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7/22/2010 7:58 AM
 
Hi all,

I'm a complete noob when it comes to .NET and IIS (and DotNetNuke installation for that matter as this system was already in place when i got here!)

I'm trying to migrate our current DNN 3.77 Intranet site from our Win2k3 server to a our new Win2k8R2 machine, running IIS7.

I've ran Web Deploy and this has transferred the site but whenever i browse the site on the new server i'm looking at the still running old instance of it on the old server.  If i stop the website on the old server i'm then unable to browse it on the new server.

I had to apply some .NET 1.1 fixes from the IIS.NET site to get rid of this error:

 http://forums.iis.net/t/1160935.aspx

which solved this problem, however i'm not convinced it's all working as it should as our DNN instance runs on .NET 2.  I am aware that the DNN version we are running is very old but we have no need to upgrade as it does everything we want it to.

The database is running on SQL just fine and i've got the website directory all copied across.  All permissions seem to be in order.

I've literally done nothing else past this point as i honestly don't know what it could be and i've posted this on the IIS.NET forum but no-one has come back to me, so i'm assuming it's a DNN issue.

Anyone got ANY ideas?  I'd appreciate any assistance greatly.

Many thanks.


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7/26/2010 4:15 PM
 
Are you running via a different domain name to access the site on the new server?  if so, you will need to add a new entry to the PortalAlias table, then restart the application.

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7/26/2010 4:22 PM
 
hello, I would not use webdeploy to transfer the site - instead just copy the folders and files over (webdeploy can create builds without localization files that are needed). Also, DotNetNuke uses URL's to determine which portal to visit - if you're moving servers log in as host and go to admin->site settings, expand the advanced section and then the portal alias section and add your new site URL in (e.g. http://devserver)

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7/27/2010 5:07 AM
 
Hi guys, Thanks for your replies. It is on the same domain. Oddly enough though i seem to have solved the problem. I believe it was using the wrong ASP.NET setting, but it was something i'd completely overlooked. However, testing the new site shows up a major problem- I’m unable to now log into the site at all! It simply throws you back to the page you were looking at last, no errors or anything. This is the same problem: http://web3.dotnetnuke.com/Community/Forums/tabid/795/forumid/108/threadid/208819/scope/posts/threadpage/2/Default.aspx So ran the following on the old server: C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs get w3svc/anonymoususerpass And got the following password: Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved. anonymoususerpass : (STRING) "`c11XvW4tv8u7}|" So copied this into the password sections on the Anonymous Authentication configuration on new server, with username IUSR_SERVER1 (as it used to be set on old server) and it accepted the password as correct (well, it didn’t state it was wrong which is what happens if you do enter it wrong). Tested site, still nothing. I've checked the usernames are all there in the database, all seems fine. Any ideas??
 
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7/27/2010 5:09 AM
 
Hi guys,

Thanks for you replies.  It's on the same domain yes.  Oddly enough though the problem is solved.  I believe the issue was the site was looking at the wrong ASP.NET configuration - something i'd completely overlooked.

However, testing the new site shows up a major problem- I’m unable to now log into the site at all!  It simply throws you back to the page you were looking at last, no errors or anything.

 

This is the same problem:

 

http://web3.dotnetnuke.com/Community/...

 

So ran the following on the old server:

 

C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs get w3svc/anonymoususerpass

 

And got the following password:

 

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

 

anonymoususerpass               : (STRING) "`c1tX^4tv5u6}|"

 

So copied this into the password sections on the Anonymous Authentication configuration on new server, with username IUSR_SERVER1 (as it used to be set on old server) and it accepted the password as correct (well, it didn’t state it was wrong which is what happens if you do enter it wrong).

 

Tested site, still nothing.

Any ideas?  The usernames are all there in the database.

 
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