Unable to attach database to MOSS/WSS with GroupBoard Workspace template
Symptoms
- While trying to attach a database using the stsadm -o addcontentdb -url
<URl> -databasename <filename> with Groupboard
Workspace installed on SharePoint farm we get the following error
message :
"The specified SPContentDatabase Name= <Content Database name>
Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance has been upgraded to a newer version of
SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting
to access this object."
- And while trying to run the psconfig -cmd
upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force we get the following error messages in
the Upgrade.log
"ERR Task upgradebootstrap has failed with an unknown exception
"
"ERR Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException:
The specified SPContentDatabase Name= <Admin Content Database name>
Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance has been upgraded to a newer version of
SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting
to access this object.
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPSequence.get_CanUpgrade()
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.CanUpgrade(Object o)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.get_CanUpgrade()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.ReflexiveCanUpgrade(Object o)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.NeedsUpgrade(Object o, Boolean
bRecurse)
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.get_NeedsUpgrade()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.Initialize()
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.UpgradeBootstrapTask.Run()
at
Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()"
Resolution
Try either one of the following :
- Go to Add/Remove Program
- Uninstall the Microsoft Groupboard Workspace 2007
- Attach the database using the stsadm command
- Then install the Microsoft Groupboard Workspace 2007
( OR )
Install the following patches for Groupboard Workspace template :
Update for GroupBoard Workspace 2007 x86 versions
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CC532C9D-9697-4F9B-B690-733A610C075F
Update for GroupBoard Workspace 2007 x64 versions
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6B63382D-51C9-4AFF-9BAD-8C8CE541F960