FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint versions/build numbers

I couldn't find a nice short list of FAST Search versions/build numbers elsewhere so decided to write it down myself.

These are the different build numbers that are available for FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (UPDATED 2013-02-13):

Build number	Description	Information	Download
14.0.4763.1000	RTM
14.0.5128.5001	October 2010 CU	KB2449730	Download
14.0.5136.5000	February 2011 CU	KB2504136	Download
14.0.6029.1000	Service Pack 1	KB2460039	Download
14.0.6109.5000	August 2011 CU	KB2553040	Download
14.0.6117.5002	February 2012 CU	KB2597131	Download
14.0.6120.5000	April 2012 CU	KB2598329	Download
14.0.6126.5000	August 2012 CU	KB2687489	Download

To check the installed version of FAST Search, go to "Programs and Features" and look for the "Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint":

FAST & SharePoint Developer Tools

This is mainly a reference list for myself for when I start using a new development VM. It's a list of urls to tools I use often while developing for SharePoint (2010).

General tools

• 7-zip http://7-zip.org/
• Notepad++ http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• JSMinNpp Javascript plugin http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsminnpp/
• WinMerge http://winmerge.org/
• ILSpy (open source alternative to .NET Reflector) http://wiki.sharpdevelop.net/ilspy.ashx
• Fiddler http://www.fiddler2.com/ 
• Virtual CloneDrive (ISO Mounting Software) http://www.slysoft.com/nl/virtual-clonedrive.html

SharePoint specific tools

• SharePoint 2010 Manager http://spm.codeplex.com/
• ULS Viewer http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/ULSViewer/
• SPDisposeChecker http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/SPDisposeCheck 
• Steve Peschka Search Explorer http://blogs.technet.com/b/speschka/archive/2010/08/15/free-developer-search-tool-for-sharepoint-2010-search-and-fast-search-for-sharepoint.aspx

FAST Search 2010 for SharePoint specific tools

• FAST Search for SharePoint Query Tool http://fastforsharepoint.codeplex.com/
• FAST Search for SharePoint Query Logger http://fs4splogger.codeplex.com/

Office 365 specific tools

• Office365 Sandbox FxCop rules http://o365fxcoprules.codeplex.com/
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PowerShell specific tools

• PowerGUI http://powergui.org/
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 This list is probably never complete, so I will update it whenever I think something's missing!

"The local farm is not accessible."-error

I came across the following error message when I was trying to do some powershell configuration on my FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 setup:

"The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered."

At first I ignored this message, but when I tried to do some configuration using the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchExtendedQueryProperty cmdlet I got the following error, indicating the this cmdlet wasn't registered:

Apparently, this cmdlet is one that runs on farm level.

I didn't understand why my farm wasn't accessible, since I was running this powershell script on the SharePoint server itself as a farm administrator. I checked the event log (14Hive\LOGS) and found out I didn't have sufficient rights on the SharePoint configuration database:

01/05/2010 08:58:28.03     PowerShell.exe (0x2618)                     0x10F4    SharePoint Foundation             Database                          880j    High        SqlError: 'Login failed for user 'DEMO\mark'.'    Source: '.Net SqlClient Data Provider' Number: 18456 State: 1 Class: 14 Procedure: '' LineNumber: 65536 Server: 'sql'     
01/05/2010 08:58:28.03     PowerShell.exe (0x2618)                     0x10F4    SharePoint Foundation             Database                          3351    Critical    SQL database login for 'SharePoint_Config_SP2010DEMO' on instance 'sql' failed. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below.  Login failed for user 'DEMO\mark'.     

When I made sure my account had sufficient rights, the problem was solved!

I guess this problem can pop-up in other occasions as well, so my advice is to check the log as soon as you encounter similar problems!