Logging UI for IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista by TobinTitus

Overview

Windows Vista did not ship with a user interface to configure logging in the IIS Server Manager. This module was developed to provide missing functionality as well as provide an example of how to develop a UI module for IIS 7.0. While Windows Vista Service Pack 1 now includes a UI to configure logging, this source code still serves as a good example of how to develop a managed code UI module for IIS 7.0.

 Manually Installing the Module from Source Code

1. Download and compile the source code using Visual Studio SP1.
2. Register the compiled assemblies in the GAC using gacutil.exe.
3. Run notepad as Administrator
4. Open %system%\inetsrv\config\administration.config
5. Find the <moduleProviders> section and add the following element: <add name="VistaIisLogging" type="Microsoft.Web.Management.Iis.Server.LoggingModuleProvider, IisLoggingServer, Version=1.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=74622615c9245f3f" />
6. Find the <modules> section under the <location path"."> element and add the following element: <add name="VistaIisLogging" />
7. Save the file and open Internet Information Services Manager (InetMgr.exe)

IMPORTANT: If you downloaded the previous version, be sure to change the version number of the module in your administration.config file.

Post questions or comments in the CodePlex project discussion:
http://www.codeplex.com/iis70loggingui/Thread/List.aspx

Features

Version 1.2.0.0 ( Released: Oct 3, 2008)

• Added source comments
• Added Help Documentation
• Provided binary only installation
• Upgraded solution and project files to Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Version 1.1.0.0 ( Released: Feb 1, 2007)

• Configure all settings for:
  system.applicationHost/log/sites/siteDefaults/logFile
  system.applicationHost/log/centralBinaryLogging
  system.applicationHost/log/centralW3cLogging
• Tooltips over controls display configuration display

Version 1.0.0.0 ( Released: Jan 29, 2007 )

• Configure all settings for:
  system.applicationHost/log
  system.webServer/httpLogging
  system.applicationHost/log/sites/site/logFile

Benefits

• Provides source code to demonstrate how to create a custom UI module.
• Provides missing functionality from the IIS Server Manager
• Released under Microsoft Permissive License:
  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/licensingbasics/permissivelicense.mspx

Requirements

• Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server
• IIS 7.0

User Reviews

4 Star Average Rating
5 Stars		25%
4 Stars		50%
3 Stars		25%
2 Stars		0%
1 Stars		0%

"logging attribute enabler for Vista/IIS7" reviewed by davidnicholas59 ( Intermediate technical level )

Rating
Reviewed on	Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Pros	Works! (I have a web site monitor, and it is pretty bland with traffic KB and response time missing). Install works flawlessly. UI, once started, is good.
Cons	Install instructions on configuring some IIS to load the module assume a bit. (run notepad as administrator). Getting the first time started was not obvious, but reboot was fine for my test server.
Conclusion	Fills the gap very nicely thank you.

"good" reviewed by ninyxyz ( Expert technical level )

Rating
Reviewed on	Sunday, July 22, 2007
Pros	it very good
Cons	没用过 看看
Conclusion

"Great download" reviewed by CodeMensa ( Advanced technical level )

Rating
Reviewed on	Monday, September 17, 2007
Pros	This module works flawlessly once it is installed. The tooltips provided when you mouse over the controls is a great feature -- it shows me what configuration values are changing and what it is currently set to.
Cons	The installation could be a bit easier, but isn't particularly hard. The setup instructions have a bug in them. They need to HTML encode the config elements to see what you are adding.
Conclusion	This module met my needs very well. I would like to see a better setup, but the features more than make up for that.

"installation problems with version 1.2.0.0" reviewed by cyborg006 ( Advanced technical level )

Rating
Reviewed on	Monday, November 03, 2008
Pros	It solves the IIS7 logging problem.
Cons	Difficult to install. The PublicKeyToken shown in the documentation on the site is not the one that is used in the files. This will become obvious if you look at the "C:\Windows\Assembly" folder for the "IisLoggingClient.dll" and "IisLoggingServer.dll". The actual token is "fdd914425a97e777". Also the gacutil you need will be at "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin\gacutil.exe". The one in the .Net framework v1.0 folder doesn't work.
Conclusion	A pain in the rear to install, but gets you one step further toward a decent web server. For additional information (screen shots, etc.) visit: http://bromarduk.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F182ABB27218A4EC!602.entry?wa=wsignin1.0