I have used that IIS Export utility before and it kept corrupting the metabase. We were using it on a server that had 150+ sites. I wouldn't recomend using it.
Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 10:57 PM Subject: RE: Upgrade from NT4.0 to Win2k Server? Good? > > I am wondering how successful an upgrade from NT4.0 > > SP6 to Windows2000 Server would turn out. Has anyone > > done this? I have a few hundred Web sites on the server > > and a few hundred data sources. The server is also > > configured with CF and PERL. > > I'd second Doug's suggestion that you do a clean install instead of an > upgrade. However, I wouldn't recommend trying to copy IIS data from the > registry. First, IIS doesn't store significant data in the registry since > IIS 3; instead, it uses something called the Metabase. The Metabase data > can't be directly imported into IIS 5 from IIS 4, either, I don't think. > > You might find this tool useful: > http://www.iisfaq.com/default.asp?View=L1038&P=71 > > For the CF settings, you can backup and restore selected registry keys for > that, if you're using CF 5 or earlier. Or, if you're using CF 5, you could > use the Archive functionality within the CF Administrator. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body or visit the list page at www.houseoffusion.com
