Making a hot standby IIS server.
I`ve recenttly migrated all of my websites manually from windows 2008 to windows 2012. Was a hell of a job, however, everything is running now. Now that everything is running on a new peace of...
View ArticleSet Application Pool using MsDeploy
I have been researching alot but i am not having any success setting the Application Pool name for the site i am creating using msdeploy.exe. Below are the detailson my local machine, i am packaging my...
View ArticleWebdeploy package import with path redirect
Hi I was wondering if there was a way to supply the physical path by a command on package import. Not worried about virtual dir's atm.I am importing websites I have exported from a different location...
View ArticlePublish web app shows differences with identical files
HiI've started using "Publish Web App" recently (VS 2015, Web Deploy 3.6) and the issue I have is that when click "Start Preview" it shows files that are identical. I've tried:1) Copy from local to...
View Article-useChecksum and -whatif BUG?
When I use -useChecksum in combination with -whatif (non-verbose), the log will still show *all* files with different time stamps changing. However, if you deploy live non-whatif it will only deploy...
View ArticleUnauthorized error on sites after web deploy migration from IIS6 to IIS8
I was successful in migrating a few of my sites from an old IIS6 server to a new IIS8 server. However, each one is broken on the new IIS8 server when I try to run them. The most common error is a...
View ArticleWeb Deploy Client Connection
We have recently taken over development for an existing ASP.NET application. The previous programmer was using a simple file copy for updating code in production. We would like to standardize and use...
View ArticleApplication is getting installed in C:\Users\qqqqq\Documents\My Web Sites...
Hi I am new to Web PI.I followed http://www.iis.net/learn/publish/using-web-deploy/web-deploy-parameterization#Parameters.xml and created a feed file and tried to install from web platform installer...
View ArticleUsing a custom feed file to install my products via web platform installer
HiI am using custom feed file to install my web applications via Web PI. I am encountering 2 problems:1. When I install a product after installation it does not show "installed" status. How can I make...
View ArticleMigrate IIS6 - IIS8 and change content path from c:\inetpub\wwroot
I’m currently trying to migrate an iis6 (server 2003) websites to iis8 (sever 2012R2).All the content is currently residing on: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot. There are over a hundred web applications under the...
View ArticleWeb PI Installer Signature verification failed on downloaded file
Hi I have a process where in I generate the new feed file when new installers are ready. But if I have already included the generated file once and try it next time with newer stuff it gives me error -...
View ArticleSkipping Files - No Simpler Way?
Hi,I've finally upgraded from Windows Server 2003.I WAS excited to use Visual Studio 2015 and WebDeploy.It turns out to be a bit of a weird learning curve but got it to work.It's sending up .vb files...
View ArticlePossible to skip updating ConnectionString
When using msdeploy is it possible to skip updating the ConnectionString inside the web.config file?My challange is that i got X numbers of IIS serveres running X numbers of the same website code. They...
View ArticleFIPS error running web deploy command line
Using web deploy 3.5 on 2008 and 2012 serverswhen running the following web deploy command line which has worked in the past,msdeploy -verb:sync -source:metakey=lm/w3svc/2...
View ArticleSystem.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current...
I am trying to install from custom feed and web deploy package but keep getting error in the log fileSystem.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
View ArticleNo "Import Web Application" option with IIS8.5 and Web Deploy 3.6?
I can't find any "Import Web Application" option in IIS 8.5 (Windows 2012 R2) with Web Deploy 3.6 installed. I do have an option to "Install Application from Gallery", but that brings up WPI. Is it...
View ArticlePossible danger of destroying IIS with MSDeploy
I want to preface this with saying that I should have checked to see if a good server backup plan was in place before adjusting a Jenkins job that installs websites to IIS.In order to help others, can...
View ArticleMigrating IIS6 > IIS8 - FrontPageServerExtensions - Web Deploy does not support
Hello!I'm in a new position and have been tasked with decommissioning the 2003 servers that are in place. The first one I am tackling is a 2003 web server. I will be moving the 2 sites on this server...
View ArticleMS Deploy V3 gets stuck while deploying remotely
I am using MSDeploy V3 to sync iis sites across servers, and I'm facing a problem with msdeploy getting stuck after a while. It begins to synchronize just fine, but after a short run it says: "Info:...
View ArticlePackage IIS 6 to move to IIS 7.5 (RPC Error adding metaKey)
I am following the steps in Migrate a Web Site from IIS 6.0 to IIS 7 or aboveI am migrating my site to the target by using a package file.I am running into problems using the following command. It is...
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