Site not browse able with host header – 401.1 error

ISSUE DESCRIPTION
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>SharePoint site is browse able from the client machine with the host header.
>When browsing from the server, it prompts for credentials three times and then we get 401.1 Unauthorized error.
>On server, we can browse the SharePoint site with server name(In some cases even with server name, the site doesn’t come up)

RESOLUTION
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>Remove the security update KB963027 for Internet Explorer 7.0 and then reboot the server.
>If that didn’t work try with http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861

How to move content database from one SQL server to another SQL server and get the sharepoint site collection up & running

1. Backup you content database from old SQL server. If you already have a backup no need to do this step.

2. Restore the database on the new SQL server and note down the name of the database

3. Go to your Central administration–application management–create and extend site, create a new web application and give the database name as “dummydatabase”. you can use any service account who is the farm administrator

4. Now go to Central Administration–application management–content databases, Here change it to the newly created web application

5. Here put the check mark in “Remove content database” and click “Ok”

6. Now open your command prompt and go to “C:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin”

7. Run the following command

stsadm.exe -o addcontentdb -url <new web application name> -databasename <new restored database name>

Refer:
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263422.aspx

Integrate IBM Lotus Notes 64-bit with 64 bit SharePoint 2007

ISSUE:
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Is it possible to integrate IBM Lotus Notes 64-bit with 64 bit SharePoint 2007 sp1?

Is it possible to add an additional 32 bit index server to the farm and install the Notes client and configure Notes integration on it?

INFORMATION:
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Please Read Following Microsoft Article:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262927.aspx

IBM has not released 64bit CLIENT APIs (they have released only SERVER APIs).

By Design it’s not possible to configure an environment with lotus notes on 64-bit.