HTTP Proxy is not installed

Applies To: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

Problem   HTTP Proxy is not installed.

Affected Features   The Connect to Computer features in Remote Web Workplace and the Outlook Anywhere features cannot work.

Problem   You must manually configure HTTP Proxy.

1. Check the current status of Remote procedure call (RPC) as follows:

   1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

   2. Double-click ServerName, double-click Sites, and then double-click SBS Web Applications. If Rpc and RpcWithCert are located in SBS Web Applications, RPC is installed correctly

   3. If Rpc and RpcWithCert are not located in SBS Web Applications, open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges, and then run the command: pkgmgr.exe /uu:RPC-HTTP_Proxy.

   4. Restart the server if you are prompted to do so.

2. Change the following registry key:

   Warning

   Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.

   1. Click Start, and then in the Search box, type regedit.

   2. Browse to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Rpc\RpcProxy\.

   3. Change the string value of Website to SBS Web Applications.

3. Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges, and then type: pkgmgr.exe /iu:RPC-HTTP_Proxy.

   Note

   This process finishes in about five minutes. There is no confirmation message if a restart is not required.

4. To verify that the process is successful, do the following:

   1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

   2. Double-click ServerName, double-click Sites, and then double-click SBS Web Applications. If Rpc and RpcWithCert are located in SBS Web Applications, RPC is installed correctly

   Note

   If the registry key in step 2 is not set correctly, then Rpc and RpcWithCert are in Default Web Site.