Himmat Singh Dulawat (3x Sitecore MVP)

If you want to install Horizon and facing some pre-post installation issues and looking for fixes, then my previous blogs can help you. Install Horizon 10.2 with Sitecore XM Sitecore Horizon Issue Pre and Post installation Error: Go to the log file path of Horizon C:\inetpub\wwwroot\horizon.sc102.local\logs , and open the log file. Detailed Error: Solution: From the detailed error log, the issue is more related to OpenIdConnect and Authoring . I have checked the OpenIdConnect.xml file from the path in the horizon directory i.e. C:\inetpub\wwwroot\horizon.sc102.local\Config and opened the file. In this file, you can find that configuration is related to the Identity Server URL, which means the Sitecore Identity Server is not working. As the Sitecore Horizon interface is login worked automatically by Sitecore SSO with Identity Server. In my case, my Sitecore Licence expired and I have updated it to all instances except Identity Serv...

Today when I started with the Horizon and click on the Horizon icon, it’s come with a different error. If you want to install Horizon and facing some pre-post installation issues and looking for fixes, then my previous blogs can help you. Install Horizon 10.2 with Sitecore XM Sitecore Horizon Issue Pre and Post installation Error: To investigate more about the same, I investigated the log folder of the Horizon directory, but I have not found anything in the log file. I restarted the IIS and checked the page again but with no success. Again, I checked the log file and found that there was no new log created, so it is something related to the IIS. Hence, I moved to the event viewer and tried to investigate the issue there and finally found the error log which says: and the detailed error in the General tab: Solution: From the first line of the error log, you can easily find that it's related to the Sitecore Invalid Licence or expired...

After successfully installing Horizon on Virtual Machine and solving the Horizon issue due to the URL binding in the IIS. And everything is working perfectly fine. Now it turns to Horizon URL binding and I have bound with a new URL name i.e., horizon.abc.com.  I opened the new Horizon URL in the browser and wait there is a new error I am getting, and it is related to the Authoring and SSL. If you want to install Horizon and facing some pre-post installation issues and looking for fixes, then my previous blogs can help you. Install Horizon 10.2 with Sitecore XM Sitecore Horizon Issue Pre and Post installation Issue 1: When I hit the horizon.abc.com in the browser, it’s redirecting me to the identity server URL for authentication and but after entering the credential it does not redirect me to the Horizon page. Solution: Go to the Sitecore Identity Server instance and open Sitecore.IdentityServer.Host.xml file {root directory}\ ...

In my previous blog , I discussed with you the installation of Sitecore Horizon in Sitecore Experience Manager. In the continuation of this blog, I am going to discuss some common issues which I have faced while installing Horizon and after installation. Issue 1:  Authenticating Error This is the issue I have faced while installing Horizon on Virtual Machine. The reason behind the issue was we have done binding on the Sitecore instance URL and changed the URL name to expose it outside the VM. Example: My instance name was sc102xmcm.local and sc102xmidentityserver.local and we have updated the binding of the URL in IIS with cm.abc.com and identity.abc.com. Solution: To solve the issue you need to take care of the following highlighted parameter value in the InstallHorizon.ps1 file. Issue 2 : Search/Indexing issue: If your search in Horizon is not working. Solution: It is because the $solrCorePrefix parameter value you assigned in Instal...

There are plenty of documents and blogs available on installing Horizon with Sitecore XP Experience Platform  but this blog is related with install Sitecore Horizon with Sitecore XM Experience Manager . Horizon is the next-generation editor in the Sitecore Experience Platform. Horizon comprises two editing tools where you can create and edit content. Before installing Horizon, you need to install the below prerequisites for Sitecore 10.2: Install Sitecore Experience Manager 10.2 Make sure your Sitecore CM site is working correctly with the HTTPS protocol. Ensure Sitecore Identity is installed Install WebSocket Protocol installed in IIS If you are on a local developer machine: Go to the Turn Windows Feature on or off from the Programs and Features option in Control Panel. If you are on Virtual Machine: Go to Server Manager, and select the Add roles and feature option in the r...