How to add re-write global rule with action type "Redirect to Server Farm" in powershell

Question

Hi,

In need to ask, How to add re-write global rule with action type "Redirect to Server Farm" in powershell?

I am using below command:

.\appcmd.exe set config -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.type:"Reoute to Server Farm"" /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.url:"myServerFarm/{R:0}"" /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.logRewrittenUrl:"True"" /commit:apphost

but always giving me error as below:
Failed to process input: The parameter 'Server' must begin with a / or - (HRESULT=80070057).

Can anyone please let me know if I am doing correct or need any modification in the command, I need to "Redirect to Server Farm" in the action properties of the farm as depicted in the attached screenshot.

Regards
Abid Zafar

Answer 1

Hi @Abid Zafar ,

You can try this rule:

appcmd.exe set config  -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /+"[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True']" /commit:apphost  
appcmd.exe set config  -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].match.url:"*"  /commit:apphost  
appcmd.exe set config  -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.type:"Rewrite" /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.url:"http://myServerFarm/{R:0}"  /commit:apphost  

Or combine them to a command line:

appcmd.exe set config  -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /+"[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True']" /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].match.url:"*" /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.type:"Rewrite" /[name='arr_to_serverfarm',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.url:"http://myServerFarm/{R:0}"  /commit:apphost  

I have tested them and they can work well.

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Answer 2

Route is misspelled and you have double quotes around some values where you should use single quotes. Try this.

.\appcmd.exe set config -section:system.webServer/rewrite/globalRules /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.type:'Route to Server Farm'" /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.url:'myServerFarm/{R:0}'" /+"[name='myServerFarmRule',patternSyntax='Wildcard',stopProcessing='True'].action.logRewrittenUrl:'True'" /commit:apphost

Note, I did not test this.