Configuring URL Rewrite to Reroute Requests

SkylineGlobe Server installation automatically adds an IIS feature called URL Rewrite and configures it to reroute all SFS and TG requests to SGS. For standard TG/SFS configuration, no additional changes are required though it is recommended to verify that the URL Rewrite is working and review the rewrite conditions. If, however, the SFS/TG server had special configurations, e.g., your SFS application name was SFS2, the URL Rewrite conditions must be updated.

To configure URL Rewrite to reroute requests:

1.      Open the website’s IIS Manager and select the site, and then in the Actions pane, double-click URL Rewrite. The URL Rewrite dialog box is displayed.

2.      Review all rewrite conditions to verify they match your SFS/TG server configurations.

3.      Set the same application pool for both your website and SkylineGlobe Server.

Note:        You will require a known server configuration database security token to enable the new application pool user to connect to the database. If you do not know the token, you can generate one from the Settings page in SGS Manager. See “Setting SkylineGlobe Server Settings” in the “SkylineGlobe Server Settings” chapter for information.

4.      If the same application pool cannot be used, edit the inbound rules under the URL Rewrite module in IIS Manger to change the action from Rewrite to Redirect.

Note:       Changing Rewrite to Redirect results in in a performance penalty, and therefore should be avoided whenever possible.

5.      Uninstall SFS.