Install TM1Web on IIS 7

The supported environment matrix for TM1 (through 9.4 MR1 FP2) does not include support for IIS 7.   In most cases, attempting to install TM1Web to an IIS 7 web server will fail altogether.   The reason for this is that TM1Web relies on the IIS metabase – the centralized configuration store used by IIS 5 and IIS 6.   With IIS 7, the metabase has been replaced by a new delegated configuration system based on a hierarchy of distributed XML configuration files.

In order to successfully install and configure TM1Web to work on IIS7, the Metabase Compatibility component of IIS 7.0 needs to be installed on the machine. This component is not installed by default.  On Windows Server® 2008 builds, you can use the Server Manager tool (Start->Administrative Tools->Server Manager), and check the “IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility” component to install it.  For Windows XP, Vista, or Server 2003 you can use the Microsoft Web Platform Installer – a free tool available on the Microsoft IIS site    [url]http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx[/url]    Install and launch the Web Platform Installer, and select the “Web Platform” tab.  Next to the “Web Server” item, click “Customize” to display the available IIS configuration options.   Scroll to the group of items labeled “Computability”, place a check in the box beside “IIS Metabase Compatability”, and click the Install button.

Once the Metabase Compatibility feature is enabled, you should be able to complete the install of TM1Web on your IIS7 machine.  Once TM1Web is installed, there’s one additional configuration step.  Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager (typically available via Control Panel -> Administrative Tools).  Browse the folders in the left pane and select the item TM1Web (typically found under “Machine Name” -> Sites -> Default Web Site).   In the right panel, click the icon for “Default Document”. Add an entry “TM1WebLogin.aspx” if it is not already defined.  You may need to restart the default web site.

Verify that TM1Web is working properly by browsing to http://yoursite/TM1Web
The TM1Web login screen should appear.

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