FAQs about IIS Reporting Tool v 7.0

Why do I get the message "The RPC server is unavailable"?

This message will appear, if the server you are trying to connect might have been switched off or it may not be available in the network.

How do I connect to a remote IIS Server?

You can connect to the remote IIS Server using the Add Server feature in ARKIIS.

ARKIIS connects to the IIS machine using the currently logged on user context. ARKIIS expects the currently logged on user to have administrative privileges in the target IIS Server to connect and generate the reports.

The application error log file 'ARKIISErrorLog.txt' is gradually increasing in size. Can I delete it?

Yes, you may delete this error log file.

ARKIIS generates an error log file in the application path "\ARKIIS7\Log" The error log file tends to become large in size over a period of time especially if the application meets with frequent error conditions. The application does an "append" to the error log each time it runs. This is required for diagnostic purposes during trouble shooting. You may delete the error log file periodically.

Why do I get the message "Unable to connect to <server name>"?

This message will appear if:

How do I compare web sites/virtual directories in IIS?

You can compare multiple number of web sites/virtual directories using Compare feature in ARKIIS. You can use 'Compare Web Sites with a baseline Web Site' option for this purpose.

How do I compare web sites/virtual directories in two IIS servers?

You can compare the common web sites/virtual directories available in two IIS servers using Compare feature in ARKIIS. You can use 'Compare a whole IIS Server with another server' for this purpose.

How do I scan new web sites using ARKIIS?

Using Custom Reports feature in ARKIIS, you can scan new web sites that are added in the IIS Manager. Custom Reports also allows you to add a custom field (say, Site owners, Site description, etc.) apart from the default IIS fields while generating the report.

How do I maintain a set of web sites using favorite groups and generate report for them?

You can create a favorite group using 'Manage Favorite Groups' feature in web site reports to maintain the web sites that are of most interest to you. You can add the frequently used web sites without the need to connect to the web sites every time to generate the reports.

Can I generate reports using favorite group each time?

Yes, you can check the option 'Use this group for report generation' to use the favorite group for report generation each time.

Testimonials

I did get a chance to evaluate ARKIIS & found it to be the most useful IIS admin documentation tool I've run across. I have contemplated writing my own application, but have never had the time. This is BETTER than what I imagined could be done.

Space Gateway Support - Kennedy Space Center, NASA, USA
ARKIIS works great for documenting all our web sites (over 391 virtual servers and 1500 host headers on one box).

Biggs|Gilmore Communications, USA
We had time to try the evaluation version and it worked very well and suited our needs. In fact, ARKIIS is the only software we found able to inventory IIS configuration on remote servers. It works very well on Windows 2003 Server.

Ministry of Environment, Canada
Admin Report Kit for IIS is a great tool. After checking into many software packages, Admin Report Kit was the only software that could take an accurate inventory of the many IIS sites that we maintain at Alcone. With Admin Report Kit, we are able to get detailed insight into our IIS that we cannot get with software that costs much more.

Alcone Marketing Group, USA
I did get a chance to evaluate ARKIIS & found it to be the most useful IIS admin documentation tool I've run across. I have contemplated writing my own application, but have never had the time. This is BETTER than what I imagined could be done.

Space Gateway Support - Kennedy Space Center, NASA, USA
ARKIIS works great for documenting all our web sites (over 391 virtual servers and 1500 host headers on one box).

Biggs|Gilmore Communications, USA