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Restore a Site to the same Content Database with Gradual Site Delete

Looks like in order to restore a site to the same Content Database, one must perform the following steps after deleting the site:

1. get-spdeletedsite -webapplication http://samplesite.com | Remove-SPDeletedSite

2. Central Administration > 'Monitoring' > 'Review job definitions' > 'Gradual Site Delete' (For the appropriate Web Application) > 'Run Now' button.


References:
http://reality-tech.com/2012/04/04/gradual-site-collection-deletion/

Things to try when Content Deployment hangs

FYI - There's this list in Central Administration:
http://server/Lists/Content%20Deployment%20Jobs/AllItems.aspx


Restart the timer service on each web server:
With PowerShell:

$serviceName = "SPTimerV4"
$serverNames = get-content "ServerNames.txt"
foreach ($serverName in $serverNames)
{
write-host "Restarting SharePoint Timer service on" $serverName
$serviceObj = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ComputerName $serverName -ErrorAction Stop
Restart-Service -InputObj $serviceObj -erroraction stop
}

Clear the SharePoint Configuration Cache
Adapted from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josrod/archive/2007/12/12/clear-the-sharepoint-configuration-cache-for-timer-job-and-psconfig-errors.aspx
Stop the OWSTIMER service on ALL of the MOSS servers in the farm.
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config\GUID\
NOTE: ONLY THE XML FILES, NOT THE .INI FILE: Delete all the XML file in the directory.
Open the cache.ini with Notepad and reset the number to 1. Save and close the file.
Start the OWSTIMER service on the Index server and wait for XML files to begin to reappear in the directory.
After you see XML files appearing, repeat steps 2, 3 & 4 on each server, waiting for XML files to appear before moving to subsequent servers.


Check the ULS Logs


Check the Windows Error Logs
There might be a SQL Server error, for example.


Delete the Destination Site Collection
Delete the destination Site Collection
get-spdeletedsite -webapplication http://samplesite.com | Remove-SPDeletedSite
Central Administration > 'Monitoring' > 'Review job definitions' > 'Gradual Site Delete' http://samplesite.com > 'Run Now' button.
Re-create the site collection with no template.
Delete the Content Deployment Path
Re-create the Content Deployment Path
Re-create the Content Deployment Job
Run Content Deployment Test
Run Content Deployment.


References:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2010/04/08/content-deployment-the-complete-guide-part-9-timerjobs.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/josrod/archive/2007/12/12/clear-the-sharepoint-configuration-cache-for-timer-job-and-psconfig-errors.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2009/01/16/content-deployment-best-practices.aspx?PageIndex=2
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jamesway/archive/2011/05/23/sharepoint-2010-clearing-the-configuration-cache.aspx

Delete Users from Site Collection

/_layouts/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=0 > Check the user's checkbox > 'Actions' dropdown > 'Delete Users from Site Collection'

MCSM SharePoint 2013 Recommended Reading List - Just the Links

	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp123594
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp142374
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp142376
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/jj898538
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp142375
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/jj672838
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/jj556245
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp123606
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp123633
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163264(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161236(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj655398(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179927(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp142382(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161237(v=office.15).aspx#AppPolicy
	http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2012/09/03/planning-the-infrastructure-required-for-the-new-app-model-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
	http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/appsforsharepoint/thread/beb89f59-1595-4bfa-a77f-89fe8a67a4d9
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179932(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj841104.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp179896.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee535894(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg252020.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806864(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738766(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219657(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff829835(v=office.15).aspx
	http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-enterprises/ff637606.aspx
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158148
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246118
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27569
	http://www.wictorwilen.se/introducing-the-sharepoint-2010-get-spclaimtypeencoding-and-new-spclaimtypeencoding-cmdlets
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161350(v=office.15).aspx
	http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-enterprises/ff652539.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806870(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219546(v=office.15).aspx#trust
	http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/Office365-enterprises/ff652540.aspx
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21820
	http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blog/Pages/BlogPost.aspx?pID=1048
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/03/12/authenticating-to-your-external-system.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb802753.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/02/16/bcs-powershell-introduction-and-throttle-management.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff464398.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff953161.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vssharepointtoolsblog/archive/2010/07/30/deploy-your-bdc-model-to-a-specific-bcs-service-using-visual-studio-2010.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee231528(v=vs.110).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554911%28office.14%29.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee524073.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff428185(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee661740(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161238.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/02/10/working-with-complex-data-types-in-business-connectivity-services.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770229.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms243155.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758659.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261797.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee557257.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee748636
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff647791.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee535537(v=office.14).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998581.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms998583.aspx
	http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=95450
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558807.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758645
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758647.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161514(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj218665%28v=exchg.150%29
	http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2012/07/27/configuring-self-service-site-creation-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee559302.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163267%28v=office.15%29.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998599(v=exchg.150).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219569(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263464.aspx
	http://www.sharepointconfig.com/2011/03/the-complete-guide-to-provisioning-sharepoint-2010-managed-metadata-fields/
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424394(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163233(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261708.aspx
	http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2007/07/06/requests-per-second-required-for-sharepoint-products-and-technologies.aspx
	http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2012/09/14/working-with-request-manager-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj554516(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj712708.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee794878(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678868.aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/archive/2009/07/02/disableloopbackcheck-amp-sharepoint-what-every-admin-and-developer-should-know.aspx
	http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/discontinued-features-and-modified-functionality-in-microsoft-sharepoint-2013-preview-HA102892827.aspx#_Toc330374495
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg441257.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.15).aspx
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27580
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27580
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee662513.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262108(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/jj219613(v=office.15).aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2013mt.aspx
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13602
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263099(v=office.12).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219572(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610505.aspx#planAccess
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ff829836(v=office.15).aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010mt1.aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2013rm1.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754702(v=WS.10).aspx
	http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30402
	http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/share-a-site-with-external-users-HA102476183.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
	http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-workspace/update-office-2013-to-run-with-sharepoint-workspace-2010-HA103449081.aspx
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952167
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753531(v=WS.10).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d2c04073-0b0e-42d0-9c75-c7cd91d1625a(office.15).aspx
	http://sharepointchick.com/archive/0001/01/01/copy-sharepoint-production-data-to-a-test-environment.aspx
	http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/4293.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg295330.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262849
	http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2012/09/03/planning-the-infrastructure-required-for-the-new-app-model-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730256(v=office.14).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff730261.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd861393.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc678863.aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/archive/2010/02/12/groundhog-day-configuring-back-connection-host-names-using-group-policy.aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/articles/spca.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163973(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683115.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163789(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219480(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163968
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163968(v=office.15)
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdev/archive/2012/11/13/customize-the-sharepoint-2013-search-experience-with-a-content-enrichment-web-service.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdev/archive/2012/11/13/customize-the-sharepoint-2013-search-experience-with-a-content-enrichment-web-service.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh582311(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163982.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163982(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj720398(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj871676.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219705(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219554(v=office.15).aspx#BKMK_SearchAnalytics
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219738(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219669(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219620
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj683123
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558793.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219628(v=office.15).aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nadeemis/archive/2012/08/24/sharepoint-2013-search-rest-api.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163983
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee906563(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558911.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms463449(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg543112.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa979683.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff382738(v=office.12).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ff622991.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa543576.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff408263.aspx
	http://www.odata.org/ecosystem
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707802.aspx
	http://www.bluedoglimited.com/SharePointThoughts/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=318
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721992.aspx
	http://spg.codeplex.com/
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vesku/archive/2010/02/01/sharepoint-2010-team-development-environment.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nadeemis/archive/2012/08/24/sharepoint-2013-search-rest-api.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg317460.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms474369.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff664569(v=pandp.50).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721061.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219568(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee624362(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219646(v=office.15).aspx
	http://www.harbar.net/archive/2012/07/23/sp13adi.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164025.aspx
	http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alimaz/archive/2011/02/20/importing-sharepoint-user-profile-multi-value-properties-using-bcs.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219560.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263115(v=office.12).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219700
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219489(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff182925(v=office.15).aspx
	http://blog.aptillon.com/2012/12/10/sharepoint-2013-jsom-and-social-api/
	http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010upsedir.aspx
	http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-access/archive/2012/08/08/access-2013-and-sql-server.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh510230.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh213417.aspx#SSLcertificates
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh510260.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd890507(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175935(v=SQL.105).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262731.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189067(v=SQL.105).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993(v=sql.105).aspx
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2659143
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770689(v=ws.10).aspx
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663912
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff878487.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178067.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc298801.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb934049(v=SQL.110).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc949109(SQL.100).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193534(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj730570(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=64525
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj715261.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189852.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190202.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187103.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261992(v=office.15)
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219599(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262891(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219648(v=office.15)
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303435(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj553772(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163225(v=office.15).aspx
	http://www.wictorwilen.se/sharepoint-2013---introduction-to-the-minimal-download-strategy-mds
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163949(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj191506(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj635877(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee414275.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj635879(v=office.15).aspx
	http://blog.mastykarz.nl/search-engine-optimization-sharepoint-2013/
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219688(v=office.15).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj658586(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163199.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163917.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj554503.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193462(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193458.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh367516.aspx
	http://www.wictorwilen.se/sharing-a-workflow-manager-1.0-farm-between-multiple-sharepoint-2013-farms
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193012.aspx
	http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-workflow-050f5211
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163181
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj658588.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj554504.aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193001
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193529.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj193482(v=azure.10)
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193527(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj730570.aspx
	http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/6/4264E29D-9B40-405B-B04D-8AA2FBEB0046/MicrosoftWorkflowManagerMPGuide.doc
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193456(v=azure.10).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsazure/jj193451.aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163929(v=office.15).aspx
	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj670125.aspx