ERROR_DESTINATION_NOT_REACHABLE

Question

User1373125096 posted

I have installed Web Deploy 3.6 on a Windows server using "Web Platform Installer".

I have opened up the firewall to allow incoming connections on TCP 8172

When I try to publish using Visual Studio I get a "ERROR_DESTINATION_NOT_REACHABLE" message.

I have been reading the MS documentation here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/publish/troubleshooting-web-deploy/web-deploy-error-codes#errordestinationnotreachable   and it says "Verify that Remote Agent Service or Web Management Service are started on the remote computer, depending on which one you are connecting to."

Does that mean only 1 of these 2 services is required and not both of them?

How am I supposed to know which one I am trying to connect to?

Only 1 of the 2 services got installed with Web Deploy : web deployment agent service (msdepsvc)

If the service "web management service (wmsvc)" is required where am I supposed to get it from if it doesnt get installed with WebDeploy?

Answer 1

User-460007017 posted

Hi Paul R,

Does that mean only 1 of these 2 services is required and not both of them?

The error message use "or" so I think the IIS web management service is enough. But the document use net start wmsvc & net start msdepsvc so it is recommended to enable both.

How am I supposed to know which one I am trying to connect to?

Visual studio should display the publish message.

If the service "web management service (wmsvc)" is required where am I supposed to get it from if it doesnt get installed with WebDeploy?

It should be installed in turn windows features on or off while the IIS management service should be a part of IIS feature.

You could configure it following this link:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-forms/overview/deployment/configuring-server-environments-for-web-deployment/configuring-a-web-server-for-web-deploy-publishing-web-deploy-handler

Best Regards,

Yuk Ding