The answer: "Supermicro servers come with a utility that monitors the hardware status (and sends alerts via SNMP). That utility was using some ports that prevented the CF installer/Java from connecting into IIS to configure it."
I thought firewall, and checked tcp/ip filtering on the server, but didn't even know this thing existed.... so I hope that helps someone, somewhere, and they don't have to spend 6 hours installing MX like I did. -jc Jeff Congdon wrote: >I'm at a loss here, as I've installed dozens of CFMX 6.1 servers, and >have never seen this behavior. > >Brand new install of win2003 server on a brand new server, install mx >6.1 (coldfusion-macr-win.exe) and it works fine until it launches the >IIS connectors. > >IIS connectors just hang. They open up a cmd prompt, and the cmd prompt >never closes, and the install never finishes (i let it go 45 minutes >once). The only way I can get out of the install at this point is to >reboot the server, cancelling will also hang. > >The MM advice I could find said something like 'set up a self contained >server then manually configure IIS', so I do that. > >GUI/Web server configuraiton tool returns this before it even launches >(helpful tool): The procedure entry point [EMAIL PROTECTED] >could not be located in the dynamic link library jvm.dll. >Manual/cmd prompt returns this: > Created file C:\CFusionMX\runtime\lib\wsconfig\jrunwin32.dll > Found JRun server default at 127.0.0.1:2901 > <HANG> > >at <HANG> it just sits there forever, returning nothing. > >I'm at a loss as to where to go next, can somebody please help? > >Thanks, >-Jeff > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213245 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
