Hi 

I want to migrate from IIS6 on Server 2003 to IIS7 on Server 2008 R2. I installed everything fine from the MS Web Platform Installer on my 2k8 R2 box (it isn't in my DMZ yet) but had some issues getting the installer to run so had to update to .net3.5 on my 2003 box. I then had to download the ms deploy, the one on my 2008 box is v3 that came automatically, the one on the 2003 box i had to download manually is v2. I managed to export my stuff from IIS6 but when i run the command with whatif bit in from here

http://www.iis.net/learn/publish/using-web-deploy/migrate-a-web-site-from-iis-60-to-iis-7-or-above

I get 

C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3>msdeploy -verb:sync -source:p

ackage=c:\Site1.zip -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/1 -whatif > WebDeploySync.log
Error Code: ERROR_FRAMEWORK_VERSIONS_DO_NOT_MATCH
More Information: The versions of the .NET Framework Configuration Provider (roo
tWebConfig32) are different on the source (2.0.50727.1433) and destination (4.0)
. Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_FRAMEWORK_
VERSIONS_DO_NOT_MATCH.
Error count: 1.

Can someone advise me how I get around this please 

Many thanks 

James 

I'd like to know is there anyway to hide the password from MSDeploy command.

 computername=x.x.x.x,userName=user1,password=password

It is clear text in my script and log file,  we are required to change it asap. any help will be greatly appreciated. 

I just deployed an ASP.NET MVC application to IIS 7 running on Win 7 Professional. I wanted to make sure some old files got deleted with the update, so I unchecked "Leave extra files on destination (do not delete)". I protected and backed up the App_Data folder, but to my disgrace I forgot about a HUGE folder of important uploads! I just did not think it through.. On top of that the system backup had failed and is now unable to restore. Please give me some hope :/ These uploads are customer order history. It is worth hundreds of dollars to recover these files. They would have to be manually uploaded again one at a time if I cannot retrieve the uploads folder. They are not in the recycle bin.

------ Publish started: Project: ProjectName, Configuration: Release Any CPU ------
Transformed Web.config using Web.Release.config into obj\Release\TransformWebConfig\transformed\Web.config.
Copying all files to temporary location below for package/publish: obj\Release\Package\PackageTmp.
Start Web Deploy Publish the Application/package to http://servername-pc/MSDEPLOYAGENTSERVICE ...
Deleting filePath (Default Web Site/HTS\ ...... ....Deleting filePath (Default Web Site/HTS\Uploads\ffbca9e6-7d0b-4445-9769-cd8b2c78a1d3-Display05.jpg). Deleting filePath (Default Web Site/HTS\Uploads\ffe0c243-e11f-4401-b80f-192affd78b57-layout.jpg). Deleting filePath (Default Web Site/HTS\Uploads\Thumbs.db).Deleting dirPath (Default Web Site/HTS\Uploads).

Hi

I am a newbie to IIS and I am trying to migrate a site from IIS 7.5 to another IIS 7.5 using Web Deploy.

I followed these steps:

1. msdeploy -verb:sync  -source:apphostconfig="My Site Name" -dest:package=c:\site1.zip

 2. msdeploy -verb:sync -source:package=c:\site1.zip -dest:apphostconfig="My Site Name" -whatif > msdeploysync.log

When I look into  msdeploysync.log, I get the following errors at the top of the log file:

 Info: Adding MSDeploy.appHostConfig (MSDeploy.appHostConfig).
Info: Adding appHostConfig (My Site Name).
Info: Filename:
Error: Cannot add duplicate collection entry of type 'site' with unique key attributes 'name, id' respectively set to 'My Site Name, 10'

 Retrying operation 'Add' on object appHostConfig (My Site Name). Attempt 1 of 5.
Info: Updating site (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Adding child binding (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/bindings/binding).
Info: Updating traceFailedRequestsLogging (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/traceFailedRequestsLogging).
Info: Adding child application (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/application[@path='/']).
Info: Adding child virtualDirectory (MSDeploy.appHostConfig/appHostConfig[@path='My Site Name']/site[@name='My Site Name']/application[@path='/']/virtualDirectory[@path='/']).

 Please let me know how to fix this.

Thanks.

G

Hi all,

I am contemplating idea of using WebDeploy for deploying ASP.net websites. I am going through various articles but most of those are about deploying ASP.Net Web Application and not website.

When I right-click on Web Application project, I get lot of options to configure through WebDeploy but same is not in the case of Website.

I am sure WebDeploy can be used to deploy websites but I am confused about where to start. Do I have to use WebDeploy command line API's through MSBuild? What is it? Can someone please let me know the standard procedure?

Thanks,

Hi,

I have a machine running fresh installation of Win2008 R2 which holds a webapp on IIS. I try to use msdeploy command line tool to publish a deployment package to this machine, but i keep on getting error regarding certificate. 
I am using -allowuntrusted, but it still keeps on giving the same error.

I've been trying different things (like changing msdeploy port on iis, installing certificate on the other machine, reinstall iis roles, tons of other) for 2 days now with absolutely no luck.

This is what I run:

msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:package="Web.zip" -dest:auto,ComputerName="https://machineA:8173/msdeploy.axd?site=app.com",UserName="AdminUser",Password="SecurePassword,AuthType="Basic" -allowUntrusted

If anybody has any idea, suggestions, anything - please share, because I have no more ideas what can I do!

P.s. To make things more interesting, this is what I get when I run the same command on the IIS-containing machine (even after changing dest to sync):

Error: A '-dest' argument must be specified with the 'sync' verb.
Error count: 1.

 Kind regards,
Elena 

Hello,

I am using the following process to install Office Developer tools for visual studio 2012 offline because the computer on which I want to install it is not connected to internet.

http://jamestsai.net/Blog/post/Offline-install-of-Office-Developer-Tools-for-Visual-Studio-2012.aspx

The download part works fine.

But when I try to run the command line instruction to install it on the target computer, I receive the following error :

The software that you obtain using the Web Plaform Installer Command Line Tool is licensed to you by its owner.  Microso ft grants you no rights for third party software.

Unexpected exception occurred

Un élément installer doit contenir un élément iisComponent enfant, un élément installCommands ou un élément msDeploy. Li gne 26530, position 8.

Sorry the final error message is in french because I working on a french OS.

I use the same process to try to install workflow manager but I receive the same error.

Anybody can help me ?

Thanks in advance.

As I export a server config using the Web Deploy GUI, what parameters ought I skip, those that hold the bindings? I'd like skip those and then export the rest with a password.

I got a recommendation that when creating additional servers in a web farm that one can avoid machine key issues if one uses the web deploy GUI to export a server configuration with a password.  Since I'm not building hundreds of web servers, maybe only a few, this seems to work, so I'd like to continue with the GUI for now--it works. Mostly.

On importing a config built from the master, the master server bindings are carried into the new server, and it's a bit of a pain to reset on 10+ bindings that used to be okay.

Does anyone know which parameter holds the bindings, without messing with the machine keys?

I'm using MS Deploy 2.1 to deploy a Web App, along with some SQL scripts to set up the database. The deployment package is configured in Visual Studio 2010, to contain both the SQL Scripts and the web app.

To deploy, we are using MSDeploy with the "auto" provider.

The catch is that one of the SQL scripts is timing out. If we were using the dbFullSql provider we could specify a commandTimeout. (I have tested this, with the 'problem' script on its own, and it works fine.) But I can't find any way to specify an SQL Command Timeout when using the "auto" provider. Can it be done?

John

John Rusk, http://dotnet.AgileKiwi.com - .NET and Agility

I have a web application and I am trying to deploy it on a webserver using MSDeploy.exe (Web Deploy 2)

I have tried 4 scenarios:
1. Through VS2010 Publish method with following settings:

Publish Method: Web Deploy
Service Url: https://<<MyServerName>>:8172/MsDeploy.axd
Site/application: <<MyWebSiteName>>
Allow untrusted: checked
Username: <<MyUsername>>
Password: <<MyPassword>>
This method works just fine. On <<MyServerName>> machine I have Web Management Service running; I have a website <<MyWebSiteName>> and <<MyUserName>> is an IIS Manager for it.

2. Through VS2010 Publish method with following settings:

Publish Method: Web Deploy
Service Url: https://<<MyServerName>>:8172/MsDeploy.axd
Site/application: <<MyWebSiteName>>/<<MyWebAppName>>
Allow untrusted: checked
Username: <<MyUsername>>
Password: <<MyPassword>>
This method works just fine.

3. Through MSDeploy.exe command line (within a Powershell script)

$Source = "contentPath='....\_PublishedWebsites\MyWebApp'"
$Destination = "contentPath=MyWebSiteName,computerName='https://fc-wapps-trial:8172/MsDeploy.axd?Site=WebSiteTest',Username=MyUsername,Password=MyPassword,AuthType=basic,IncludeAcls=False"
MSDeploy -verb:sync -source:$Source -dest:$Destination -allowUntrusted
This method also works fine.

4. Through MSDeploy.exe command line (within a Powershell script)

$Source = "contentPath='....\_PublishedWebsites\MyWebApp'"
$Destination = "iisApp=MyWebSiteName/MyWebAppName,computerName='https://fc-wapps-trial:8172/MsDeploy.axd?Site=WebSiteTest/MyWebAppName',Username=MyUsername,Password=MyPassword,AuthType=basic,IncludeAcls=False"
MSDeploy -verb:sync -source:$Source -dest:$Destination -allowUntrusted

This method doesn't work. I am getting the following error.
Error Code: ERROR_USER_UNAUTHORIZED
More Information: Connected to the destination computer ("MyServerName") using the Web Management Service, but could not authorize. Make sure that you are using the correct user name and password, that the site you are connecting to exists, and that the credentials represent a user who has permissions to access the site.
Error: The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.

I was looking at what is the actuall MSDeploy command that the method 2 uses and I got something like:

msdeploy.exe
-source:manifest='...\MyWebApp.SourceManifest.xml'
-dest:auto,ComputerName='https://MyServerName:8172/MsDeploy.axd?site=WebSiteTest',UserName='MyUsername',Password='MyPassword',IncludeAcls='False',AuthType='Basic'
-verb:sync
-disableLink:AppPoolExtension
-disableLink:ContentExtension
-disableLink:CertificateExtension
-skip:objectname='dirPath',absolutepath='...\App_Data$'
-setParam:kind='ProviderPath',scope='IisApp',match='^...\\PackageTmp$',value=WebSiteTest/WebAppTest
-setParam:kind='ProviderPath',scope='setAcl',match='^..\\PackageTmp$',value=WebSiteTest/WebAppTest
-allowUntrusted
-retryAttempts=2

Now this doesn't seem to be anything close to what I am using in method 4.

So my questions are:
- What I am doing wrong?
- How can I deploy a web application as a website application in IIS7 using MSDeploy.exe command

Thanks in advance for your help
Iulian

Hi,

I've created a package from site and try to 'Import server or site package' to another IIS

but getting the following exception:

" The selected package contains applications, which cannot be install the package within the site "

It appears that WebDeploy cant package a site and will work only under existing site

if i do the restore under Default Web Site or other WebSite i've already created it works but creating the package site under the current

Hi

I have been playing around with the dbDACFx provider to deploy databases based on the output from my SSDT project (a dacpac file), instead of using the $(IntermediateOutputPath)AutoScripts\MyDb_IncrementalSchemaOnly.dacpac which can be generated for my. 

I have tried to use the Parameters.xml file to set custom deploy parameters but when using the the following xml I am a bit lost:

<parameter name="Service Account" description="Please provide a service account" defaultValue="Test" tags="">
<parameterEntry kind="SqlCommandVariable" scope="<which file to use here?>" match="ServiceAccount" />
</parameter>

What file do I use as scope? As I see it, it makes no sense to use the dacpac file, since it is some binary format. How can I instruct ms deploy to pass the parameters on to the DACFx framework so when it deploys the dacpac the sqlcmdvars have been correctly set?

Hi!

I'm using the CompanyApp.deploy.cmd to for remote deployment of a web application package (/t:Package). The AppPool runs under a domain user (because of kerberos), not under Network Service Account.

I am using a local Administrator for deployment.

When building on our CI server I call:

CompanyApp.deploy.cmd
/Y
/M:IP
/U:Administrator
/P:******
-enableRule:DoNotDeleteRule

following error occurs:

27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 SetParameters from:
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 "C:\b\SH-SDS09-DEP2\CompanyApp\CompanyApp.SetParameters.xml"
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 You can change IIS Application Name, Physical path, connectionString
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 or other deploy parameters in the above file.
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 -------------------------------------------------------
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 Start executing msdeploy.exe
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 -------------------------------------------------------
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:28 "C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -source:package='C:\b\SH-SDS09-DEP2\CompanyApp\CompanyApp.zip' -dest:auto,computerName="IP",userName="Administrator",password="********",includeAcls="False" -verb:sync -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension -setParamFile:"C:\b\SH-SDS09-DEP2\CompanyApp\CompanyApp.SetParameters.xml" -enableRule:DoNotDeleteRule -setParam:...
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Info: Using ID '475e8a8f-94a4-4cda-8e4c-a281bbc75145' for connections to the remote server.
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Info: Adding ACL's for path (Default Web Site/CompanyApp)
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Error: (3/27/2013 2:41:29 PM) An error occurred when the request was processed on the remote computer.
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Error: The account 'COMPANYDOMAIN\service_user' does not appear to be valid. The account was obtained from this location: 'system.applicationHost/applicationPools/CompanyAppPool'.
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Error: Some or all identity references could not be translated.
27-Mrz-2013 14:41:29 Error count: 1.

When the AppPool runs under Network Service Account remote deployment is successful.

Which constellation leads to successful deployment here?

using .net 4.0 Sql Server 2008 R2 I am trying to use dbDacFx provider to deploy my dacpac file. This database project uses a variable named UserName to create logins and users etc. Value for this needs to be passed during deployment time.

So i tried this

msdeploy.exe -verbose -verb:sync -Source:dbDacFx="c:\dev\project\Build\database\Database.dacpac" -dest:dbDacFx="Data Source=localhost;Integrated Security=True;Database=UIConfig" -setParam:type=SqlCommandVariable,scope=Database.dacpac,match=UserName,value="IISAppPool\ASP.NET V4.0"

and i get following error

Verbose: Performing synchronization pass #1.

Verbose: No backup was executed. Info:

Adding MSDeploy.dbDacFx (MSDeploy.dbDacFx).

Info: Adding database (data source=localhost;integrated security=True;database=U IConfig)

Info: Creating deployment plan: Pending.

Info: Verifying deployment plan: Pending.

Info: Deploying package to database: Pending.

Info: Creating deployment plan: Running.

Info: Initializing deployment (Start)

Info: Initializing deployment (Failed)

Info: Creating deployment plan: Faulted.

Info: Verifying deployment plan: Faulted. Info: Deploying package to database: Faulted. Error Code: ERROR_EXECUTING_METHOD More Information: Could not deploy package. Missing values for the following SqlCmd variables:UserName. Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_EXECUTING_M ETHOD.

Error: Could not deploy package. Error: Missing values for the following SqlCmd variables:UserName. Error count: 1.

how can i pass a variable value at deployment time ? many thanks

When I attempt to execute an msdeploy command, I get the following message:
Error Code: ERROR_PROVIDER_NOT_FOUND
More Information: The provider 'dbSqlPackage' could not be found.  Learn more at
: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_PROVIDER_NOT_FOUND.

 Unfortunately, that link doesn’t provide any relevant information to this particular error.

 My command is working on another machine, so I am fairly confident that it is properly constructed.

"C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -verb:sync -source:dbSqlPackage='\\Drop\Location\Library.dacpac',Profile='\\Drop\Location\Publish\Library.Development_2.publish.xml' -dest:dbSqlPackage='Data Source=MYTARGETSERVER\SQLEXPRESS; Database=Library;',computerName='MYTARGETSERVER',Action=Publish

So here is my use case:

As a deployment engineer, I want to use msdeploy to publish a dacpac with an accompanying profile to a remote database with the required sqlcmd variables. Publication shall occur from a server that does not have Visual Studio (2010 or 2012) installed.

So here are the bugs that I see so far:

1. dbDacFx is unable to publish sqlcmd variables, so must use dbSqlPackage provider instead.

2. The dbSqlPackage provider will become deprecated in favor of dbDacFx (which is currently incapable of passing sqlcmd variables).

3. Installation of dbSqlPackage provider is mysterious (sorry, can't be more specific yet, but I know that it has been successfully deployed on one machine and unsuccessful on another).

4. The link "http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_PROVIDER_NOT_FOUND" provides no information on this error.

Has anyone been able to get this use case working?

Hi All,

I used webdeploy tool 3.0 with paramters deloying new web site, it was works fine. but there are some differents between our dev box with Production enviroment, my question is how to change specific web.config section at Production enviroment in increment? Thanks a lot.

I'd like to add my voice to the support for modifying MSDeploy to issue return codes for failed deployments. I have a situation where the output of MSDeploy does not indicate a failure, but the deployment was incomplete. If I point MSDeploy at a servernot running the Web Deploy service I get the following:

command output:

e:\build\agent1\RWS_Test_Web_Build\Microsoft_Deploy_Web_App\trunk>"C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -verb:sync -source:package=TestVS10XML.zip -dest:auto=computerName=ad1hfdadm801,includeAcls=False -disableLink:AppPoolExtension -disableLink:ContentExtension -disableLink:CertificateExtension -setParamFile:"TestVS10XML.SetParameters.xml"

Info: Adding ACL's for path (Default Web Site/TestVS10XML)

Info: Adding ACL's for path (Default Web Site/TestVS10XML)

Total changes: 2 (0 added, 0 deleted, 2 updated, 0 parameters changed, 0 bytes copied)

e:\build\agent1\RWS_Test_Web_Build\Microsoft_Deploy_Web_App\trunk>exit /b 0

===============================

command exit code: 0

None of the files were moved bu no errors were issued. Given this is part of an enterprise deployment tool I can't scan the output for whatisn't there. If there were error messages that might be a different story but there aren't.  We need a comprehensive set of return codes for which we can test so that including MSDeploy commands in deployment scripts can be tested for success or failure.</div>