jan 15th, 2008

> Bcmteam (Sateesh) asked them to send an email to this address for further
> instructions.

> Rob Coulstock also described the problem in detail in his post on Dec 3rd
> 2007.

> The problem seems to be due to a timeout error.

> Here is the first error in the BCM log:

> "[E] [14:49:55.5415605]BCMRes: Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed
> prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
> The statement has been terminated.
> [E] [14:49:55.5435606]BCMRes:    at
> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean
> breakConnection)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException
> exception, Boolean breakConnection)
>    at
> System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObje­ct
> stateObj)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,
> SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet
> bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.ConsumeMetaData()
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds,
> RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior
> cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method,
> DbAsyncResult result)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> behavior, String method)
>    at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader()
>    at
> Microsoft.BusinessSolutions.eCRM.BusinessLayer.BcmDataStore.PollDBForChange­s(Boolean
> doBlock, Boolean autoSwitchToOffline) [E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Text:
> [E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Message:Timeout expired.  The timeout period
> elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
> The statement has been terminated.
> [V] [14:49:56.0515897]BusinessLayer: Polling failed: This action cannot be
> completed because Business Contact Manager cannot access the database.

> Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the
> operation or the server is not responding.
> The statement has been terminated."

> This error or a similar one appears a number of times in the log file.

> I would appreciate any suggestions you have on how to work around this
> problem as the remote database is very remote so I can't go into the office
> and do the initial setup.

> Thanks Simon


Hi Simon,

From the "timeout expired" error message, it is obvious that it took

longer time to complete a full offline database sync than BCM had time

for it.

This normally happens when:

1. Your database size is very large and you are creating the offline

database for the first time, and

2. Your network transfer speed is slow, thus it takes a lot longer to

do a full database sync than it had time for

I am making two suggestions:

1. You only need to do this for the first time -- that is, you

actually head in to the office and create an offline database while

using ethernet connection. Once it successfully creates an offline

version, all future syncs will be incremental changes, and hopefully

that's not too much if you sync frequently enough

2. If it is nearly impossible for you to head in, perhaps you can work

with the people in the office to temporarily reduce the database

size... (this is not ideal and may require a lot of manual labor. I

hope to hear better solutions from other readers of this newsgroup).

The idea is to have your co-worker who is in the office to Backup or

Export the database, manually remove some data to reduce the database

size, wait for you to successfully create your first offline database,

then Restore the database back and have you syn for the incremental

changes. Please note that I have not done this before but in theory

this should work. I would prefer you try my first suggestion if at

all possible.

I am all ears and hope to hear some better ways to solve this problem.

John
 
Hi John

Thanks for the reply. I agree with your diagnosis of the problem.

The first solution had occured to me. Unfortunately I am in London and the

server is in Houston but I will do this next time I visit the office if I

cannot find another solution in the mean time.

The second solution is a possibility. I will talk to my colleagues about

backing up the database and then reducing its size to allow me to synchronise

with it and then restore the original. However I suppose I may have a

similar problem synchronising with the restored database.

Thanks for the suggestions and I will let you know if your suggestion works

or I find another solution.

Kind Regards Simon

Simon

"Sun Embraser" wrote:


> On Feb 26, 9:29 am, SVGooner <SVGoo...
> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I hope you can help.
> > I am using Business Contact Manager 2007 with Outlook 2007 (and SqlServer
> > 2005). I have the latest updates (SP2).
> > I am having a problem creating an offline database for synchronisation with
> > our remote database. I can connect to the remote database but when I try to
> > go offline, the process fails when "applying changes" to the offline database.
> > This problems has been described by a number of people in the blog below.
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/archive/2007/04/25/how-to-share-a-business-...
> > bcm_user describes it in his post on Dec 20th, 2007.
> > Wpcbcm mentions the same problem on Jan 15th, 2008
> > Bcmteam (Sateesh) asked them to send an email to this address for further
> > instructions.
> > Rob Coulstock also described the problem in detail in his post on Dec 3rd
> > 2007.
> > The problem seems to be due to a timeout error.
> > Here is the first error in the BCM log:
> > "[E] [14:49:55.5415605]BCMRes: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed
> > prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
> > The statement has been terminated.
> > [E] [14:49:55.5435606]BCMRes: at
> > System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean
> > breakConnection)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException
> > exception, Boolean breakConnection)
> > at
> > System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObje­ct
> > stateObj)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,
> > SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet
> > bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.ConsumeMetaData()
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds,
> > RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior
> > cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> > cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method,
> > DbAsyncResult result)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> > cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> > behavior, String method)
> > at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader()
> > at
> > Microsoft.BusinessSolutions.eCRM.BusinessLayer.BcmDataStore.PollDBForChange­s(Boolean
> > doBlock, Boolean autoSwitchToOffline) [E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Text:
> > [E] [14:49:55.5445607]BCMRes: Message:Timeout expired. The timeout period
> > elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
> > The statement has been terminated.
> > [V] [14:49:56.0515897]BusinessLayer: Polling failed: This action cannot be
> > completed because Business Contact Manager cannot access the database.
> > Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the
> > operation or the server is not responding.
> > The statement has been terminated."
> > This error or a similar one appears a number of times in the log file.
> > I would appreciate any suggestions you have on how to work around this
> > problem as the remote database is very remote so I can't go into the office
> > and do the initial setup.
> > Thanks Simon


> Hi Simon,
> From the "timeout expired" error message, it is obvious that it took
> longer time to complete a full offline database sync than BCM had time
> for it.
> This normally happens when:
> 1. Your database size is very large and you are creating the offline
> database for the first time, and
> 2. Your network transfer speed is slow, thus it takes a lot longer to
> do a full database sync than it had time for

> I am making two suggestions:
> 1. You only need to do this for the first time -- that is, you
> actually head in to the office and create an offline database while
> using ethernet connection. Once it successfully creates an offline
> version, all future syncs will be incremental changes, and hopefully
> that's not too much if you sync frequently enough
> 2. If it is nearly impossible for you to head in, perhaps you can work
> with the people in the office to temporarily reduce the database
> size... (this is not ideal and may require a lot of manual labor. I
> hope to hear better solutions from other readers of this newsgroup).
> The idea is to have your co-worker who is in the office to Backup or
> Export the database, manually remove some data to reduce the database
> size, wait for you to successfully create your first offline database,
> then Restore the database back and have you syn for the incremental
> changes. Please note that I have not done this before but in theory
> this should work. I would prefer you try my first suggestion if at
> all possible.

> I am all ears and hope to hear some better ways to solve this problem.
> John
> .
>
 
On 3/3/2010 9:13 AM, SVGooner wrote:
> Hi John

> Thanks for the reply. I agree with your diagnosis of the problem.

> The first solution had occured to me. Unfortunately I am in London and the
> server is in Houston but I will do this next time I visit the office if I
> cannot find another solution in the mean time.

> The second solution is a possibility. I will talk to my colleagues about
> backing up the database and then reducing its size to allow me to synchronise
> with it and then restore the original. However I suppose I may have a
> similar problem synchronising with the restored database.

> Thanks for the suggestions and I will let you know if your suggestion works
> or I find another solution.

> Kind Regards Simon


I am going to give an out of the box solution.

Login remotely to a desktop and build a virtual machine at that office.

You can use Virtual PC or Vmware. Synchronize the VM using the local

network. Download the VM to London. Launch the VM locally. Synchronize

to this VM from your London workstation. Decommission VM.

How is that for creativity? ;)

Leonid S. Knyshov

 
Hi Leonid

Thanks for your suggestion which is creative. I would prefer a simpler

solution such as some way of changing the timeout settings which seem to

cause the problem but perhaps there is no simple solution to this problem

except creating the offline database in the office which I will do next time

I am there.

In the meantime I have to live with using BCM over a VPN connection which is

painfully slow.

Simon

"Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert" wrote:


> On 3/3/2010 9:13 AM, SVGooner wrote:
> > Hi John
> > Thanks for the reply. I agree with your diagnosis of the problem.
> > The first solution had occured to me. Unfortunately I am in London and the
> > server is in Houston but I will do this next time I visit the office if I
> > cannot find another solution in the mean time.
> > The second solution is a possibility. I will talk to my colleagues about
> > backing up the database and then reducing its size to allow me to synchronise
> > with it and then restore the original. However I suppose I may have a
> > similar problem synchronising with the restored database.
> > Thanks for the suggestions and I will let you know if your suggestion works
> > or I find another solution.
> > Kind Regards Simon

> I am going to give an out of the box solution.

> Login remotely to a desktop and build a virtual machine at that office.
> You can use Virtual PC or Vmware. Synchronize the VM using the local
> network. Download the VM to London. Launch the VM locally. Synchronize
> to this VM from your London workstation. Decommission VM.

> How is that for creativity? ;)
> > Leonid S. Knyshov
>

>

>

> >

>

> .
>
 
On 3/9/2010 5:03 AM, SVGooner wrote:
> Hi Leonid

> Thanks for your suggestion which is creative. I would prefer a simpler
> solution such as some way of changing the timeout settings which seem to
> cause the problem but perhaps there is no simple solution to this problem
> except creating the offline database in the office which I will do next time
> I am there.

> In the meantime I have to live with using BCM over a VPN connection which is
> painfully slow.

> Simon
>


I'll look into SQL replication timeout settings.

Remind me if I don't post about it over the next few days.

Leonid S. Knyshov

 
Hi Leonid

Many thanks for your help.

Simon

"Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert" wrote:


> On 3/9/2010 5:03 AM, SVGooner wrote:
> > Hi Leonid
> > Thanks for your suggestion which is creative. I would prefer a simpler
> > solution such as some way of changing the timeout settings which seem to
> > cause the problem but perhaps there is no simple solution to this problem
> > except creating the offline database in the office which I will do next time
> > I am there.
> > In the meantime I have to live with using BCM over a VPN connection which is
> > painfully slow.
> > Simon
> >


> I'll look into SQL replication timeout settings.

> Remind me if I don't post about it over the next few days.
> > Leonid S. Knyshov
>

>

>

> >

>

> .
>
 
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