Disable Dynamic Content Compression in IIS Manager

Applies to: Project Server 2010

Topic Last Modified: 2011-08-05

The second pre-migration task that you have to do in the Project Server virtual migration environment (VME) is to disable Dynamic Content Compression in Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. By default, Dynamic Content Compression is turned on in Windows Server 2008 R2, which is the server operating system on which the Project Server VME is running. Having Dynamic Content Compression enabled can cause issues if you have to make corrective changes to your Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 data in the VME. (Specifically, it may cause issues with editing custom fields and resources).

For more information about other pre-migration tasks required for the Project Server VME, see Project Server VME: Pre-migration phase. For more information about the Project Server VME, see Overview of the VME for Project Server 2010.

To disable Dynamic Content Compression

1. On the Project Server VME, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2. In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, in the Connection pane, select VME (VME\Administrator).

3. In the VME Home pane, in the IIS section, click Compression.

4. In the Compression section, clear the Enable dynamic content compression check box to disable this feature.

5. In the Actions pane, click Apply to save the change. The alert The changes have been successfully saved appears if the change is applied successfully.

6. Close Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.