WP_uF_How_to_configure_the_IIS_Default_Web_Site.doc

How to configure the IIS Default Web Site A short description about how to install the uniFLOW server correctly when the

Default Web Site on the IIS (Internet Information Server) is deleted or damaged

Version no: 1.1

Stand: November 5, 2004

Canon Ref: uniWP-014

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Version: 1.0 Date: October 1, 2004 First Draw-up Date: October 1, 2004 Author: Sven Berling

Version: Revision date: 1.1 November 5, 2004

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Technologies concerned: uniFLOW Server IIS MSDE Reviewer: Marja Pals Thomas Lemmer File name: WP_uF_How_to_configure_the_IIS_Default_Web_Site.doc

Short Summary: This document describes the following issues: Preamble

1. Uninstall the uniFLOW Server 2. Create a new “Default Web Site” on the IIS 3. Reinstall the uniFLOW Server

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Preamble The information and technology in this whitepaper refers to the date it was written or revised. We do our best to keep the content as up to date as possible. Sometimes the installation of the uniFLOW Server fails, because the Default Web Site on the IIS is deleted or damaged. This whitepaper explains, how to configure the IIS and then to reinstall the uniFLOW Server.

1. Uninstalling the uniFLOW Server

There are two possibilities to begin:

a. You have already installed the uniFLOW Server and you get an error if you start the server. The service doesn’t start. b. You have to install the uniFLOW Server and you know that the Default Web Site is deleted or damaged. If point b. applies, please refer to chapter 2 and start from there. If point a. applies, you first have to uninstall the uniFLOW Server. NOTE: Please note only to uninstall the uniFLOW Server. The Database (msde), the .NET Framework and the NT-Ware Statistic Engine shouldn’t be deleted.

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Click on the change/remove button of your uniFLOW server installation and follow the next steps in the upcoming wizard.

Select the remove option and click remove, follow the steps until you reach the finish button, please reboot the computer.

After the reboot, please open the configuration of the IIS.

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You can see that uniFLOW has been installed into the Folder [Web Site #1]

Please delete this folder, by clicking on it with the right mouse hand, then click on delete in the opened submenu.

Please confirm the upcoming Message Box with “Yes”. After deleting this folder successfully, reboot the computer a second time and continue wit the steps described in the second chapter.

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2. Create the new “Default Web Site” on the IIS Please click on the IIS server name with the right mouse hand, then click on /New/Web Site

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This starts a wizard; please type the description of your new website in the text entry field. For a correct uniFLOW installation, you have to enter “Default Web Site” here. Please click “Next”.

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In the next window, IP and Port settings can be entered. Here you don’t need to change anything. Please click next.

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Note: The next step is very important.

Here you have to specify the path to your home directory. You have to search for \Inetpub\wwwroot folders. Most of the IIS installations have installed these folders in system partitions like “c:\”. After you have chosen the path, click the next button.

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In the next window, Web Site Access Permissions have to be set. Please activate “Read” and “Run scripts” here; after this click the next button and you'll have completed your installation. Please click the finish button.

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4. Reinstall the uniFLOW Server Now you have to reinstall the uniFLOW Server. Please start a normal installation procedure, but install the uniFLOW Server without the database. NOTE: If you start form chapter one, do not install the Database NOTE: If you start from here, you have to install the database.

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After you have done this please reboot the computer.

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After the restart, please open the IIS configuration, now all necessary files are successfully installed in the ”Default Web Site” folder.

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Close the configuration and open the Server Configuration of your uniFLOW installation.

If this window opens, you'll know that the installation has been successful.