GUI GUI click click methods are nearly useless for automated backup purposes. Aren't there one or more VBS scripts included with the server OS that can backup and restore the entire IIS server configuration?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Von Stetten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:49 PM Subject: Re: Backup / Replicate Server Config > Kevin, > > WRT IIS, you can backup the IIS settings for either individual websites > or the whole server from IIS Admin. For the whole server, open IIS > Admin, right-click on the "Web Sites" node, and select "All Tasks" ---> > "Save Configuration to a File...". You can then export current settings > to an XML file. You can do the same for individual web sites or even > virtual directories. > > If you intend to use these XML files to replicate settings onto other > servers, examine the contents and change any server-specific data as > needed. > > To reimport the XML file settings, right-click on the desired node and > select "New"--->"Web Site (from file)..." or "Virtual Directory (from > file...). In the "Import Configuration" dialog, click on "Browse..." > and select the xml file you wish to import. Then click on "Read File". > From the list of web sites that are displayed, pick the one you wish to > restore/create, and click "OK". If the site already exists, you will be > prompted whether to create a new site or replace the existing site. > Select which you want to do, then click OK. > > HTH, > Carl > > > > Kevin Aebig wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> >> >> This is driving me nuts, but how do you backup than replicate not only >> CFMX7, but IIS6 as well? I thought given the ease of administering >> these >> services that this would be a joke. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any tips, >> >> >> >> !k >> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:304443 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
