Web Deployment Tool (MS Deploy)

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:17:46 GMT

The WhatIF flag throws the error.

BUT

It actually works! thanks Katerina!

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:38:54 GMT

-dependencyFailureLevel:off did not work for me, i get the same error again.

I get the same error:

Error: The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool 'xxxx' to be in use by the source data but not defined in source data or on the desti
nation machine. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration
issues.

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:03:36 GMT

any cookies for me :)

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

kateroh — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:23:02 GMT

It turns out that this is a bug in RC that will be fixed in RTW release.
For now, as a workaround, you can disable the dependency check and proceed with the sync:

-dependencyFailureLevel:off

Thank you for reporting the issue!

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:37:05 GMT

Thanks, I did install it on my Server now.

my source & destination are both same...its is my server which I am trying to access it remotely.

I tried to copy the files from ONE folder to another, and was successful with the following :

msdeploy -verb:sync -source:dirpath=C:\xxxxx\7-8,computerName=\\server-002 -dest:dirpath=C:\xxxxx\7-10,computerName=\\server-002

But when I try to acess it though the AppPool by the following:

msdeploy -verb:sync -source:manifest=7-8.xml,computername=\\server-002 -dest:manifest=7-10.xml,computername=\\server-002 -enableLink:AppPoolExtension -enableLink:ContentExtension > msdeploysync.log

I get this error:

-----------

Error: The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to be in us
e by the source data but not defined in source data or on the destination machin
e. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration issues.
Error: [Error]The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to b
e in use by the source data but not defined in source data or on the destination
machine. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration issues
.
Error count: 2

----------

Why do you think I am unable to access the AppPool 7-8

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

kateroh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:10:36 GMT

Yes, you need to install MSDeploy on your destination (same version as in the source). You will also need to make sure MSDeploy agent is started on the remote machine:
net start msdepsvc

You can refer to the Remote section of this article: Troubleshooting Common MSDeploy Issues

Also, your destination manifest file should be on the remote machine, so you should specify the physical path of the destination manifest in -dest:manifest.

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:29:59 GMT

do we have to install MSDEPLOY on the remote server to use it as a Source/Destination.

Following is the detailed error I receive :

Error: The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to be in us
e by the source data but not defined in source data or on the destination machin
e. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration issues.
Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DependencyCheckBlockException: [Error]The AppPoolNotFou
nd dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to be in use by the source data but
not defined in source data or on the destination machine. Applications referenc
ing this app pool will have configuration issues.
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DependencyRuleHandler.PreSync(DeploymentSyncConte
xt context)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentSyncContext.ProcessSync(DeploymentObjec
t destinationObject, DeploymentObject sourceObject)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncToInternal(DeploymentObject
destObject, DeploymentSyncOptions syncOptions, PayloadTable payloadTable, Conten
tRootTable contentRootTable)
   at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentObject.SyncTo(DeploymentProviderOptions
providerOptions, DeploymentBaseOptions baseOptions, DeploymentSyncOptions syncO
ptions)
   at MSDeploy.MSDeploy.Execute()
   at MSDeploy.MSDeploy.Main(String[] unusedArgs)
Error count: 2

when i run:

---------------------

C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy>msdeploy -verb:sync -source:manifest=7
-8.xml,computername=\\server-002 -dest:manifest=7-10.xml,computername=\\webdev-0
02 -whatif -enableLink:AppPoolExtension -debug -enableLink:ContentExtension > ms
deploysync.log

Does Server-002 require a MSDEPLOY install?

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:55:49 GMT

What I am trying to achive is:

Create a new website from an original website. The new website is an empty folder right now, with an appPool & website created in the IIS.

The old site has all the files & appPool & website created on the same Server

-----------------------

The app pool dependencies are below.

C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy>msdeploy -verb:getDependencies -
source:metakey=lm/w3svc/1378685816,computername=\\server-002
<dependencyInfo>
<dependencies>
    <dependency name="AnonymousAuthentication" />
    <dependency name="WindowsAuthentication" />
</dependencies>
<apppoolsInUse>
    <apppoolInUse name="7-8" definitionIncluded="False" />
</apppoolsInUse>
<isapis>
    <isapi dll="C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\httpodbc.dll" enabled="False" />
</isapis>
</dependencyInfo>

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:51:15 GMT

Bad luck to me. I get the following error

--------------------------
Error: The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to be in us
e by the source data but not defined in source data or on the destination machin
e. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration issues.
Error: [Error]The AppPoolNotFound dependency check found the AppPool '7-8' to b
e in use by the source data but not defined in source data or on the destination
machine. Applications referencing this app pool will have configuration issues
.
Error count: 2

--------------------------

when i run:

C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy>msdeploy -verb:sync -source:mani
fest=7-8.xml,computername=\\server-002 -dest:manifest=7-10.xml,computername=\\server-002 -whatif -enableLink:ContentExtension > msdeploysync.log

& both the manifest files are in the same folder of Microsoft web deploy.

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:19 GMT

Thanks Katerina on ur suggestion to create the manifest file.

I am now running the command, let me update this after everthing goes smoothly.

thanks again for your help.

Re: How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

kateroh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:06:09 GMT

You need to sync your database separately as it is not automatically pulled into sync by MSDeploy. Better yet, you can create a manifest file that will tell MSDeploy what resources to pull from the source and what resources to create on the destination. You will need to write something like:

Source manifest:

<MSDeploy.metakey>
<metakey path="lm/w3svc/1378685816" />
<dbFullSql path="<connection string or physical path to the source database>" />
</MSDeploy.metakey>

Destination manifest:

<MSDeploy.metakey>
<metakey path="lm/w3svc/239781418" />
<dbFullSql path="<connection string or physical path to the destination database>" />
</MSDeploy.metakey>

And do the sync using the manifest provider:

msdeploy -verb:sync -source:manifest=<path to source manifest>,computername=\\server-002 -dest:manifest=<path to destination manifest>,computername=\\server-002 -whatif –enableLink:ContentExtension > msdeploysync.log

Where -enableLink:ContentExtension will also solve your problem with pulling in the content.

Hope this helps!

How to copy the actual files & database for a server to another.

spyinsky — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:44:32 GMT

I have used the following command to copy a site on remote server to one more site on the same remote server.

C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy>msdeploy -verb:sync -source:meta
key=lm/w3svc/1378685816,computername=\\server-002 -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/2397814
18,computername=\\server-002 -whatif > msdeploysync.log

But it did not copy any files OR copy any database of it.

How to copy the files & the sql database?