"An error occurred during the Create Store Wizard. Please check the log in Event Viewer and try again" While Creating Store

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Article ID: CTX230663

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Description

The objective of this article is to solve the issue with StoreFront no able to create Stores.

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Error Message:
Here is the error message from event log which is received when trying to create new Store:
System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.Commands.IIS.GetWebsitesCommand.ExtractBinding(Collection`1 list)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.Commands.IIS.GetWebsitesCommand.CreateSite(IISSites sites)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.Commands.IIS.GetWebsitesCommand.ExtractResults(Collection`1 results)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.InvokeCommand(IPowerShellCommand command, Command powerShellCommand)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.PowerShellCommandRunner.RunCommand(IPowerShellCommand command)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Utils.PowerShell.IISBL.GetWebSites()
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Presentation.Model.ServiceLocationViewModel..ctor(IUtilitiesBL utilitiesBL, IiisBL iisBL, Boolean generateDefaultValues)
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Stores.CreateStore.CreateStoreWizardController.GetViewModel()
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Stores.CreateStore.CreateStoreWizardController.InitializePluggableWizard()
at Citrix.DeliveryServices.Admin.Presentation.WizardDialog.WizardControllerBase.ShowWizard(String serviceName, ScopeNodeBase scopeNode, String caption)

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Instructions

Solution

1- Open IIS Manager of the server on which the error was thrown.

2- Browse to " Sites > Default Web Site "

3- Right-click on Default Web Site and select "Edit Bindings..."

4- If the SMP is communicating over http then select "http". If it is using https then select "https". Then select the "Edit" button.

5- If there is anything in the "Host name" box, such as an asterisk or anything that cannot be resolved to a valid host name then remove it.

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 **** Removing the "asterisk(*)" from the clients IIS Manager / Edit Bindings solved issue *******

Issue/Introduction

Storefront server. Current version 3.12.0.17. Working previously without any issues and currently everything seems to be working. After Storefront upgrades tried to create new Store, Could not create Store.
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