This is a repository of tools to help with the installation of Windows Azure Pack Websites. Among the tools noted are scripts for helping with offline installation.
On a machine with internet connectivity follow these instructions:
- Install newest version of Web Platform Installer
- In powershell as Administrator run the powershell script named OfflineWebSitesFeeds.ps1. The script has 2 optional parameters.
- $WebSitesFeedLink is the link pointing to the WebSites0.9.0.xml for the particular version of Windows Azure Pack: Web Sites to be installed, by default this will point to the newest version available.
- $OfflineFeedsLocation is the location on the machine that all of the product and product dependencies will be copied to, by default this will be %SystemDrive%\Offline_Feeds
From a machine in the isolated network that will host this feed please follow these instructions:
- Copy the entire $OfflineFeedsLocation folder from the machine with internet connectivity to the isolated machine
- Install IIS. This will be used to host the feed to be used during installation.
- In powershell as Administrator run the powershell script HostWebSitesFeed.ps1. The script has 2 required parameters.
- $OfflineFeedsLocation is the location of the folder copied from the machine with internet connectivity.
- $HostingLocation is the directory where to host the feed from.
- The script will output a feed to point Web Platform Installer to on the Web Sites Controller role to install the product
- Run Web Platform Installer and point the feed to the locally hosted feed.
When running OfflineWebSitesFeeds.ps1, these are the links pointing to older versions of the Websites feed.