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Brian_WinterBrian_Winter Customer Advanced IT Monkey ✭✭✭

Hi All,

I just want to throw up a static, simple "Maintenance" or "Outage" html page for when we do upgrades (tonight we're doing a database security patch/reboot). So far all the standard tricks haven't worked.

TIA

Best Answer

  • Brian_WinterBrian_Winter Customer Advanced IT Monkey ✭✭✭
    Answer βœ“

    Found the very SIMPLE trick πŸ˜‰

    Instead of using a file named "outage.htm", the file should be named a IIS standard, "app_offline.htm". Locate it in the CiresonPortal root. Rename or delete and you're back.

    πŸ’₯

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  • Steffen_DobritzSteffen_Dobritz Member IT Monkey ✭

    @Brian_Winter, you can setup a custom Landingpage and activate it during your maintenace under navigationproperties.


    There are some tutorials how customize it.

    e.g https://community.cireson.com/discussion/4529/custom-home-page

  • Brian_WinterBrian_Winter Customer Advanced IT Monkey ✭✭✭

    We've actually done this for our End Users and Analysts. Problem with this is you have to change the CustomHome.js file, the SettingsItem DefaultHome for EndUser and Analyst and doesn't take into account email or saved links to individual work items. I am looking for something to intercept and load right at the initial IIS document load.

  • Steffen_DobritzSteffen_Dobritz Member IT Monkey ✭

    @Brian_Winter , setup a new Homepage in IIS and change DNS during maintenace.

  • Brian_WinterBrian_Winter Customer Advanced IT Monkey ✭✭✭

    Hi @Steffen_Dobritz , thought about this too, but

    1) we'd have to coordinate with another team to update the DNS (us portal admins only control our little space. There's another group that controls DNS and certificates)

    2) the site is secured so we'd have to mutz around with the certificate.


    Just need something quick (today's outage will only be 5-10 minutes). Already have an "outage.html" page sitting out there, so just need a setting/script to switch the default load behavior to the static page.

  • Steffen_DobritzSteffen_Dobritz Member IT Monkey ✭
    edited May 2022

    @Brian_Winter, change bindings in IIS instead DNS?

    Or

    Admin Sttings -> Header & Footer Script Settings

    Β Β Β  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url=https://ide.geeksforgeeks.org" />
    
  • Brian_WinterBrian_Winter Customer Advanced IT Monkey ✭✭✭
    Answer βœ“

    Found the very SIMPLE trick πŸ˜‰

    Instead of using a file named "outage.htm", the file should be named a IIS standard, "app_offline.htm". Locate it in the CiresonPortal root. Rename or delete and you're back.

    πŸ’₯

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