IIS 6 to IIS 7 Migration
Posted by Alicia at 3/23/2009 11:06 AM 
Categories: Windows Shared Hosting
Tags: Shared Hosting Windows
Categories: Windows Shared Hosting
Tags: Shared Hosting Windows
Because of popular demand we have added an option to migrate your Windows hosting account from IIS 6 to IIS 7. This button can be found in 'IIS Settings' under 'Content' in the Hosting Control Center. Please note the following before migrating.
-This process requires you to backup your database(s), remove manually and then restore after the upgrade.
- Once your account is configured with IIS 7, you cannot downgrade to IIS 6.
For more information on IIS, see these IIS help articles.
-This process requires you to backup your database(s), remove manually and then restore after the upgrade.
- Once your account is configured with IIS 7, you cannot downgrade to IIS 6.
For more information on IIS, see these IIS help articles.
Ah man, too late. I already canceled everything and recreated the websites. Ah well, that's what I get for being impatient.
Is there any chance to get .Net 3.5 SP1 on the IIS7 Servers?
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Sorry for the delayed response. Go ahead and give our support team a call. They can put in the request.
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Can you tell me how long the migration process takes? How long will my site be down for? Thanks, Richard.
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Anywhere from 30 minutes to 72 hours.
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Thank you, thank you! I was waiting for a good time where I could do all the steps necessary the old way (download my entire site, cancel my account, open a new account, wait for account to be set up, upload everything back up, set up my databases, and request a credit from support for my old account), and this just eliminated about 90% of the headaches involved.
Will my e-mail service be interrupted? For example, if you're hosting example.com for me and I have an e-mail address of ron@example.com, then I do the upgrade to IIS 7, will e-mail sent to my account get bounced back while the upgrade is taking place?
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Actually, you don't have to back up your file before upgrading to IIS-7 - Godaddy will do it for you. I found their service exceptional!
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That's what we like to hear! Thanks!
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Thank you, Robert, I know. I was just trying to emphasize to others how much easier it is now. But I still don't know if my e-mail will be interrupted during the upgrade.
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Hi,
I have been regularly recommending discountasp as our preferred vendor to all of my IT clients for the past few years. Based on this blog, I tried the godaddy service. After setting up a complex .net site, its SQL 2005 DB and file permissions for file upload, I think i am going to bring all my business to you. The set up interface is top notch, thanks again!!
-Tejas
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So glad to hear this! Thanks!
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My site has been unavailable after the IIS 7 migration. Traffic analysis from google analytics just prove that the visitors cannot also access the website.
It keeps asking for a username and password even when i have files uploaded.
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I do see that the issue has been addressed and should be resolved.
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