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OWA HTTP Redirect URL in Exchange 2007 sp1 on server 2008

Posted by Chad McGreanor on July 19, 2009

This is not as easy as it sounds.  Here is what I done.

By default, IIS7 has built-in automatic HTTP Redirect feature which allows us to redirect to any URL without us having to write any custom scripts.

To accomplish the task, you can follow these steps on the CAS server role hosting OWA:

Step 1:

0, install http redirect feature in the IIS role

1,Log on Interne Information Services (IIS) Manager

2, Switch back to Features view of the "Default Web Site" and double click on "Error Pages".

3, In the Actions pane, click on "Edit Feature Settings" and under "Error Responses", select: "Custom Error Pages". Then click OK

4, In the Actions pane, click on "Add" and configure the following

a) Status code: 403.4

b) Click on Respond with a 302 redirect and provide the absolute URL: https://owa.mycompany.com/owa

Note: Make sure you are using "https"

Step 2:

1,Open IIS 7 Manager

2,Highlight the Default Website and ensure we are in the Features View

3, Double click on HTTP Redirect icon

4, Check the option "Redirect requests to this destination:" and type the absolute OWA URL: https://owa.mycompany.com/owa

5, Under Redirect Behavior section, select the option "Only redirect requests to content in this directory (not subdirectories)"

6, From the drop down, select the Status code: Found (302)

7, Click Apply to save the settings

8, Run IISRESET /noforce command in CMD for the settings to take effect.

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IIS 6.0 and Windows Server 2003 Password prompt SQL Reporting Services

Posted by Chad McGreanor on December 18, 2008

I recently installed SQL Reporting Services 2005 without a problem.  So I thought.  After installing the software I ran the configuration tool, and found that I could not access the reportserver site.  I was prompted for a password and no matter what passsword was used, including Administrator I would continue to be prompted.

After some research I remembered during the install of IIS I was prompted for the Windows Server 2003 CD.  I provided the CD and the files required were not found.  I ended up needing to use an I386 folder I had on another server.  I thought that was wierd but it did get installed.  I found out that the software being used was from 1 CD and the software on the server was from another, as I had cloned an image to the server.  Long story short is I had to re-apply Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.  After a reboot everything worked.

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