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In this issue, the editor will bring you about how to backup and restore the IIS configuration. The article is rich in content and analyzes and describes for you from a professional point of view. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

To back up the IIS configuration to back up the IIS configuration, follow these steps:

1. In the IIS snap-in on your local computer, click the computer icon under Internet Information Services.

two。 Click Action and select backup / restore configuration.

3. Click create backup, select the name of the backup file, and then click OK. Note: the default backup location is the% SystemRoot%\ system32\ inetsrv\ MetaBack folder. If you want to save the backup file to another location, you can copy the file from that default location to another location. Save a copy in the default location for easy recovery. Note that by default, C:\ Winnt is the% SystemRoot% folder in Microsoft Windows 2000.

4. Click close. Note: this backup method provides a way to restore only IIS settings (not content files). If you reinstall the operating system, this backup method is invalid. You cannot use backup files to restore IIS configurations on other computers that are running Windows 2000.

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Restore IIS configuration

The steps for restoring the configuration will vary depending on whether you have removed and reinstalled IIS.

Note: if you are restoring the IIS configuration and only an older copy of the Metabase file exists or no copy of the Metabase file exists, see the following Microsoft knowledge Base article:

234429 How to Manually Restore the Metabase When No Backup Exists (how to manually restore the Metabase when no backup exists)

Restore IIS configuration without IIS reinstallation

To restore the IIS configuration without removing and reinstalling IIS, follow these steps:

1. In the IIS snap-in on your local computer, click the computer icon under Internet Information Services.

two。 Click Action and select backup / restore configuration.

3. "in the configure backup name dialog box, select a backup file and click restore." When asked if you want to restore the configuration settings, click Yes.

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Restore IIS configuration after IIS reinstallation

To restore the IIS configuration after IIS has been removed and reinstalled, follow these steps:

1. In the IIS snap-in on your local computer, click the computer icon under Internet Information Services.

two。 Click Action and select backup / restore configuration.

3. "in the configure backup name dialog box, select the backup file that you created, and then click restore." Although the error message indicates that the restore has failed, part of the backup configuration has been restored.

4. At the command prompt, type the following command:

Cscript.exeX:\ InetPub\ AdminScripts\ Adsutil.vbs enum w3svc

Where X is the drive letter of the drive where IIS is installed. From the settings listed, find the WamUserName and the associated WAMUserPass value.

Note: to use the Adsutil.vbs utility, Windows Script Host must be installed.

5. Click start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative tools, and then double-click computer Management. Click Local user Manager and click user.

6. Double-click the IWAM_computername user account. Type the WAMUserPass value you retrieved in the previous step, and then click OK.

7. "in the configure backup name dialog box, select the backup file that you created, and then click restore." This completely restores your configuration.

Note: if you change the identity of out-of-process applications, those applications revert to the previous IWAM user name.

This is how the IIS configuration shared by the editor is backed up and restored. If you happen to have similar doubts, you might as well refer to the above analysis to understand. If you want to know more about it, you are welcome to follow the industry information channel.

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