Managing IIS Configurations Using Scripts
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1
You can use two command-line scripts, which are stored in systemroot\System32, to create and manage Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration files on computers running a member of the Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 family with IIS 6.0.
Iisback.vbs creates and manages backup copies of the IIS configuration (metabase and schema) of a remote or local computer.
Iiscnfg.vbs imports and exports all, or selected, elements of an IIS metabase on a local or remote computer, or it copies the entire IIS configuration (metabase and schema) to another computer.
This section includes the following information:
Backing Up IIS Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to back up configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.
Restoring IIS Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to restore configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.
Deleting IIS Backup Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to delete configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.
Listing IIS Backup Configurations Using Iisback.vbs: Describes how to list configurations on local or remote computers by using iisback.vbs.
Copying IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to copy configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.
Importing IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to import configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.
Exporting IIS Configurations Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to export configurations on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.
Saving Configurations to Disk Using Iiscnfg.vbs: Describes how to save configurations to disk on local or remote computers by using iiscnfg.vbs.