I just finished configuring a new server with IIS 5 and it took me a long time to do (over 100 web sites each with their own IP). Is it possible to export the configuration settings for IIS (as a backup) in case I ever lose that machine? That way I can easily just re-import everything and be done with it.
This is where httpd.conf is a beautiful thing ....
Export config of IIS
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I found this: http://www.adsonline.co.uk/iisexport/Download.asp
but it's $$$.....is there not a built in way to export the IIS configuration in win2k?
but it's $$$.....is there not a built in way to export the IIS configuration in win2k?
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maybe http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300672 ?
edit: no, useless
IIS 5 Administrative Metabase Backup
The metabase is a structure for storing IIS configuration settings. It performs some of the same functions as the Windows system registry but is specific to IIS.
edit: no, useless
Troubleshooting
The process that is described in this article comes with some important limitations that you should be familiar with before something goes wrong (and you need to rely on your backup). First, you cannot restore the metabase backup to another installation of Windows 2000. Although this would be convenient, this feature won't allow you to clone one IIS configuration to another server in your Web farm. More importantly, if you lose your entire server and end up reinstalling the operating system, you'll be unable to recover your IIS configuration from this backup. In other words, this backup isn't appropriate for disaster recovery use. The metabase backup and restoration functionality is best used for versioning purposes and to recover from the administrative mistakes that continue to plague Webmasters whether the mistakes are attempted optimizations that have the opposite affect or simple point-and-click errors.
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