IIS7 - How to save configuration of one website or virtual directory

#1 05-19-2008, 05:46 PM

Hi,
I'm stumped on a task in IIS7. Previously with IIS6 we used the
feature of saving a configuration to file for a single website or a
virtual directory. However, in IIS7 we cannot to seem to find the
equivalent. I have read and use the Backup feature (cmd line and GUI)
which creates a snapshot of the entire IIS7 setup. But I'm only need
to duplicate one virtual directory and the save config to file feature
doesn't seem to be around in IIS7.
Does anyone know a way in IIS7 to perform this task? I just want to
get the config for this virtual directory out, and import it into a
different website.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Russell

#2 05-19-2008, 11:34 PM

you can use appcmd list site/vdir/etc /config /xml > output.xml

to import it try appcmd add site/vdir/etc /in < output.xml

note - you may need to edit the xml file to avoid conflict etc.
say site id -
export site id = 1
import - change site id to 2 before the appcmd /in syntax.

--
Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.iis.net/
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/

<russell.harris@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b672d14d-8825-48de-9b9f-ad0874928e0a@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> I'm stumped on a task in IIS7. Previously with IIS6 we used the
> feature of saving a configuration to file for a single website or a
> virtual directory. However, in IIS7 we cannot to seem to find the
> equivalent. I have read and use the Backup feature (cmd line and GUI)
> which creates a snapshot of the entire IIS7 setup. But I'm only need
> to duplicate one virtual directory and the save config to file feature
> doesn't seem to be around in IIS7.
> Does anyone know a way in IIS7 to perform this task? I just want to
> get the config for this virtual directory out, and import it into a
> different website.
> Any help is appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Russell

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