What is the difference between DefaultAppPool and Classic .NET AppPool in IIS7?

IIS7 has some major changes to better support WCF and one of the key pieces is the new integrated application pool. This session from PDC talks about some of these challenges from the perspective of making WCF services perform better: http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/TL38/ This page has a good overview of IIS7 architecture: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/101/introduction-to-iis7-architecture/. I’ve included some of … Read more

How to redirect a URL path in IIS?

Format the redirect URL in the following way: stuff.mysite.org.uk$S$Q The $S will say that any path must be applied to the new URL. $Q says that any parameter variables must be passed to the new URL. In IIS 7.0, you must enable the option Redirect to exact destination. I believe there must be an option … Read more

Understanding IIS 7 log files

Take a look at the top of your log file and you’ll see something like this: #Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.5 #Version: 1.0 #Date: 2011-04-13 19:02:34 #Fields: date time s-ip cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query s-port cs-username c-ip cs(User-Agent) sc-status sc-substatus sc-win32-status time-taken The #Fields row will tell you what each value represents. In your case, … Read more

How to register ASP.NET 2.0 to web server(IIS7)?

ASP .NET 2.0: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir ASP .NET 4.0: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir Run Command Prompt as Administrator to avoid the …requested operation requires elevation error aspnet_regiis.exe should no longer be used with IIS7 to install ASP.NET Open Control Panel Programs\Turn Windows Features on or off Internet Information Services World Wide Web Services Application development Features ASP.Net <== … Read more