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JJ · Guest

I had created a CMS project in a local machine, a WinXP machine. Everything
is working fine. I deployed the same project on a server. Imported the whole
project.sdo into the server plus placing all the codes into the server
machine. The server machine does not have the .net IDE but the framework is
installed.

I created a virtual directory in the IIS and link it to the local directory
which I had copied the codes to( note that the codes and at a different
directory in the orginal local machine with the server directory) the server.
I had link the _vti_bin and cms within the iis new virtual directory entry. I
tried to test the virtual directory by place a mock index.htm in the
directory and it can be accessed by http://localhost/. I remove the default
page to open and tried http://localhost/projectchannel/ but it cannot find
any page.

What could be the likely caused? Must I link anything else from the
webconfig files. Is the CMS assembly similar (if the CMS is installed from
the same disc hence same version) in different computers? Where can I find
useful information with regards to MCMS deployment?

Thanks!

Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

sounds as if the website is either not MCMS enabled or the MCMS server is
not connected to the same database.

Cheers,
Stefan

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

How do gauge that it is not MCMS enabled? Any tell tale signs? I had a
virtual directory MCMS pointing to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Content
ManagementServer\Server\MCMS. A virtual directory _vti_bin pointing to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\50\isapi
and a NR directory pointing to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Content Management
Server\Server\IIS_NR. Later I will add the CMS directory for edition of the
web pages. Please note that the site is not situated in the default web site
directory in the IIS manager and the SCA directory is also outside. But one
worrying state is that the port no. for default web site is 80 whereas the
one for the MCMS project is at port 81. Is this setup legal? Must the project
be in the default web site?

I had seen in your book which says we cannot change "Map Channel Names to
Host Header Names:" because of standard CMS edition is this the caused? But
anyway I had also try to create a virtual directory pointing to the project
in the default web site with all the NR, CMS, MCMS virtual directory created
but I got a Cannot view directory error. What else do I need to do when I
want my project to be MCMS enabled except the normal creation of project with
the Microsoft.NET IDE?

Thank you.

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Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

please check in your SCA if the website is configured as read-write or
read-only entry point.
That is the only valid indication if the site is enabled or not.

Cheers,
Stefan

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Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

are you able to access http://localhost/Channels ?
In addition: is host header mapping enabled in the SCA or not?

Cheers,
Stefan

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

To further describe my problem. I cannot access
http://localhost/XXChannelName/Channels at all. I had check in the SCA to see
that MCMS is enabled in port 80 for the default web site. It is also enabled
in port 82.

Thanks.

"JJ" wrote:

JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

I cannot access http://localhost/channels. neither did i enable the host
header mapping as my MCMS is a standard edition hence does not have this
function.

Another thing is I found that I do not have mcmshomeport in the server.
Lastly I did not install Microsoft.net in the server does this affect?

Thanks.

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

The website port 80 is configured as read-write entry point.

Thanks.

"Stefan [MSFT]" wrote:

Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

what is Microsoft.NET?
I assume you mean .NET framework, right?
Ok if this is not installed than ASP.NET will not work.
If your templates are ASP.NET templates they will not work.

MCMSHomport comes with Woodgrove. If this is not installed you will not see
homeport.

Cheers,
Stefan

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

Sorry I din make myself clear. .NET framework is already installed. v1.14...
but not the IDE installed.

So therefore summarise what I had in the PC
Windows Server 2003
SQL 2000 installed
IIS installed
..NET Framework v1.14..
MCMS - SCA and Site manager installed (But not the developer tools since no
IDE is installed and it is Standard Edition)
Project.sdo (working in another computer installed) (Created a empty
database for it to reference to)
Project copied to D:\prjName\
New Virtual Directory added in the Default Web Site directory
Reference the D:\prjName\ to the new virtual directory
Use DCA to register to the database
Check SCA and confirm that the default website is MCMS enabled Read/Write
Site manager is showing the correct channels, resource gallery imported

I tried http://localhost/channels/ "Page cannot be found" error page appears
I tried http://localhost/channelName/ " Directory listing denied. I
understand that this error appears because it is actually access the virtual
directory in the default web site which I had created, has a similar name as
the prjName i.e. prjName = channelName. So can I conclude that the MCMS is
not running at all?

Thank you. Your help these days are really very much appreciated!
Thanks!

If in the end everything is fine, it might be some of the things I did in
the middle which I cannot remember which are wrong. I will have to reinstall
everything. Anyway, just a question, you mentioned that sp2 of MCMS is out
and hence the issue of incompatibility between Visual studio.net 2005 and
mcms 2002 is gone?

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Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

did you check if the MCMS ISAPI filters are listed more than once in IIS
MMC?

SP2 supports VS.NET 2005.
See here for details:
http://blogs.technet.com/stefan_gossner/archive/2005/11/09/414059.aspx

Cheers,
Stefan

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

MCMS ISAPI filters are listed only within the Default Web site properties.
No others location. But anyway I re-export the project from the working PC
and import the new .sdo file into the server. Re-installed MCMS, then
everything is fine already. Thanks!

Just some question. If I want to work outside port 80, I need to set the
developerTools.xml as illustrated by you from some posting here. But I am
using WindowsXP and it only has a default port 80 with no other port exposed.
(this is my development PC). If I want to use it on port 81 of a Windows
Server 2003 PC, which is suppose to be the MCMS server to the project, how
can I go about doing it. The MCMS sever do not have Development tools like
Visual Studio Microsoft.NET installed. Only the.net framework exist. Hence
there should not be a developertools.xml around right? Can I conclude I can
only use port 80 unless I install development tools in the server?

Thanks!

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Stefan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi JJ,

actually the ISAPI filter should not be listed in any website!
Only in the master properties.

Please double check again.

Thanks,
Stefan

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JJ · Guest

Hi Stefan,

Thanks. I got some MCMS ISAPI filter in the default web site and I had
removed them. Thanks once again.

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