Inside Dynamics AX

If you are getting this message when installing Enterprise Portal in 2012 " Server was unable to process request. ---> Could not retrieve a valid Windows identity. ---> The message could not be dispatched because the service at the endpoint address 'net.pipe://localhost/s4u/022694f3-9fbd-422b-b4b2-312e25dae2a2' is unavailable for the protocol of the address. " it's because of a stopped service in SharePoint. Simply go to  SharePoint Central Administration -> System Settings > Manage services on server  and start the  Claims to Windows Token Service .

Some times during the Enterprise portal installation the setup fails due to following issue :   ERROR    The Managed Metadata Service or Connection is currently not available. The Application Pool or Managed Metadata Web Service may not have been started. Please Contact your Administrator Resolution 1 Make sure the managed metadata service is already started or not. Go to SharePoint Central Administration site -> Application Management ->  Manage Services on server -> Managed meta data ->Start. NOTE: After start the Service once reset the iis by running Command prompt as admin and execute command "IISRESET". Resolution 2 We have to give the "Permission" Go SharePoint Central Administration site -> Application Management -> Service Application -> Manage Service Application. Highlight the Managed Metadata Service that your web application is associated with. (Do not click on the link, just click somewhere else o...