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To view a SAML response in Chrome

To view a SAML response in Chrome These steps were tested using version 54.0.2840.87m. If you use another version, you might need to adapt the steps accordingly. Press  F12  to start the developer console. Select the  Network  tab, and then select  Preserve log . Reproduce the issue. Look for a  SAML Post  in the developer console pane. Select that row, and then view the  Headers  tab at the bottom. Look for the  SAMLResponse  attribute that contains the encoded request.

Cluster Installation Time Out Issues

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If a new cluster is being created, and multiple nodes are specified in the Create Cluster Wizard, the creation process fails due to a timeout. Creation of a single node cluster, on the other hand, using any of the servers that will participate in the cluster will succeed. If you try to then add an additional node using the Add Node Wizard, the process will time out. If the Create Cluster Wizard is used to create the cluster, the following output is displayed: Configuring node ‘name’ ---------------------------------------  12% Validating cluster state on node ‘name’.  25% Getting current node membership of cluster ‘name’.  37% Adding node ‘name’ to Cluster configuration data.  50% Validating installation of the Microsoft Failover Cluster Virtual Adapter on node ‘name’.  62% Validating installation of the Cluster Disk Driver on node ‘name’.  75% Configuring Cluster Service on node ‘name’.  87% Starting Cluster Service on node ‘name’ 100% Waiting for notification

ADFS/IdS Troubleshooting and Common Problems

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Flow Diagram with Debugging options The various steps for SSO authentication is shown in the image along with and debugging artifacts at each step in case of a failure in that step.  This table gives the details on how to identify failures at each step of SSO in the browser. The different tools and how can they help in debugging is specified as well. Step How to identify the failure in the Browser Tools/Log Configurations to look at AuthCode Request Processing by Cisco IdS In case of failure, the browser is not redirected to SAML endpoint or AD FS, a JSON error is shown by Cisco IdS, which indicates that the Client Id or Redirect URL is invalid. Cisco IdS logs- Indicates the errors which occur while the authcode request is validated and processed. Cisco IdS API metrics - Indicates the number of requests processed and failed. Client Registration SAML Request Initiation by Cisco IdS During failure, the browser is not redirected to AD FS, and an error