You receive a "Server https://servername could not be contacted or contains no document administrative components" error message when you try use a Secure Sockets Layer Web site to add a document management server in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (826796)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

In SharePoint Portal Server 2003 when you try to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Web site (for example, https://servername) to add a document management server to a server farm, you may receive the following error message where servername is the name of your SharePoint Portal Server:
Server https://servername could not be contacted or contains no document administrative components. Make sure the fact that the server is available or installs you for document administrative components on this server.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if a trusted certificate was not installed on the computer where you want to add the document management server.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, install a trusted certificate on the computer where you want to add the document management server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/9/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbWebServer kbnofix kbBug KB826796 kbAudITPRO