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itpromike -> Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 10:06:54 AM)

What would happen if I copied the wwwroot folder from my old exchange server to the new one... would the website look and be configured the same for the webaccess? Or would that royaly screw stuff up?



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 10:27:24 AM)

Actually, OWA doesn't anything at all from the wwwroot folder.  The basic framework is produced programatically (by an ISAPI extension called DAVEX.DLL), and it also uses some images and javascript files in the Program Files\Exchsrvr\Exchweb heirarchy.



de.blackman -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 10:29:46 AM)

Are you talking about forms based authentication used by exchange 2003 or have you actually created your own custom logon page for exchange? The reason I ask is because Exchange form based authentication (FBA) doesnt even look at the wwwroot folder. It uses Exchweb folder for creating the dynamic look of OWA.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 10:52:16 AM)

Well I'll tell you what I'm trying to do/thinking. There are two exchange servers beside me right now on one domain. I'm just an AD admin guy charged with the task of now configuring a new exchange server which I've never done... ANYHOW I followed the industry standard steps of installing exchange... now the OWA portion of the new server they want to be setup like the old server...the only difference about the process is the name of the server is different obviously and the IP. I was thinking if there was a way to copy the configuration of OWA/IIS from the old server to the new server and then just going into the properties and changing the IP or server name instances in the configurations to the new server information. Is there any way to import the webaccess and/or IIS configuration of the old server to the new one? As it stands now when I type <newserver ip address/exchange> a login box pops up, but I type <old server ip/exchange> it pops up with an actual website etc.. that users can see and has a few options for them to login.... Any of this make sense?



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:13:05 AM)

It sounds like you just need to enable Forms-based Authentication on the new server.  Go to Exchange System Manager - Servers/Servername/Protocols/HTTP/Default Exchange Virtual Server/Properties , and enable FBA.  Not that FBA requires an SSL cert on the server.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:25:40 AM)

FBA is actually enabled... I'm not sure what I"m doing wrong.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:28:11 AM)

Hmm... now when I type (https://NewServerIP/exchange) it gives me a page cannot be displayed...Hmmm...



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:28:27 AM)

Does the new server have a valid SSL certificate installed?  If so, then go into IIS Manager, and look at the properties of the VDir named Exchange.  Make sure that SSL is required.



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:30:05 AM)

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ORIGINAL: itpromike

Hmm... now when I type (https://NewServerIP/exchange) it gives me a page cannot be displayed...Hmmm...


Does it say anything else, other than 'Page cannot be displayed'?  Hopefully, there will be an error code (like 500 or 404:2) and description.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:41:39 AM)

Actually no, there isn't a certificate installed(forgot about that sorry) I did uncheck the SSL option...but still page cannot be displayed.



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:44:01 AM)

So now even after you login, it no longer works?  Is there nothing else displayed in the browser besides 'page cannot be displayed'?  There should be a status code, or error message.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:44:10 AM)

Actually, now that I've unchecked the SSL option it's letting me login using the login name/password popup... For some reason I just can't get it to load the OWA website when I go there... I have the default.html file etc.. of the old server and when I double click that of course it works but when I just use the IP address for the new server/exchange it won't bring up the page... and even when I go into IIS and right click on the website and click browse...it won't bring up the page....



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:44:51 AM)

Thank you for taking the time to help me BTW, it's GREATLY appreciated mate.



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 11:46:41 AM)

No prob.  Anyway, you want to use FBA, but when you enable SSL, you get an error message 'Page cannot be displayed'.  Unfortunately, this doesn't help very much.  Is anything else displayed, besides 'Page cannot be displayed'.



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 12:01:25 PM)

Ok so here it is... When I got to IIS manager and right click on the website and click browse... It's page cannot be displayed, when I actually open up IE and type the server ip/exchange it prompts me for a user name and password but I don't see the actual page thats in default.html etc... NOW if I go into the properties of exchange virtual dierectory and change it to SSL in IIS manager it still says page cannot be displayed, but when I type the serverip/exchange it doesn't want to go through it gives me a message about https etc...(which is of course because SSL is enabled) so I use (http://serverip/exchange) and THEN it now says error 403.4(because I'm now required to use https: since require SSL is checked.) So if I actually type https://serverip/exchange it gives me the page cannot be displayed message again, but no error #. Make sense? This leads me to believe that even after I install the certificate on this server which I will be doing shortly, the page still won't be displayed and I don't. know why that is... SOMEHOW I have to get this freaking webpage displayed instead of the popup for username/password and I don't know what I"m doing wrong lol.



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 12:06:34 PM)

There may be a problem with the cert.  How about if you use HTTPS to go to the server's Default Web Site with https://servername .  Note that you don't actually have to /require/ SSL in order to use https:// .



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 12:22:41 PM)

When I type https://servername it is page cannot be displayed but when I type https://serverip the actual website does come up. There isnt' anything wrong with the certificate I haven't installed it  yet or the Certificate service for that matter. I just wanted to get this website running before I did all that...one doesn't require the other does it? Also I'm a bit confused... when I type in  https://serverIP it goes to the website... but when I go to IIS manager and click on browse the website.. page cannot be displayed...?



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 12:36:17 PM)

This is actually quite interesting. NOW When I type (http://serverIP) I get the website. When I type (https://serverIP) I get page cannot be displayed. When I type (http://serverIP/exchange) I get the login username/password popup box. When I type (https://serverIP/exchange) I get page cannot be displayed. When I type (http://servername) I get the website, when I type (http://servername/exchange) I get the login popup box. If I type (https://servername) page cannot displayed and when I type (https://servername/exchange) page cannot be displayed. And yet still when I right click on the website in IIS and click browse... it says page cannot be displayed.... Confusing.... or maybe it all makes sense to you and I'm just blind... lol



leederbyshire -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 1:09:37 PM)

It sounds like it may be a certificate problem, rather than an Exchange problem.  Did you buy the cert, or issue it yourself?



itpromike -> RE: Copying wwwroot folder? (22.Jan.2007 1:12:54 PM)

Ok I understand what's going on now... I copied the default.html file from the old server to the new one... all that file is, is an html file that redirects to (mail.companyname.com) which resolves to the old servers ip address. SO NOW I'm left with this.. when I enable FBA it still prompts me with a login box instead of the OWA website. When I type in http://servername/exchange or http://serverIP/exchange it always has the login popup box. I for the life of me can't get the OWA website to display... All you have to do is enable FBA on the Exchange virtual directory in IIS right? And there is a default OWA website it displays... is that correct?



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