How to backup and restore IIS7 configuration
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Performing IIS backup is very critical when you actually change the
IIS configuration, Applying patches etc. In IIS 7 backup and restore
configuration available through command prompt.
Backing up IIS7 configuration is as simple as copying the \windows\system32\inetsrv\config directory (and subdirectories) into a backup directory, so you don't need anything special to do it. Just include this directory in whatever your OS/content back-up plan is, or write a custom script to do it.
In other way there is a simple cmd-line option to AppCmd.exe that makes management of backup/restore sets easy. For example
To backup configuration, run the follow command:
To restore that backup, run this command:
To delete a backup, run this command:
To enumerate a list of backups and configuration history files, use the following command:
Backing up IIS7 configuration is as simple as copying the \windows\system32\inetsrv\config directory (and subdirectories) into a backup directory, so you don't need anything special to do it. Just include this directory in whatever your OS/content back-up plan is, or write a custom script to do it.
In other way there is a simple cmd-line option to AppCmd.exe that makes management of backup/restore sets easy. For example
To backup configuration, run the follow command:
> %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe add backup "My Backup Name" |
> %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe restore backup "My Backup Name" |
> %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe delete backup "My Backup Name" |
> %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list backup
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