Roger Guess's questions

According to these docs, IIS should allow IP address restrictions to be made based on the x-forwarded-for address seen by IIS if it is behind a proxy if enableProxyMode is set to true. I have edited the feature settings to enable proxy mode, and added an "Allow" entry for our proxy's IP address.

My issue is that I am still getting a deny with 403 forbidden when I attempt to connect. It is worth noting that I am configuring this on only one of the applications of a specific website. IIS version is 8.0.x. I tested after full IIS reset and verifying the applicationHost.config:

<location path="mysite.com/myapp">
  <system.webServer>
    <security>
      <ipSecurity allowUnlisted="false" enableProxyMode="true">
        <add ipAddress="my proxy ip..." allowed="true" />
      </ipSecurity>
    </security>
  </system.webServer>
</location>

I am trying to move a legacy app to iis7. I have found hundreds of posts on how to setup mime types, but not one on what exaclty the mime type for .ashx is.

Also, I don't understand how aspx is being served by iis7 and it does not list it as a mime type. I check the iis6 box the legacy code is coming from (where it works), and there is not one single mime type listed at all.

I need to backup a server before it is wiped for a new instalation of Windows 2008. We will be implementing vmware in the near future, so I thought I would just p2v the server. I have a share created on another server (MachineB\SomeShare). Can I run the client for VMware vCenter Converter Standalone from MachineA (the one I want to backup), and point the destination system to MachineB\SomeShare?

I am trying to deploy a Silverlight app to iis on a Win 2003 server. I add the mime type for silverlight to iis ( .xap, application/x-silverlight-app ) and then restart the app pool, and the app downoads and runs.

However, running an iisreset or restaring the machine blows away the mime entry. Why does this happen?

In the event log we see automatic updates installing and rebooting the server. We thought we turned off automatic udpates prior to the last update/reboot events. When you turn off automatic updates, does it write an event to the log? If so, what is the 'source' of the log entry?

We inherited a legacy SQL 2005 database. Two assemblies were setup to be used by triggers in one of the databases (ouch). The folder/files were delted by mistake. They were installed by a previous employee from his desktop folder, and did not get checked into source control (double ouch). Now that the dll's are gone, we are concerned about a reboot. Does SQL 2005 copy/rename/store those dll's in such a way that would mean a reboot of the server would not create a problem?

We need to reboot a win 2003 standard server with the least amount of down time possible. What steps do you take to ensure no windows updates will be applied durring the reboot?

I bought a 80gb Intel SSD to be my primary boot and system disk. I have trimmed my current primary (500gb RAID1) down to 60gb. I want to now image or copy and make the SSD my primary. The software that Intel advertised with this SSD (the reason I thought this would be easy), Intel Data Migration Software powerd by Acronis, just fails with a very helpfull "operation failed". I tried DriveSnapShot, but I don't see how to have it make an image that is just the 60gb used of the 500gb drive. It makes a full 500gb image.

Suggestions? Am I being naive to think I can do this without a full reinstall of Windows?