Web Server (IIS) Administration Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

The Web Server Administration module for Windows PowerShell includes the Internet Information Services (IIS) cmdlets that let you manage the configuration and run-time data of IIS. It implements a namespace hierarchy containing Application Pools, Web sites, Web applications and virtual directories.

The IIS module implements one virtual drive named IIS. The root virtual folders are AppPools and Sites. Within the AppPools folder, run-time data, such as the currently running worker processes, application domains, and requests can be found. The Sites folder contains Web site folders, as well as applications and virtual directories.

By default, Windows PowerShell modules and snap-ins are not loaded in Windows PowerShell. To start Windows PowerShell so that all the Windows PowerShell modules and snap-ins are loaded automatically, right-click the Windows PowerShell icon in the taskbar, and then click Import all modules. In Windows Server 2008 R2, the Windows PowerShell icon is pinned to the taskbar by default. However, you must start Windows PowerShell one time to make the Import all modules task appear.

You can manually add the IIS Module to the instance of Windows PowerShell that you have opened by using the following command at the command prompt: C:\PS>add-pssnapin WebAdministration.

IIS cmdlets

This section lists the IIS module for Windows PowerShell cmdlets in IIS 7.

To use the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for IIS, you must be a member of the IIS Administrators or Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

Cmdlet name	Description
Add-WebConfiguration	Adds a collection element to an IIS configuration collection.
Add-WebConfigurationLock	Locks an IIS configuration section or element.
Add-WebConfigurationProperty	Adds a property to an IIS configuration section.
Backup-WebConfiguration	Creates a backup of an IIS configuration.
Begin-WebCommitDelay	Instructs the IIS configuration system to delay the commitment of changes.
Clear-WebConfiguration	Removes configuration settings from the configuration location specified.
Clear-WebRequestTracingSettings	Clears the Request Tracing configuration from the specified Web site.
ConvertTo-WebApplication	Converts an IIS virtual directory to an IIS Web application.
Disable-WebGlobalModule	Disables the specified IIS module.
Disable-WebRequestTracing	Disables Request Tracing for the site specified.
Enable-WebGlobalModule	Enables the specified IIS module.
Enable-WebRequestTracing	Enables Request Tracing for the site specified.
End-WebCommitDelay	Instructs the IIS configuration system to resume the commitment of changes.
Get-WebAppDomain	Gets the application domains in which the specified IIS worker process is running.
Get-WebApplication	Gets the Web applications associated with a specific site or with the name specified.
Get-WebAppPoolState	Gets the run-time state of an IIS application pool.
Get-WebBinding	Gets the bindings on the specified IIS site.
Get-WebConfigFile	Gets the file system path of the Web.config file.
Get-WebConfiguration	Gets an IIS configuration element at the specified path.
Get-WebConfigurationBackup	Gets a list of available IIS configuration backups.
Get-WebConfigurationLocation	Gets the location of a specified configuration setting.
Get-WebConfigurationLock	Gets the lock status of the specified IIS configuration location.
Get-WebConfigurationProperty	Gets an IIS configuration property at the specified path.
Get-WebFilePath	Gets the physical path to the location of the specified IIS module.
Get-WebGlobalModule	Gets the global modules configured in IIS.
Get-WebHandler	Gets IIS Request Handlers.
Get-WebItemState	Gets the run-time state of a site or an application pool.
Get-WebManagedModule	Gets the managed modules that are configured for a particular application.
Get-WebRequest	Gets the IIS requests that are currently being executed.
Get-Website	Gets configuration information for an IIS Web site.
Get-WebsiteState	Gets the state of an IIS Web site.
Get-WebURL	Gets information about the URL associated with the specified Web site.
Get-WebVirtualDirectory	Gets the list of virtual directories on the specified site.
New-WebApplication	Creates a new IIS Web application.
New-WebAppPool	Creates a new IIS application pool.
New-WebBinding	Adds a new Web site binding to an existing Web site.
New-WebFtpSite	Create a new FTP 7 Site
New-WebGlobalModule	Creates a new IIS module.
New-WebHandler	Creates a new IIS Request Handler configuration entry.
New-WebManagedModule	Adds a new managed module to the IIS request pipeline.
New-Website	Creates a new IIS Web site.
New-WebVirtualDirectory	Creates a new IIS virtual directory.
Remove-WebApplication	Removes an IIS Web application.
Remove-WebAppPool	Removes an IIS application pool.
Remove-WebBinding	Removes a binding from an IIS Web site.
Remove-WebConfigurationBackup	Removes an existing IIS configuration backup.
Remove-WebConfigurationLocation	Removes an IIS configuration location.
Remove-WebConfigurationLock	Removes a lock on configuration settings.
Remove-WebConfigurationProperty	Removes an IIS configuration property.
Remove-WebGlobalModule	Removes an IIS module.
Remove-WebHandler	Removes and IIS Request Handler.
Remove-WebManagedModule	Removes an IIS managed module.
Remove-Website	Removes an IIS Web site.
Remove-WebVirtualDirectory	Removes an IIS virtual directory.
Rename-WebConfigurationLocation	Renames a configuration location.
Restart-WebAppPool	Recycles an application pool.
Restart-WebItem	Restarts an application pool or a Web site.
Restore-WebConfiguration	Restores an IIS configuration backup.
Select-WebConfiguration	Returns Web configuration objects.
Set-WebBinding	Changes a property of an IIS site binding.
Set-WebConfiguration	Sets the value of an IIS configuration element.
Set-WebConfigurationProperty	Changes the value of an IIS configuration property.
Set-WebGlobalModule	Sets configuration settings for an IIS module.
Set-WebHandler	Configures an IIS request handler.
Set-WebManagedModule	Configures an IIS managed module.
Start-WebAppPool	Starts an application pool.
Start-WebItem	Starts an application pool or a site.
Start-Website	Starts an IIS Web site.
Stop-WebAppPool	Stops an application pool.
Stop-WebItem	Stops an application pool or a site.
Stop-Website	Stops an IIS Web site.