Migrating an IIS Web Site that Uses HTTPS (SSL)

You must perform extra steps when migrating a website that uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), because HTTPS must be configured to use a security certificate. Security certificates are created for a specific machine and are encrypted, and so VirtaMove cannot use the source server's security certificate on the destination server. You must therefore create a new certificate for the destination server and then register it with the bindings.

The following procedure explains how to create a self-signed certificate, which should be used for testing purposes only. You will need to create a new certificate by contacting a certificate licensing authority.

1. Complete the pre-requisites listed in Environmental and Machine RequirementsPreview and perform steps 1 to 11 inclusive in Migrating an IIS Application Using Administrative ConsolePreview.

2. Double-click the VirtaMove CLI desktop shortcut to open a VirtaMove command prompt window.

3. At the command prompt, type:

   c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\inetmgr.exe

4. In IIS Manager, click on the server in the left pane.

5. In the middle pane, right-click Server Certificates, and select Create Self-Signed Certificate.

6. Enter a name for the certificate.

7. Expand the server, then expand Sites and click on your website.

8. In the right pane, click Bindings.

9. Double-click the binding for HTTPS.

10. Select your new certificate at the bottom of the window.

11. Test the website.