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POSitecore 6 - Unable to remove master database on Content Delivery Servers
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copied!<p>Hi all I'm having a bit of a problem with our Content Delivery servers. We are unable to remove the master database without it blowing up. Our current information is below:</p> <pre><code>Sitecore.NET 6.5.0 (rev. 111230) December 30, 2011 .NET Framework 4.0.30319.239 Database version: 500 </code></pre> <p>The error and stack trace that we are receiving is:</p> <pre><code>[InvalidOperationException: Unknown connection string. Name: 'master'] Sitecore.Configuration.Settings.GetConnectionString(String connectionStringName) +364 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateFromConnectionStringName(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +106 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +164 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetInnerObject(XmlNode paramNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +110 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetConstructorParameters(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +209 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateFromTypeName(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +94 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +141 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +424 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateFromReference(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +194 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +118 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetInnerObject(XmlNode paramNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +930 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.AssignProperties(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Object obj, Boolean assert, Boolean deferred, IFactoryHelper helper) +581 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(XmlNode configNode, String[] parameters, Boolean assert, IFactoryHelper helper) +296 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +424 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase(String name, Boolean assert) +185 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabases() +152 Sitecore.Data.Managers.HistoryManager.InitializeEventHandlers() +49 Sitecore.Pipelines.Loader.InitializeManagers.Process(PipelineArgs args) +14 (Object , Object[] ) +80 Sitecore.Pipelines.CorePipeline.Run(PipelineArgs args) +191 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Application_Start() +146 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Init(HttpApplication app) +603 System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +575 System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +352 System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +407 System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +375 [HttpException (0x80004005): Unknown connection string. Name: 'master'] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +11700608 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +141 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +4868805 </code></pre> <p>It appears that when the History Manager is initializing it is requesting information from the master database at some point. Can anybody help me track down where this issue is occurring?</p> <p>Thanks in advance,</p> <p>-Tom</p> <h1>Update #1</h1> <p>After adding SwitchMasterToWeb.config to the app_config/include folder I now get this message:</p> <pre><code>[InvalidOperationException: Could not find configuration node: databases/database[@id='master']] Sitecore.Diagnostics.Assert.IsTrue(Boolean condition, String message) +57 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetConfigNode(String xpath, Boolean assert) +279 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.CreateObject(String configPath, String[] parameters, Boolean assert) +144 Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase(String name) +169 LuceneSearch.LuceneSearch.LuceneSearchBox.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\xyz\Website\sitecore modules\LuceneSearch\LuceneSearchBox.ascx.cs:29 System.Web.Util.CalliHelper.EventArgFunctionCaller(IntPtr fp, Object o, Object t, EventArgs e) +25 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +71 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +190 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3064 </code></pre>

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