Summary
Hardware Node: [1] Dedicated Server
Provider: SharePoint 3.0
»» Getting Portal Information
»» Creating Portal.
»» Create portal Failed. Detail: Remote Server license not found or expired. Error Details: Remoting exception: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

Applies To
MachPanel all versions

Solution
This is a mix of two errors:

1. Remote Server license not found or expired.
2. Remoting exception: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

Please check following points for resolution.

1. In the first part the remote server license is not found or is expired. Every remote server requires a remote license to communicate with MachPanel. Please check your MachPanel licenses inventory to see how many remote licenses you have purchased and how much you are using.  The error may occur in case you originally have less number of remote licenses than you are using.  Please contact the sales department to purchase more remote licenses.

You can check for the total number of licenses from following navigation path:
Home » System Configuration » License Management » Enterprise Extensions

2. The solution for "Remoting Exception" requires some understanding of how SharePoint works.  The very first thing that needs to be checked is to see if the "MachPanel Provisioning Service" on remote server is running properly.

3. The next thing to check is to ensure that communication on Port # 7860 is allowed on remote server.  Please check your firewall settings on remote server and ensure that Port # 7860 is not blocked.

4.  Please follow the installation guides properly for successful deployment.  To successfully deploy services to be managed from MachPanel, you should consult the deployment guides at following link: 

http://kb.machsol.com/Downloads/6

Please contact the sales department for password to the installation / deployment manuals.

Our product knowledgebase is constantly updated. If you encounter an error during installation and configuration, please search http://kb.machsol.com/Knowledgebase/

5.  Please note that you have to adjust "MachPanel Provisioning Service" properties according to user under which the "windows sharepoint service" was installed. This part is tricky as one has to ensure proper work flow for integration between MachPanel and SharePoint.

Following points need your attention:

The planning starts before installing Sharepoint.  All this has been explained clearly in installation guides already.

• Please create "Administrator2" on AD.
• Give appropriate permissions to "Administrator2" i.e. make it member   of administrator group.
• Logon to the server using "Administrator2".
• Install Sharepoint.
• Install MachPanel Remote Server.
• Go to Run and type services.msc
• On "Services Manager" Go to properties of "MachPanel Provisioning Service".
• Click on "Log On" tab.
• Select the option "This Account" and enter login/password of account under which the sharepiont service was installed i.e. "Administrator2" and its password in this case.

Note: In case you have already installed SharePoint then you must set the user through which SharePoint was installed in place of administrator2 on above steps.