As far as I know an UpgradeSolution triggers an IIS Reset on your web server - so while the Solution Upgrade and IIS Reset is executing users will temporarily have no access to any IIS websites on the server, even after the upgrade users need to wait for the site to warm up, which can take ages for SharePoint sites. In a single server farm I'm afraid there isn't much you can do in the way of redirecting users. In that case it's probably best to execute the UpgradeSolution after hours over night if site availability is a high priority.
In a backup/restore scenario then IIS should still be operational and you could temporarily redirect users to another IIS website containing a page with a "The System is being upgraded" type message. I must admit most of the time it's simply easiest to let users know that the site is being upgraded and they may experience problems connecting to the site in that time. For a MOSS 2007 WCM Internet website that's not possible so it's best to schedule upgrades in non-peak times - even though the site could possibly be accessed in non-peak times by some users. What do others do in the case of solution upgrades and system maintenance to ensure availability of sites to keep users happy? Sezai Kömür BEng, BSc Senior Developer - Vivid Group Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist http://www.moss2007.com.au/ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wampers, Wilson [Talent International] Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 11:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OzMOSS] Production upgrade - user redirect - best practice? Hi All, Just a quick reflection: On a small single server farm - production, (WFE, SPS, Search all on one machine), what would be best practice in the communities opinion to redirect the user(s) during a solution upgrade? (backups, solution updates etc...) Any thoughts, recommendations? Kind Regards, Wilson Wampers ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- OzMOSS.com - to unsubscribe from this list, send a message back to the list with 'unsubscribe' as the subject. Powered by mailenable.com
