Manage Settings for a Native IIS Deployment

You can manage various settings for a portal instance deployed in native IIS.

What do you want to do?

• Start or Stop an Instance
• Change the IIS Application Name for an Instance
• Move an Instance under a Different IIS Site
• View the Launch URL for an Instance
• View the Data Service and Security Service Bound to an Instance
• Set File Logging and Windows Logging for an Instance
• Delete an Instance

Start or Stop an Instance

You can start and stop a portal instance deployed in native IIS, remote IIS, and Docker. When you stop an instance, the following happens:

• For a native IIS deployment, Directory Manager stops the instance’s application pool.
• For a remote IIS deployment, Directory Manager stops the site that hosts the instance.
• For a Docker deployment, Directory Manager stops the container where the instance is deployed.

To start or stop an instance:

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal card displays its info, including all its instances. You can differentiate between a standard Directory Manager portal and a SSPR portal from the portal logo, as each portal type has its own logo.

2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.

3. Click Deployments under Server Settings; the Deployment Settings page is displayed.

4. On the IIS, Remote IIS, or Docker tab, the Select Application Deployment drop-down list displays the portal instances deployed in the respective web server.
   Select an instance to start or stop it.

   • When an instance is running, Stop is displayed next to it. Click it to stop the instance.
   • When an instance has stopped, Start is displayed next to it. Click it to start the instance.

Change the IIS Application Name for an Instance

Each deployment instance of a portal in IIS is assigned an IIS application name to represent that specific deployment. The name uniquely identifies the deployment in the IIS site and is used to name:

• The instance’s virtual directory in IIS.
• It’s physical directory under X:\Program Files\Imanami \GroupID 11.0\GroupIDPortal\Inetpub\ on the Directory Managerserver
  (X represents the Directory Manager installation drive)

This name is also appended to the web server address to construct the URL that users click to access the portal instance. For example:
https://web-server-name:port/IIS-application-name

When you change the name, it propagates to the instance’s IIS directory, physical directory, and launch URL. You must provide the updated URL to users to enable them to access the portal. See the Launch a Portal topic.

To change the IIS application name:

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal card displays the portal’s info, including all its instances. You can differentiate between a standard Directory Manager portal and a SSPR portal from the portal logo, as each portal type has its own logo.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Click Deployments under Server Settings; the Deployment Settings page is displayed.
4. On the IIS tab, the Select Application Deployment drop-down list displays all portal instances deployed in native IIS. Select an instance to change its IIS application name.
5. In the IIS Application Name box on the Deployment Configurations tab, update the IIS deployment name for the instance.
6. Click Save.

Move an Instance under a Different IIS Site

You can change the IIS site that hosts a deployment instance of a portal. In doing so, the URL of the deployment instance also changes. You must provide the updated URL to your users to enable them to access the instance. See the Launch a Portal topic.

To change the site:

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal card displays its info, including all its instances. You can differentiate between a standard Directory Manager portal and a SSPR portal from the portal logo, as each portal type has its own logo.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Click Deployments under Server Settings; the Deployment Settings page is displayed.
4. On the IIS tab, the Select Application Deployment drop-down list displays all portal instances deployed in native IIS. Select an instance to move its directory under a different IIS site.
5. In the IIS Site drop-down list on the Deployment Configurations tab, select a site to move the instance’s directory under it. The list displays the websites defined in native IIS.
6. Click Save.

View the Launch URL for an Instance

Use the URL for a portal's deployment instance to launch the respective instance.

To view the URL:

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal card displays its info, including all its instances. You can differentiate between a standard Directory Manager portal and a SSPR portal from the portal logo, as each portal type has its own logo.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Click Deployments under Server Settings; the Deployment Settings page is displayed.
4. On the IIS, Remote IIS, or Docker tab, the Select Application Deployment drop-down list displays the portal instances deployed in the respective web server. Select an instance to view the launch URL for it.
5. The Launch URL box on the Deployment Configurations tab displays the URL. Copy and paste it in the browser to launch the deployment instance of the portal or share it with users to enable them to launch the instance.

View the Data Service and Security Service Bound to an Instance

1. In Admin Center, select Applications in the left pane.
   On the GroupID Portal tab, a portal card displays its info, including all its instances. You can differentiate between a standard Directory Manager portal and a SSPR portal from the portal logo, as each portal type has its own logo.
2. Click the ellipsis button for a portal and select Settings.
3. Click Deployments under Server Settings; the Deployment Settings page is displayed.
4. On the IIS, Remote IIS, or Docker tab, the Select Application Deployment drop-down list displays the portal instances deployed in the respective web server. Select an instance to view the launch URL for it.
5. The Data Service and Security Service boxes on the Deployment Configurations tab display the Data service and Security service this portal instance uses.

Set File Logging and Windows Logging for an Instance

To set file logging and Windows logging levels for a deployment instance, see the Manage Log Settings topic.

Delete an Instance

To delete a portal’s deployment instance, see the Delete a Deployment Instance for a Portal topic.