Exciting news for IIS 7.0 users. MS has released the much anticipated URL Rewrite module. Here is a post on it.
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/460/using-url-rewrite-module/
Download the x86 CTP version for IIS 7.0:
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1691
Download the x64 CTP version for IIS 7.0:
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1692
Download and Enjoy,
Steve Schofield
A co-worker posted a how-to using IIS Debug Diag. After going through this process, I have a new found respect for how easy and straight forward using IIS Debug Diag is
http://blogs.orcsweb.com/jeff/archive/2008/05/29/using-iis-debug-diagnostics-to-troubleshoot-worker-process-cpu-usage-in-ii6.aspx
Tess posted a similar blog recently discussing which tool to use when. It’s a good read.
Enjoy!
Steve
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx
http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx (Active Sync 6.1)
When I started http://www.appcmd.com, I wanted a content management system that allowed me to get up and going quickly. GraffitiCMS allowed me to do that. In one evening, I have over 30 posts in my new site +
www.AppCMD.com is running on Windows Server 2008 web edition, IIS 7.0 and SQL Express + using the Integrated Pipeline, one of my personal favorite IIS 7 features. There is a web.config setting called DataBuddy that makes it a snap to change which database you are using.
Here are the settings:
<!- Which connection string should Graffiti use. ->
<add key=”DataBuddy::ConnectionString” value=”Graffiti”/>
<!- Which type of Database are you using. Valid Values: MSAccessProvider, VistaDBProvider, MySQLDataProvider, SQLDataProvider, SQL2K5DataProvider ->
<add key=”DataBuddy::Provider” value=”DataBuddy.SQL2K5DataProvider, DataBuddy”/>
I found one gotcha from a configuration standpoint. I run all my application pools with a custom user vs. Network Service. I kept getting an error that appears if it’s a .NET trust issue. This issue remains the only gotcha I haven’t found an answer for. GraffitiCMS has some active forums that I posted a question how to resolve this.
One other tip I found when you want to display a IMAGE in your left navigation, it took a little tinkering to get the right syntax. Here is how I did it.
Overall, if you need to quick CMS system, GraffitiCMS is worth checking out. I’ve not used DotnetNuke, PHPNuke, PostNuke in a while, but for a ASP.NET based solution, it’s met my needs.
GraffitiCMS is provided by Telligent, makers of CommunityServer
Cheers,
Steve Schofield
Microsoft MVP – IIS
http://www.iislogs.com
http://www.appcmd.com
http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield/
I’m not sure if humans are supposed to remember command line syntax. For me, the most frustrating part is remembering the syntax of a certain command line option. To help me remember these for future use, and hopefully share with the community. I created http://appcmd.com . Currently there is 20 or so examples I’ve created, used, wrote about that are posted. If you have one or more, feel free to send to me the syntax at steve AT iislogs.com. I’ll give full credit for the posting.
The goal is to have the largest collection soon. Plus this will help me share my tips and learn at the same time.
I had to analyze a memory dump from a server that blue screened. This blog is a reference how I used WinDBG to analyze the dump. I don’t claim to be an expert in WinDBG, but these few steps can be done in minutes to determine a issue if you have the memory dump available.
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* Bugcheck Analysis *
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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
BugCheck D1, {3ad0720, 2, 1, f80fe1e4}
Probably caused by : XYZ.sys ( dc21x4+21e4 )
Followup: MachineOwner
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I recommend watching this webcast by Mark Russinovich – Mark is the co-founder of Sysinternals and could make a case for him being the #1 guru on the Internet. This was recorded at Teched 2006. Without the tools he has provided, it would make every Windows Administrator’s job a lot harder.
I’ve spoke recently at a couple events. Here are my PowerPoints. It’s always fun to get together with other IT Professionals and share ideas / knowledge.
1) West Michigan Day of .NET. This event is developer focused and is a real grass roots 1 day event where you can learn a lot. I know in the Great Lake region (Ohio, Michigan etc) this pretty common. Here is the .NET user group link. http://www.wmdotnet.org/
2) NT User group in Grand Rapids. This was a general windows server 2008 discussion. It was a lot of fun and there was a lot of discussion. They meet every 3rd Wednesday each month. Here is their website. http://www.wmntug.org/
Here is the link for the Day of .NET presentation
Click here to download
Here is the PowerPoint from the NT user group
Click here to download
Cheers,
Steve Schofield
Microsoft MVP – IIS
Hyper-V is probably one of the more exciting technologies to come out of Redmond, on the IT Pro side. I don’t keep up on all betas like I used to, but Hyper-V has caught my attention. I reloaded my home pc with Windows Server 2008 x64. Here is my pc type, Gateway GT5032 (http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/5878/5878nv.shtml), which has 4 GB of RAM and a x64 processor. But when I went to install Hyper-V, I got an error listed below.
Test Results from Microsoft Hyper-V compatibility check for systems with AMD processors
This system is not compatible with Hyper-V.
This utility detected that a necessary BIOS patch is not installed.
Please contact your system vendor to determine whether a BIOS upgrade is available.
If so, upgrade your BIOS and re-run the utility.
If not, consider upgrading to a new AMD64 system to get the latest in virtualization capabilities, performace, and power efficiency.
AMD’s most current processors do not require a BIOS patch to run Hyper-V.
‘Link to check AMD
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_9033,00.html
‘AMD utility
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/utilities/AMD-V_Hyper-V_Compatibility_Check_Utility.zip
‘Blog posting on Hyper-V
http://blogs.technet.com/brad_rutkowski/archive/2008/01/26/does-my-cpu-support-hardware-virtualization-hyper-v.aspx
‘3rd party tool to detect all three things
http://www.grc.com/securable.htm
‘Hardware detection tool
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Before you start purchasing or reloading your equipment, take 5 minutes and verify your hardware. I’m still on pursuit if I can find a magic firmware upgrade for my equipment, but at least upgrading to w2k8 on my desktop finally retired Vista, which is another story. ?
Hope this helps.
Steve
I was tasked to update Exchange 2007 message size limits. For the casual Exchange admin, this can be a rather daunting task. Here are a couple links I found that were helpful.
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1545320&SiteID=17
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124345(EXCHG.80).aspx
Steve
Whoo hoo! DFS replication is available on web edition. This will make shared config and local contention replication possible on web edition. This is a HUGE deal.
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2008/05/14/installing-dfs-replication-on-windows-server-2008.aspx
Make sure to use the OCSetup or you’ll get this error.
C:UsersAdministrator>ServerManagerCmd -install FS-DFS-Replication
…..
ArgumentNotValid: Invalid role, role service, or feature: ‘FS-DFS-Replication’.
The name was not found.
Cheers,
Steve Schofield
Microsoft MVP – IIS
