ASK

• How can I move an existing, customized DNN instance/portal/install (4.9.0) from server A (Windows Server 2003) to a new server B (Windows Server 2008)?

STEPS I have tried:

• Installed DNN 4.9.0 on new server B  (and successfully verified plain vanilla site/portal, via http://localhost/DNNl)
• Copied all files within my DNN directory (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\DNN was the main install dir) from server A to server B
• Copied related existing databases (DNN, UserLoginDb) from one sql server 2005 box (DNN instance on server A users these - these are known good working productioin copies) to new sql server 2008 box (server B will be using these).  Currently created a DNN-Test DB on sql server 2008 to setup plain vanilla DNN instance on server B.
• Changed web.config file info so that DB's point to sql server 2008 login info (for new server B)
• <connectionStrings> and <appSettings>
• Tried to hit url locally to load the ported site:
• -> http://localhost/DNN
• Result: from IE: 

  Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Is there a better way to approach this porting effort of an existing DNN instance on one server to another? 

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi!  Thanks for the reply.

What you have outlined above is essentially what I have done....

1)  I created a new directory and virtual directory on new web server B C:\intepub\wwwroot\DNN

      - Set permissions so that NetworkService has full control (both in directory in virtual directory)

      - Set the virtual directory to "Conver to Application"

2) Copied entire DNN database to another server

     - Copied all files from web server A c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DNN to web server B c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DNN

3) Restored Db on another db server C (SQL Server 2008)

4) Changed web.config to point to new Db Server C

5) Set permissions as per mystep in  #1.  That is, I set the NETWORK_SERVICE to have full control of the virtual directory (DNN) and directory (c:\inetpub\wwwroot\DNN)

    - AM I missing any other IIS settings here?

I still get the following error when I hit the following url via IE:  http://localhost/DNN

  - "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"

If the site url on the new server is different from that on the old server, have you added the new url to the database's PortalAlias table?

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