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KMcDermott
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Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/5/2005 9:30:52
Hello folks...
looking for some general points, suggestions, recommendations, etc on the process of migrating a FPSE 2002 (5.0.2.4330) enabled site currently running on an IIS5 Win2K Adv Server box to one running IIS 6 Win2003 Web Edition (32 bit).
Looks like IIS 6 includes FPSE 2002 within their Application server configurations (not sure of exact version).
SSL Certificate will be "moved" in accordance with Verisign's procedures. Content should be straightforward... re-publish entire site to new box.
What about administratively?
FrontPage Publishing groups?
Users & Roles?
Windows Accounts (non-domain users)?
Another *assumption* is that any applications (PDF Writer, etc) will need to be re-installed from original media nad patched appropriately...
any other GOTCHAS I need to be on the lookout for?
any nice whitepapers out there for procedures like this?
Thanks Much.
>Kevin
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rdouglass
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RE: Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/5/2005 9:58:29
Some common things I see when going from 2K to 2K3:
1. Parent paths. By default Parent Paths are not enabled in IIS6 That is usually a reference to an include file like "../../myfile.htm". Depending on how many sites are on this server, I'd suggest to *not* enable them and use virtual includes when necessary as in:
<!-- #include virtual="/includes/myfile.asp" -->
2. ASP is not turned on by default like previous versions of IIS. Be sure to turn it on.
3. Sometimes some authentication can be different and you have to change a policy or two regarding "always using encryption - enabled" or something to that effect. I cannot remember specifically but if you're using Integrated Windows Authentication, there is a small security policy setting that usually needs to be changed. That may not be an issue with the Web Edition but I'm not sure.
Those are 3 that come to mind. Hope it helps.
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coreybryant
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RE: Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/5/2005 19:08:42
You also should need to create the FP user groups once thru the FP Admin URL and that should be enough. Make sure the email address is set up and make sure (if appropriate) the mail IP is whitelisted. And yes any components that you had installed previously will need to be reinstalled
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KMcDermott
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RE: Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/6/2005 8:44:11
thanks for the tips...
any issues with going from FPSE 5.0.2.4330 to 5.0.2.5012?
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coreybryant
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RE: Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/6/2005 10:56:37
There should not be. There are actually a few clients on the IIS 6 / Windows 2003 running the lower version of FPSE extensions and they report no problems
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KMcDermott
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RE: Seeking server migration advice - 2000 -> 2003 - 12/6/2005 12:29:25
Okay...
so after a bit of testing, looks like you can use the ADDUSERS command-line tool to create a delimited text file of Windows Users and Groups to then upload to the 2003 box (make sure to do a FIND > REPLACE in the text file before importing, and replace the old computer name with the new one so that local groups are named apporpriately)...
any chance theres a way to export the FPWeb users/groups/roles data, and then import it again elsewhere?
what about web info such as subwebs, virtual folders, etc?
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