Web Deploy -source argument and Related IIS Object

The Web Deploy utility has different options in the -source argument and an understanding of each option and the level the argument interacts with in IIS will make the migration so much easier.

 

 This chart illustrates the IIS object level and the Web Deploy argument for the –source. The –whatif command is used in each example just to ensure the target web site is not over written while testing these commands.

IIS Object Level	Web Deploy -source	Example
Server Level	webServer	msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:webServer,computername=10.0.0.11 -dest:webServer,computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif > c:\_WebDeploy\ServerDiff2.txt OR msdeploy -verb:sync -source:webserver  -dest:webserver,computername=10.0.0.11 -whatif
Complete Web Site Includes bindings and certificate information.	appHostConfig	msdeploy -verb:sync -source:appHostConfig="Hello" -dest:appHostConfig="Hello",computerName=10.0.0.12 -enableLink:AppPoolExtension -whatif > c:\_webdeploy\HelloUpdate.txt Hello = Web Site
Web Site File Contents Files only and no configuration information.	contentPath	msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:contentPath="Hello" -dest:contentPath="Hello",computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif
Application under a site	iisApp	msdeploy -verb:sync -source:iisApp="Hello/TestWD" -dest:iisApp="Hello/TestWD",computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif
Directory level	dirPath	msdeploy -verb:sync -source:dirPath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD -dest:dirPath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD,computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif
File Level	filePath	msdeploy -verb:sync -source:filePath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD\Hello.html -dest:filePath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD\Hello.html;computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif