Server execution failed

20 Dec 2006 9:24 AM

Juha Kalliola

Hi,

I have problems with IIS6 in SBS2003 Premium. I don't know what has caused
it but seems I can't resolve it. Everything seems to work fine. People can
use OMA, OWA and other services running on IIS.

When I try to access the properties of virtual directories like Exchange for
example, it takes a while and then comes error: Server execution failed.

When I click OK, properties opens. Then I see there is nothing on
Application name. If I click Create, comes an error: Metada has not been
initialized.

This happens on every virtual directory.

In Events there is only this log.

Active Server Pages - Event id 5

Error: The Template Persistent Cache initialization failed for Application
Pool 'ExchangeApplicationPool' because of the following error: Could not
create a Disk Cache Sub-directory for the Application Pool. The data may have
additional error codes..

What should I do? Is ASP corrupted or whole IIS? Should I reinstall it?

-- Juha

20 Dec 2006 6:30 PM

David Wang

Don't do anything. Do not reinstall IIS -- you will need to reinstall
the entire server if you do that because Exchange/Sharepoint will be
broken after the reinstallation.

The ASP Event Log entry is a red-herring and not the issue. Even
without the Template persistent cache, ASP will function.

You are saying that when you try to access the IIS metabase (by
accessing the property pages of /Exchange virtual directories, etc),
that it fails.

But OWA also requires accessing the IIS metabase, and you say it seems
to work fine.

That's a contradiction. Because they both access the same metadata from
IIS metabase.

I'm inclined to think that IIS metabase is ok for access (because OWA
works), but the way you are trying to administer it is not working.
Why? I don't know.

I suggest that if nothing looks broken, then don't try to fix anything.
I hope you have a backup and disaster-recovery plan because everyone
needs one when they provide a service to others...

//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//

Juha Kalliola wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I have problems with IIS6 in SBS2003 Premium. I don't know what has caused
> it but seems I can't resolve it. Everything seems to work fine. People can
> use OMA, OWA and other services running on IIS.
>
> When I try to access the properties of virtual directories like Exchange for
> example, it takes a while and then comes error: Server execution failed.
>
> When I click OK, properties opens. Then I see there is nothing on
> Application name. If I click Create, comes an error: Metada has not been
> initialized.
>
> This happens on every virtual directory.
>
> In Events there is only this log.
>
> Active Server Pages - Event id 5
>
> Error: The Template Persistent Cache initialization failed for Application
> Pool 'ExchangeApplicationPool' because of the following error: Could not
> create a Disk Cache Sub-directory for the Application Pool. The data may have
> additional error codes..
>
> What should I do? Is ASP corrupted or whole IIS? Should I reinstall it?
>
> -- Juha