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VPP migration tool error: This method cannot be called during the application's pre-start initialization phase

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Hi

I'm upgrading CMS 7.1 to 7.5. After executing the upgrade, updating the Episerver nugets and fixing the errors, I get the site running. But when I try to connect with the Migration tool I get following exception:


This method cannot be called during the application's pre-start initialization phase.

at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.EnsureTopLevelFilesCompiled()
at System.Web.Http.WebHost.WebHostAssembliesResolver.System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.IAssembliesResolver.GetAssemblies()
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerTypeResolver.GetControllerTypes(IAssembliesResolver assembliesResolver)
at System.Web.Http.WebHost.WebHostHttpControllerTypeResolver.GetControllerTypes(IAssembliesResolver assembliesResolver)
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.HttpControllerTypeCache.InitializeCache()
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerSelector.InitializeControllerInfoCache()
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()
at System.Web.Http.Dispatcher.DefaultHttpControllerSelector.GetControllerMapping()
at System.Web.Http.Routing.AttributeRoutingMapper.AddRouteEntries(SubRouteCollection collector, HttpConfiguration configuration, IInlineConstraintResolver constraintResolver)
at System.Web.Http.Routing.AttributeRoutingMapper.<>c__DisplayClass2.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MapAttributeRoutes>b__1()
at System.Web.Http.Routing.RouteCollectionRoute.EnsureInitialized(Func`1 initializer)
at System.Web.Http.Routing.AttributeRoutingMapper.<>c__DisplayClass2.<MapAttributeRoutes>b__0(HttpConfiguration config)
at MySite.Web.Initializers.MvcTemplatesInitializer.Initialize(InitializationEngine context) in d:\work\7.5 MySite\MySite.Web\Initializers\MvcTemplatesInitializer.cs:line 38
at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.ModuleNode.Execute(Action a, String key)
at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.InitializeModules()
at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.Initialize(HostType hostType)
at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.Initialize(HostType hostType)
at EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.FrameworkInitialization(HostType hostType)
at VppMigrationTool.Util.SiteProxy.InitalizeEPiServer(String webConfigPath) in d:\Builds\132\EPiServerCMS Modules\VppMigrationTool\Sources\C\TFS\VppMigrationTool\Util\SiteProxy.cs:line 52
at VppMigrationTool.Util.SiteProxy.Initialize(String destinationPath, String virtualDirectory) in d:\Builds\132\EPiServerCMS Modules\VppMigrationTool\Sources\C\TFS\VppMigrationTool\Util\SiteProxy.cs:line 129
at VppMigrationTool.Util.SiteProxy.Initialize(String destinationPath, String virtualDirectory)
at VppMigrationTool.Converter.get_RuntimeProxyWrapper() in d:\Builds\132\EPiServerCMS Modules\VppMigrationTool\Sources\C\TFS\VppMigrationTool\Converter.cs:line 52
at VppMigrationTool.Converter.FillSiteData() in d:\Builds\132\EPiServerCMS Modules\VppMigrationTool\Sources\C\TFS\VppMigrationTool\Converter.cs:line 101

It's enterprise instance (11 sites, multiple languages), using NET 4.5 and ASP.NET MVC. Has anyone else encountered this error?

#84325
Mar 31, 2014 22:43
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Ok, I figured out that Migration Tool is not compatible with WebApi!

Just comment out WebApi initialization and the tool will be able to connect.

// disable while performing the vpp migration
// GlobalConfiguration.Configure(WebApiConfig.ConfigureWebApi);

    

 

#84326
Mar 31, 2014 22:50
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