June, 2010

From Damir Dobric ( http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric ):   Patch to fix an issue where autostart services start in the wrong application pool: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983484 This only applies to Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 as IIS 7.5 is the only supported platform for autostart in a service.      Patch to fix issues where the IIS Manager or PowerShell cmdlets fail due to schema issues in IIS configuration files.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980423  ...

If you are looking for Windows Server AppFabric Distributed Cache Client for Windows Server 2003 at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=193370 the link is currently broken The correct location is Windows Server AppFabric - Windows Server 2003 Distributed...( read more ) Blog Post by: The .NET Endpoint : AppFabric

Then go take this survey and let Microsoft feel your pain!  Not sure anyone will get zapped by their chair when you send feedback, but the team is actively looking into how to make the interop story better, so be sure to get your voice heard.  Oh, and it’s a short survey so not a huge time commitment. http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Feedback.aspx?formID=283 Blog Post by: matt-milner

In this episode, Michael McKeown describes how the Windows Server AppFabric Security Model works in a domain environment....( read more ) Blog Post by: The .NET Endpoint : AppFabric

In this episode, Michael McKeown describes the security model used in Windows Server AppFabric, which spans Windows Security Groups and SQL Server Database Roles....( read more ) Blog Post by: The .NET Endpoint : AppFabric

A former student approached me with a problem related to the Web programming model using WCF in .NET 3.5. In short, he was using a custom IErrorHandler to create a custom fault message, but the client was always receiving a generic error. Even more of a problem was that the custom error was an HTML formatted message, despite having set the response format on the service to JSON. This caused big problems for the AJAX client trying to reason over that response. I knew that WCF REST Starter Kit and...

The Windows Server AppFabric MP for System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1/R2 is now available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7e870c9a-0b5b-4cca-8d8c-42a66b8c9741 . The Windows Server AppFabric Management Pack discovers and comprehensively monitors the system components of the AppFabric. Primarily using the event log, the MP will monitor the health of the Event Collection Service, the Workflow Management Service, the Caching Service, and the system...

After my previous post about how you can monitor service calls with AppFabric, several people asked about how you can capture errors with AppFabric. Unfortunately, the default error handling behavior of WCF Data Services does not work well with AppFabric...( read more ) Blog Post by: The .NET Endpoint : AppFabric

We are thrilled to announce the final availability of Windows Server AppFabric! As announced today at TechEd North America, Windows Server AppFabric is available for download to Windows Server 2008 (and Windows Server 2008 R2) Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition customers. Additional information on Windows Serer AppFabric can be found at the following locations: Download final bits from the Microsoft download center (or you can use the Web Platform Installer !) Installation guide Additional information...

You asked for it...here it is. In this episode, Byron Tardif is back to explain how you can setup Windows Server AppFabric in a server farm environment. For more information, see the Windows Server AppFabric Developer Center on MSDN ....( read more ) Blog Post by: The .NET Endpoint : AppFabric