Validate Your Installation with the Web Sites MBCA2 Model
Applies To: Windows Azure Pack
To help validate your installation of the Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites, you can use the Web Sites MBCA2 Model. The Web Sites MBCA Model works with Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer v2.0 (MBCA2) to check specific aspects of your installation. To perform the checks, you run the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer on the Web Sites Controller.
List of Installation Checks
The following table shows the checks that are made for an installation of Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites and the severity levels that appear when the checks fail.
Installation Check |
Severity |
Check that there is more than one of each role |
Warning |
Check that there is at least one of each role |
Error |
Check that the servers have unique names |
Error |
Check that there are available spare workers for Reserved Instances |
Warning |
Check FSRM (File Server Resource Manager) configuration |
Error |
Check that the File Server role is accessible via WinRM |
Error |
Check that the metering and hosting SQL database connection strings are correct |
Error |
Check that the PowerShell module is installed |
Error |
To use the Web Sites MBCA2 Model
Install and configure Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites.
On the Web Sites Controller, download and install the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer v2.0 at https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=16475.
On the Web Sites Controller, download and install WebSitesMBCA2.msi from the Microsoft Download Center. This installs the Web Sites MBCA2 model, making the checks available in the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer.
Run MBCA2, which is normally located at "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2\MBCA.exe".
For the product, select Windows Azure Pack Web Sites.
Choose Start Scan.
After a delay, the scan results will be shown. Any condition reported as an Error is an issue that can cause Web Sites to malfunction.
Warning
Any condition reported as a Warning should be corrected immediately.
Important Notes
The MBCA2 model is meant to run only on the Controller role. The results are reported only on the Controller.
The Web Sites MBCA2 Model can help you debug issues with your environment and will therefore be most helpful and useful after installation and configuration of Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites are complete.
To use the Web Sites MBCA2 Model, the Web Sites Roles do not have to be ready for load balancing. In fact, the Web Sites MBCA2 Model can help you find out why roles might be failing to get into the ready state for load balancing.