Out-of-Cluster Deployment of a Web Application Fails Silently

When you attempt to perform an out-of-cluster deployment of a Web application, this attempt may fail silently (the job status indicates success) if the application’s virtual directory was not created through the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Virtual Directory Creation Wizard.
Microsoft Application Center 2000 does not deploy a Web application out of cluster if the VR_PATH metabase value is missing for that application in the metabase. IIS does not create a VR_PATH value in the metabase for directories that are contained within your home directory; therefore, applications created in directories that are contained within your home directory cannot be deployed by Application Center 2000.
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a “Hotfix download available” section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Note The “Hotfix download available” form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The Rdrviis.dll file is modified to log error event 5049 when you replicate a Web application for which no VR_PATH is defined. If you receive an error event 5049 while replicating a Web application, you need to create the VR_PATH value in the metabase for that virtual directory.

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time       Version    Size    File name
   ------------------------------------------------------
   02/18/2002   05:20 PM   1.0.441.5  23,520  rdrviis.dll
				

Follow these steps to create the VR_PATH value for any virtual directory:

  1. In the IIS snap-in, select the Web site to which you want to add a directory.
  2. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Virtual Directory.
  3. Use the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard to complete this task.

If you are using the NT file system (NTFS), you can also create a virtual directory by doing the following: Right-click a directory in Windows Explorer, click Sharing, and then select the Web Sharing property sheet.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2. To download Application Center 2000 SP2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
The hotfix in this article will only log an error in the event log. To work around this issue, use one of the methods listed in the “Workaround” section of this article.

Article ID: 317026 – Last Review: July 30, 2012 – Revision: 3.0


Applies to
  • Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
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