Problem:
SharePoint Configuration Wizard stuck at task 8 of 9
Symptom:
This appears in the upgrade.log file:
[SPManager] [DEBUG] [12/22/2009 1:56:15 PM]: SyncUpgradeTimerJob: sleeping for 10 seconds
[SPManager] [DEBUG] [12/22/2009 1:56:25 PM]: SyncUpgradeTimerJob: sleeping for 10 seconds
[SPManager] [DEBUG] [12/22/2009 1:56:35 PM]: SyncUpgradeTimerJob: sleeping for 10 seconds
[SPManager] [DEBUG] [12/22/2009 1:56:45 PM]: SyncUpgradeTimerJob: sleeping for 10 seconds
[SPManager] [DEBUG] [12/22/2009 1:56:55 PM]: SyncUpgradeTimerJob: sleeping for 10 seconds
Solution:
Set the following services to manual startup and shut them off:
World wide web service
Microsoft Single Sign-on Service
Windows Sharepoint Services Search
Restart spadmin and sptimer services
If needed: Command line with C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\BIN>psconfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force