How to install Sense/Net from source package (IIS 6.0)

Installing Sense/Net on IIS6 is not supported from Sense/Net version 6.1

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Overview

In this document we would like to guide you through the installation process of Sense/Net. We hope that you will encounter no complications during installation, or later on while working with Sense/Net. If you come across a bug by any chance, or have questions concerning our product, feel free to contact us at our forum.

This document describes the steps of installing SenseNet 6.0 on machines with IIS 6.0.

In case you use IIS 7.0 or IIS 7.5, please read the following howto: How to install Sense/Net from source package (IIS 7.5 and IIS 7.0)

Steps

1. Download Sense/Net

Download the Sense/Net source package. The latest version of this package is available on our CodePlex page.

2. Extract the package

Extract the package to a folder of your choice, we will refer to this location as sourceroot later on.

3. Configure IIS

1. Start IIS Manager

Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager (Control Panel/Administration tools)

2. Right click Web Sites folder, select New Web Site...

Import application

3. Next

Import application

4. Add name of your web site,next->

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5. Next

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5. Set your Physical path to: %sourceroot%\Source\SenseNet\WebSite, and allow anonymous acces,next->

Import application

6. Check in read and Run scripts , next ->

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7. Finish

Import application

8. Right Click on the Application Pools, select New Application Pool.

Import application

9. Application pool ID: SenseNet APP, click OK.

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10. Now right click on your web site (SenseNet6) in Web Sites folder, and select Properties

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11. Select Home Directory tab.

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12. Set the Application pool to SenseNet APP.

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14. Click Insert Button in the window that popped up.

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16. Uncheck "Verify that File exits" , and click OK.

Make sure you use the right path (this path can be different in different systems)

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17. Click OK again.

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18. Go to Documents tab, and uncheck "Enable default content page"

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19. Go to ASP.NET tab, check "ASP.NET version" (set 2.0..., if other is chosen)

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20. Go to Directory Security tab, click Edit button in Authentication and acces control area.

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21. Check in Enable anonymous acces, and uncheck Integrated Windows authentication. Click OK.

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23. Select your web site (SenseNet6), right click on Upload folder, and select properties.

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24. Check in Write, click OK.

Import application

4. Set up database connection

The easiest way to set up database connection is creating an Alias in your SQL Server Configuration Manager.

4.2. Right Click on Aliases, then select New Alias

Creating new alias

4.3. Set up the new Alias

Setting the porperties

Use the values from the following table (you have to replace DB_SERVER_NAME to the name of your sql server instance)

Caption text

Property name	Property value
Alias	MySenseNetContentRepositoryDatasource
Protocol	Named Pipes
Server	DB_SERVER_NAME

5. Open the solution

To open your solution in Visual Studio there must be a running IIS Site, which is configured to %sourceroot%\Source\SenseNet\WebSite.

Open %sourceroot%\Source\SenseNet\SenseNet.sln in Visual Studio 2008

6. Rebuild the entire solution

Rebuild the entire solution

7. Run install script

To run this script you need to have administrative rights for the SQL Server instance.

Run the install script: %sourceroot%\Deployment\InstallSenseNet.bat

8. Set up permissions

The identity of the application pool running the site must be (at least) the dbowner of SenseNetContentRepository database. (Hint: if your app pool is running in the name of ApplicationPoolIdentity you may create a new login for IIS APPPOOL\<application pool name> in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (don't search for this user, just type it in) and grant db_owner permissions).

9. Installation finished

You can browse your application on http://localhost .

Related links

How to install Sense/Net from web deployment package (IIS 7.5 and IIS 7.0)

How to install Sense/Net from source package (IIS 7.5 and IIS 7.0)

How to install Sense/Net from web deployment package (IIS 6.0)