Deployment Issue: Unknown Factory

Question

Hey guys,

Having a few issues deploying a package in IIS - Dunno if it's an IIS 7 issue, web deploy or a VS2010 issue at the moment, but after I publish my LS Project to a package and import I get an error: Unknown Factory (LightSwitchApplication).

I've triple checked everything and can't find a reason for this. I've done some searching and it all seems to lead back to one thing relating to custom providers.

Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

Answer 1

Make sure the VSLS Runtime is installed on the machine where IIS7 is running.  Can you also describe the OS and "bitness" (32 or 64 bit) of the machine where IIS is running?

 

Answer 2

Hi, Matt.

I'm developing on Windows 7 x86 and deploying on Windows Web Server 2008 x64.

Is the VSLS Runtime independent of the Beta Installer at all, or do I need to run the Beta Installer on the IIS7 machine?

I've only downloaded the x86 ISO.

 

Thanks!

Answer 3

I managed to find the VSLS Runtime on the ISO and Installed and Rebooted.

 

So far so good! 

Many thanks, Matt.

Answer 4

I have the same problem.

Where I can download the VSLS Runtime ? LS web installed doesn't have it.

Thanks,
Alexnaldo Santos

Answer 5

The VSLS Runtime is on the Lightswitch ISO... 

 

Look in WCU\VSLSRedist

It's the vs_vslsredist.exe

 

You may have further problems after installing the Runtime though.

Answer 6

The public beta version of LS doesn't have .ISO only web installer.

Answer 7

Understood.

 

Is there no runtime download available?

Answer 8

No. Nothing.

 

Every ASP.NET application is a simple "copy" and configure IIS, but LS need more things....

Answer 9

This is true if you're running VWD Express as far as I'm aware.

It MAY be available via the Web Platform installer - I'm not 100% sure though.

Answer 10

No. Web Plataform doesn't have it.

Answer 11

I have same problem and not resolved

Answer 12

Has this been resolved?  This seems to be the only forum on the internet that has the same issue as me.  I have the runtime installed, but still getting this error :(

Answer 13

Try to reboot the machine after installing VSLS runtime

Answer 14

It does not fix my problem.. As far as i know i already follow everything from the post.. But still i cannot make it work.. I got still problem. Does it has anything to do with MSDeploy 2?

Answer 15

For me, it had to do with the order I installed everything. I recommend uninstalling everything and starting over.