User Profile Sync service Stuck on Starting,: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list
Got this while troubleshooting a Customer case where the User Profile Sync service would be Stuck on starting with following being logged ULS Logs
08/07/2015 18:39:30.84 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x1C3C) 0x2CFC SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9q1j Medium ILM Configuration: Opening firewall ports.
08/07/2015 18:39:31.05 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x1C3C) 0x2CFC SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9q1k Medium ILM Configuration: Starting services.
08/07/2015 18:39:31.05 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x1C3C) 0x2CFC SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9q15 High UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Failed to configure ILM, will attempt during next rerun. Exception: System.FormatException: Index (zero based) must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the size of the argument list.
at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormat(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args)
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationServiceInstance.IsStarted(ServiceController controller)
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationServiceInstance.WaitUntilStarted()
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.SetupSynchronizationService(ProfileSynchronizationServiceInstance profileSyncInstance).
08/07/2015 18:39:31.05 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x1C3C) 0x2CFC SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1u Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: End setup for 'UPA1'.
Possible Causes & remediation steps
1. Check for dependency on FIM service .
# If there is a Dependency , Then go the Regkey "DependonService" & remove it . Had Seen that one of the customer had a dependency set some how , while their should not be any
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\FIMService
2. follow the following action plan to increase the service startup timeout:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
3. In the right pane, locate the ServicesPipeTimeout entry. If the ServicesPipeTimeout entry does not exist, you must create it. To do this, follow these steps:
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
Type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press ENTER.
Right-click ServicesPipeTimeout, and then click Modify.
4. Click Decimal, type 300000, and then click OK.This value represents the time in milliseconds before a service times out.
5. Restart the computer.
6. Restart the UPA sync service.