Scott Forsyth's Blog
Postings on IIS, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Webfarms and general system admin.
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IIS URL Rewrite – Redirect multiple domain names to one
Consider this a 2nd part to IIS URL Rewrite – rewriting non-www to www. Reader Rubens asked about redirecting multiple domain names in a single rule. That’s a good question and worth writing a part II blog post about it.
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IIS URL Rewrite – rewriting non-www to www
If you’re using IIS 7.0 (or 7.5), URL Rewrite is a valuable tool, well worth installing and using.
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The SID Myth
Note: Ignore everything below. Others have said and I've confirmed first-hand that unique SIDs are required. You cannot clone machines with the same SID and join them to a domain controller that was also created from the same base clone. They must be re-SIDed. Since the NewSID utility isn't officially available or supported anymore, sysprep is required to give it a new SID.
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Web Deployment Tool released to web (RTW)
The final release of the Web Deployment Tool (aka Web Deploy or MsDeploy) has been released to the web. This is likely more significant than many people realize.
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Hyper-V – getting host information from the guest VM
Sometimes it’s necessary to find out host machine information from a particular guest virtual machine.
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Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 7
Keyboard shortcuts can be huge time savers, so I’ve been pleased to see the many additional shortcuts and mouse movements supported with Windows 7.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS Issues
I recently upgraded my home Windows Server 2008 Domain Controller to R2. The upgrade process itself wasn’t too much work but was a bit more than ‘next, next, finish’ because the AD schema needed to be updated and the installer required that WSUS be uninstalled first. But, those weren’t a big deal.
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Understanding Reverse Proxy Servers – and the Mailman
Ok, the goal isn’t to learn about the mailman, but he’s going to come in handy later.
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Creating WinPE with Integration Services for Hyper-V
At ORCS Web, we’re using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and have it set to deploy new images to physical or virtual hardware.
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Visual Studio 2010 1-Click Publishing
When it comes to deploying websites, many developers and companies have unique and creative ways to handle deployment. While some have fully workable solutions, I believe that there is a lot of room for growth to bring powerful and straight forward publishing tools to the masses and to support mature publishing methods for simple and complex sites alike.