Comments on: Why, Microsoft, Why? https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/09/10/why-microsoft-why/ Thoughts, rants, and even some code from the mind of Barney Boisvert. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jake Munson https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/09/10/why-microsoft-why/comment-page-1/#comment-123549 Jake Munson Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:45:43 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=499#comment-123549 I am FAR from a Microsoft fan (click the "Microsoft" category on my blog to find plenty of MS bashing), but I do think IIS has text config files in Win2k3. A couple of years ago I took an IIS training class, and I remember a lot of discussion about XML config files. I don't know if those are comprehensive, like the Apache config files, but they might cover most stuff, and you could throw them into Subversion. Ok, after I wrote the above, I decided to do some searching and found what I was talking about. Microsoft calls it the IIS Metabase, which is "a plaintext, XML data store that contains most IIS configuration information". They also mention that the stuff that isn't in the Metabase is in the registry, and you could back that up in SVN as well. Here's what I found: http://tinyurl.com/ed5rn That said, if I were in your shoes, I'd be anxious to switch to Apache as well. But maybe this information will help you limp along in the mean time. :) I am FAR from a Microsoft fan (click the "Microsoft" category on my blog to find plenty of MS bashing), but I do think IIS has text config files in Win2k3. A couple of years ago I took an IIS training class, and I remember a lot of discussion about XML config files. I don't know if those are comprehensive, like the Apache config files, but they might cover most stuff, and you could throw them into Subversion.

Ok, after I wrote the above, I decided to do some searching and found what I was talking about. Microsoft calls it the IIS Metabase, which is "a plaintext, XML data store that contains most IIS configuration information". They also mention that the stuff that isn't in the Metabase is in the registry, and you could back that up in SVN as well. Here's what I found:
http://tinyurl.com/ed5rn

That said, if I were in your shoes, I'd be anxious to switch to Apache as well. But maybe this information will help you limp along in the mean time. :)

]]> By: barneyb https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/09/10/why-microsoft-why/comment-page-1/#comment-123529 barneyb Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:30:14 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=499#comment-123529 Alan, It was 2k3 server. And while I agree that an MSCE sitting down at a Linux box would have plenty of complaints, they WOULDN'T be "why does this thing install components correctly and easily", "why does the config have to be saved in text files instead of a proprietary binary format", "how come log files are clearly segmented and easily accessible in a single location", or "why can't I run the configuration utilities for X without installing X". Alan,

It was 2k3 server. And while I agree that an MSCE sitting down at a Linux box would have plenty of complaints, they WOULDN'T be "why does this thing install components correctly and easily", "why does the config have to be saved in text files instead of a proprietary binary format", "how come log files are clearly segmented and easily accessible in a single location", or "why can't I run the configuration utilities for X without installing X".

]]> By: Alan McCollough https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/09/10/why-microsoft-why/comment-page-1/#comment-123528 Alan McCollough Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:20:01 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=499#comment-123528 What version of Windows Server are you working with? Now before you vent too much on MS, rest assured, if you were to plop an MS sysadmin in front of a linux console and told him to admin it, you'd get even more ranting, ya know it's true. Now, if you've got a Win2000 box, ugh. W2k3 is imho, pretty great. W2k8, haven't seen it yet. If you're not in a clustered environment, I'm not seeing why your precedessor has Cluster Server running. But yeah, what version of Windows Server is this? What version of Windows Server are you working with? Now before you vent too much on MS, rest assured, if you were to plop an MS sysadmin in front of a linux console and told him to admin it, you'd get even more ranting, ya know it's true.

Now, if you've got a Win2000 box, ugh. W2k3 is imho, pretty great. W2k8, haven't seen it yet. If you're not in a clustered environment, I'm not seeing why your precedessor has Cluster Server running. But yeah, what version of Windows Server is this?

]]> By: thinman https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2008/09/10/why-microsoft-why/comment-page-1/#comment-123414 thinman Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:05:40 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=499#comment-123414 It's not automagic in MS because there would then be a legion of unemployed and unemployable certifed MS experts filling the blogosphere with all their ignorance and misinformation. Wait. That happens NOW. Nevermind. I don't know why. But it must've sounded like a good idea in their production and engineering meetings. It's not automagic in MS because there would then be a legion of unemployed and unemployable certifed MS experts filling the blogosphere with all their ignorance and misinformation. Wait. That happens NOW. Nevermind. I don't know why. But it must've sounded like a good idea in their production and engineering meetings.

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