Re: IIS 6 migration tool and FPSE2002.

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From: RAM GANESAN (ramganesan_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/17/04


Date: 17 Aug 2004 06:05:39 -0700

Thanks a bunch, Jim. The details on IIS 6 migration tool was superb. I
really appreciate your help.

Ram

"Jim B \(MSFT\)" <jbrother@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<uSmYte#gEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> Hi RAM
>
> Regarding your questions ...
>
>
> 1. What are the event logs and where could I find them?
> -Are you wanting to know about the NT Event logs or the IIS log
> files? You can access the NT event log from Start, right-click My Computer,
> click Manage, in the Computer Management snap-in, expand Event Viewer.
> -For the IIS log files, go to <system
> drive>\Windows\System32\LogFiles\W3SVC1.
>
> 2. What (in simple words) does the IIS 6.0 migration tool do? Where can I
> get some decent documentation on this?
> The IIS 6.0 migration tool will help you migrate you existing IIS setup (IIS
> 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0) to IIS 6.0.
>
> Here's a hearty blurb from the migration tool documentation:
>
> You can migrate Web content to target servers running Windows Server 2003
> and IIS 6.0 from source servers that are running the following:
>
> · IIS 4.0 running on the Microsoft® Windows NT® Server operating
> system
>
> · IIS 5.0 running on the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server operating
> system
>
> · IIS 6.0 running on Windows Server 2003
>
>
>
> Important
>
> The IIS 6.0 Migration Tool cannot be used on source or target servers
> that are running IIS 6.0 in IIS 5.0 isolation mode. Your source and target
> servers must be running IIS 6.0 in worker process isolation mode.
>
>
>
>
> The migration tool does the following:
>
> · Backs up the IIS metabase configuration on the target server.
>
> · Migrates Web site content from the source server to the target
> server.
>
> You can change the path for migrated content so that it will reside in a new
> location on the target server. You also can choose to migrate only the
> metabase configuration, not the content.
>
> · Copies file system access control lists (ACLs) for migrated
> content.
>
> · Copies the Web site's IIS metabase configuration from the source
> server to the target server.
>
> · Maps IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 application isolation settings to IIS 6.0
> application pool settings.
>
> An application pool is a grouping of URLs that are routed to one or more
> worker processes.
>
> · Writes operations to a log file.
>
> In addition, you can specify that the migration tool should do the
> following:
>
> · Change the Web root directory path from the source server to the
> target server.
>
> · Re-extend Microsoft® FrontPage® Server-extended sites.
>
> · Change the IP address, port, and host-header information of the
> migrated site to new values that you specify.
>
> · Change the site ID.
>
> If you need to migrate multiple Web sites from the source server, you must
> run the migration tool once for each web site that you need to migrate.
>
> The migration tool does not support migrating metabase nodes that are
> located below the site level. Therefore, you cannot use it to migrate an
> individual virtual directory or a Web directory.
>
>
>
> Note
>
> You cannot use the IIS Migration Tool to migrate IIS 6.0-based sites
> to and from the same server.
>
>
>
>
> You can access the IIS 6.0 Migration tool here
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2aefc3e4-ce97-4f25-ace6-127f933a6cd2&displaylang=en).
>
> To access the docs (after installing the tool) click Start, All Programs,
> IIS Resources, IIS 6.0 Migration Tool, IIS 6.0 Migration Tool documentation
> (a Word doc called iisTOOL_mig.doc).
>
> You may want to check out the IIS 6.0 deployment guide
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F31A5FD5-03DB-46D2-9F34-596EDD039EB9&displaylang=en)
> and the IIS 6.0 resource guide
> (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/IIS/6/all/techref/en-us/default.mspx)
> for more detailed info about deploying and running IIS 6.0.
>
>
>
> 3. How do I check if anything / everything is alright after I install
> FrontPage Server extensions?
> I'm going to ask some of our testers about this question. I'll post when I
> have the answer.
>
> -Jim
>
>
>
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> You assume all risk for your use. © 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
> reserved.
>
> "RAM GANESAN" <ramganesan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2dca7102.0408161346.52978ec@posting.google.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Getting right down to business :-)
> >
> > 1. What are the event logs and where could I find them?
> >
> > 2. What (in simple words) does the IIS 6.0 migration tool do? Where
> > can I get some decent documentation on this?
> >
> > 3. How do I check if anything / everything is alright after I install
> > FrontPage Server extensions?
> >
> >
> > Details: Win 20003 / IIS 6.0
> >
> > Thanks a bunch!
> >
> > Ram.
>
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