Rebuilding Exchange 2007 IIS Default Web Site

jbaello

I'm trying to find out if there is any commands or configuration that I can run to rebuild Exchange 2007 IIS Default Web Site configuration, this is where OWA is configured etc.

I was also curious if you remove Default Web Site, is there anyway to restore it? without uninstalling/reinstalling Exchange 07?


Thanks...

royal

New-OWAVirtualDirectory -OwaVirtualDirectory -OWAVersion "Exchange2007" -Name "owa" -Website "Default Website"
New-OWAVirtualDirectory -OwaVersion:Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Mailboxes -Name "exchange" -WebSiteName "Default Website"
New-OWAVirtualDirectory -OwaVersion:Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType PublicFolders -Name "public" -WebSiteName "Default Website"
New-OWAVirtualDirectory -OwaVersion:Exchange2003or2000 -VirtualDirectoryType Exchweb -Name "exchweb" -WebSiteName "Default Website"

jbaello

Sweet Royal, this is very helpful Thanks!!! dang it I never saw this on the vids... was this on CBT?

jbaello

Here's the command I was trying to test, it gives me an error.

New-OwaVirtualDirectory -ApplicationRoot "system.string" -DomainController "w2k3en32-s05.soggyrice.local" -OwaVersion "Exchange2007" -WebSiteName "default website"
New-OwaVirtualDirectory : Exchange server "w2k3en64-s04.soggyrice.local" was not found. Please make sure you have typed it correctly.
At line:1 char:24+ New-OwaVirtualDirectory <<<< -ApplicationRoot "system.string" -DomainController "w2k3en32-s05.soggyrice.local" -OwaVersion "Exchange2007" -WebSiteName "default website"

The specified Domain Controller is infact my AD/DC FQDN.

astorrs

Can you post the error?

jbaello

astorrs wrote:

Can you post the error?

The error is the 2nd line...

jbaello

This is the correct command, and yes I succesfully run "remove-owavirtualdirector" cmdlet.

The WWW Publishing Service has been stopped priot to invoking this cmdlet.

Cmdlet:
New-OwaVirtualDirectory -ApplicationRoot "system.string" -DomainController "w2k3en32-s05.soggyrice.local" -OwaVersion "Exchange2007" -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

Error:

New-OwaVirtualDirectory : An error occurred while creating the IIS virtual directory 'IIS://w2k3en64-s03.soggyrice.local/W3SVC/1/ROOT/owa' on 'W2K3EN64-S03'.
At line:1 char:24+ New-OwaVirtualDirectory <<<< -ApplicationRoot "system.string" -DomainController "w2k3en32-s05.soggyrice.local" -OwaVersion "Exchange2007" -WebSiteName "Default Web Site"

astorrs

Sorry I missed that. All the PowerShell syntax kinda blurred together.

Others seem to have had the same problem. Can you double check that IIS isn't running in 32-bit compatibility mode?

To switch IIS to 64-bit mode from the command prompt run the following:
cscript c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET /w3svc/AppPools/Enable32BitAppOnWin64 False

(I remembered this all started after you installed GFI MailArchiver, since it uses IIS it might have enabled it)

royal

jbaello wrote:

Sweet Royal, this is very helpful Thanks!!! dang it I never saw this on the vids... was this on CBT?

No this wasn't on CBT. I just know the PowerShell command New-OWAVirtualDirectory so I looked up the commands to rebuild the Exchange 2007 specific directories and the 2003 specific directories. There are other directories though such as Autodiscover and EWS, Etc...

For Autodiscover, you would do new-Autodiscovervirtualdirectory.

I don't see a new-ewsvirtualdirectory.

So not really sure what we'd do for that directory.


Edit: Just found this -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320202

Apparently, you have to re-install IIS and then re-install the CAS role to get the Autodiscover/EWS(Availability) stuff going. You can then run the PowerShell commands at the bottom of the article on your Mailbox Server.

jbaello

royal wrote:

jbaello wrote:

Sweet Royal, this is very helpful Thanks!!! dang it I never saw this on the vids... was this on CBT?

No this wasn't on CBT. I just know the PowerShell command New-OWAVirtualDirectory so I looked up the commands to rebuild the Exchange 2007 specific directories and the 2003 specific directories. There are other directories though such as Autodiscover and EWS, Etc...

For Autodiscover, you would do new-Autodiscovervirtualdirectory.

I don't see a new-ewsvirtualdirectory.

So not really sure what we'd do for that directory.


Edit: Just found this -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320202

Apparently, you have to re-install IIS and then re-install the CAS role to get the Autodiscover/EWS(Availability) stuff going. You can then run the PowerShell commands at the bottom of the article on your Mailbox Server.

This is the most comprehensive approach in rebuilding Exchange 2007 IIS Components.

Thanks!!!

HeroPsycho

royal wrote:

I don't see a new-ewsvirtualdirectory.

So not really sure what we'd do for that directory.

FYI, it's New-WebServicesVirtualDirectory with applicable MS linkage...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125176(EXCHG.80).aspx

jbaello

jbaello wrote:

royal wrote:

jbaello wrote:

Sweet Royal, this is very helpful Thanks!!! dang it I never saw this on the vids... was this on CBT?

No this wasn't on CBT. I just know the PowerShell command New-OWAVirtualDirectory so I looked up the commands to rebuild the Exchange 2007 specific directories and the 2003 specific directories. There are other directories though such as Autodiscover and EWS, Etc...

For Autodiscover, you would do new-Autodiscovervirtualdirectory.

I don't see a new-ewsvirtualdirectory.

So not really sure what we'd do for that directory.


Edit: Just found this -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=320202

Apparently, you have to re-install IIS and then re-install the CAS role to get the Autodiscover/EWS(Availability) stuff going. You can then run the PowerShell commands at the bottom of the article on your Mailbox Server.

This is the most comprehensive approach in rebuilding Exchange 2007 IIS Components.

Thanks!!!

This worked fine, except some cmdlets.

https://webmail.soggyrice.com/owa