SAP Note

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Symptom

Automatic creation of website fails during installation of Content Server on Windows 2008

Other Terms

Windows 2008, Content Server, IIS 7.5

Reason and Prerequisites

Installation of Content Server on Windows 2008 with IIS 7.5

Solution

In case there is no website created after installation of SAP Content Server on IIS, then the website can be created manually. Please follow the steps below:

1. Go to Internet Information Services Manager from Start Menu >> Admintrative tools >> IIS manager

a) or Start Menu >> Run >> "Inetmgr"

2. Right Click on Sites >> "Add Website" to create a new Website.

a) Site name

b) port

c) Physical Path

d) Application Pool >> Select "DefaultAppPool"

e) Click "OK"

f) Website will be created.

3. Right click on the newly created website >> "Add Application"

a) Alias "ContentServer"

b) Application Pool >> Select "AppPool_ContentServer"

c) Physical Path

d) Click "OK" Content Server Application will be created.

4. Double Click on the website >> Handler Mappings

a) Select "ISAPI.dll" from the list >> Edit Feature Permissions

b) Check the tick boxes for "Script" and "Execute"

c) Click "OK"

5. Double Click on the website >> Handler Mappings

a) Enable "Anonymous Authentication"

b) Enable "Basic Authentication"

c) Enable "Windows Authentication"

1823408 - Manual Creation of Website on Windows 2008 Server

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6. Double Click on the IIS Server name >> ISAPI and CGI Restrictions >> Click on "Add"

a) ISAPI or CGI Path

b) Description "ContentServer.dll"

c) Check the tick box "Allow extension path to execute"

d) Click "OK"

7. Content Server website can now be tested with the URL on a local browser

a) http://:/ContentServer/ContentServer.dll?serverInfo

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References

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SAP Notes

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SAP Notes (2)

Software Component From Rel. To Rel. And Subsequent

CONTSERV 6.40 6.40

514500 Importing Support Packages for the SAP Content Server 1399009 Content Server 6.40 on Windows Server 2008 and Win2008 R2

1399009 Content Server 6.40 on Windows Server 2008 and Win2008 R2 514500 Importing Support Packages for the SAP Content Server