Between us we got it which is what matters. Now email my wife ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and we'll do a fast tech note for others who may get the problem. :)
> Ahhh - gotcha. Nice call then Michael. > > chris > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:23 PM > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: Re: CF 6.1 upgrade causes sitewide 500 error!! Pain! > > > >Trust me, if the files in the cfusionmx/db directory say merant in them as > >mentioned in the other post then there was an error on install and the > >steps I > >mentioned need to be made. If not, the migration wizard will not even work. > >It's > >super rare, but it does happen. > > > > > >> The migration wizard manages the installation of the ODBC services. There > >> should be no need to change files like you're suggesting. > >> > >> Before re-installing 6.1, try removing / re-installing the connectors to > >> IIS. You can find bat files to handle this in > >C:\CFusionMX\bin\connectors. > >> > >> If that fails, I would re-run the 6.1 installer and see if that clears > >> things up. Be sure to rename the updater backup folder from your original > >> CFMX installation (C:\CFusionMX\cfmx_updater\cfmx_61) so that rerunning > >the > >> installer doesn't overwrite those files. > >> > >> chris > >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:06 PM > >> >To: CF-Talk > >> >Subject: Re: CF 6.1 upgrade causes sitewide 500 error!! Pain! > >> > > >> >Glad the first issue could be resolved. The second one is probably what > >the > >> >other poster mentioned, which is that the migration tool has to be run. > >> >Load up > >> >this url: > >> >http://127.0.0.1:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm > >> >and let it run. If you get a 500 error on the url, then it's probable > >that > >> >the > >> >update didn't finish or didn't install some needed connector. In that > >case, > >> >shut > >> >down the IIS service, the CF service and SQL service (and any unneeded > >> >service > >> >like FTP, print spooling, etc.). Then re-run the 6.1 updater. After this > >> >runs > >> >and before doing anything else, make sure the ODBC is running (as you > >did > >> >before). If not, fix it. If so, then run the migration. It should all go > >> >ok. > >> >It's possible that the IIS running when the updater was installed > >prevented > >> >the > >> >connector or something. As I don't use IIS, I can only speculate. > >> > > >> >> You were correct that the ODBC Services were not started and would not > >> >start > >> >> manually. I followed your instructions exactly and after doing this > >the > >> >> services started. That was exciting. Unfortunately the 500 error > >> >persists. > >> >> Tried restarting CF and IIS services: 500 error, tried server reboot: > >500 > >> >> error. Any other ideas? > >> >> > >> >> Thank you so much for trying to help me. > >> >> > >> >> Dustin Snell > >> >> Unisyn Software, LLC > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:35 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: CF 6.1 upgrade causes sitewide 500 error!! Pain! > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Go to the services and see if the 2 MX ODBC services are running. If > >> >not, > >> >> try to > >> >> > start them. If they fail, then go to the cfusion/db dir and do a > >search > >> >> for any > >> >> > *.ini with the words merant in them. Change all references to > >> >c:\program > >> >> > files\merant to c:\cfusionmx\db (assuming the cfusionmx is in c). > >Then > >> >> start the > >> >> > ODBC services. > >> >> > If that's not the problem, we'll go on from there. What webserver? > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > Okay - hearing about all the great new stability enhancements in > >6.1. > >> >I > >> >> > > immediately upgraded to eliminate a problem where the cold fusion > >> >> service > >> >> > > would stop responding until reboot about once a day at random > >times. > >> >Now > >> >> > > immediately after upgrade, all sites on this multsite server are > >> >> returning > >> >> > > an Internal Error 500 to the browser. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > I am so sad about this and I can see no way to revert back to the > >> >> orginal > >> >> > > MX - with all its problems at least it worked for most of the day. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Looked in the event log and I can see that a Coldfusion SQL agent > >is > >> >> GPFing > >> >> > > Log folows: > >> >> > > > >> >> > > "Reporting queued error: faulting application swagent.exe, version > >> >> 1.93.0.0, > >> >> > > faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address > >0x00000000." > >> >> > > > >> >> > > however I am not sure if the 500 problem is related because it > >even > >> >> happens > >> >> > > when I access non-database related pages. I would try to change > >the > >> >> driver > >> >> > > but I cannot access the web server without getting the 500 error - > >> >not > >> >> even > >> >> > > the CF Administrator! No other interesting entries in the event > >log. > >> >> > > Everything worked before. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Environment is: > >> >> > > Windows 2003 Server > >> >> > > SQL Server 2000 Latest SP > >> >> > > CFMX 6.1 > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Help if you can please!!! Macromedia says they won't help me > >unless I > >> >> pay > >> >> > > $500 > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
