To export a backup copy of your IIS 7.0 configuration on a Windows 2008 Server:
Open Server Manager
Expand Roles – Web Server (IIS) – Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
Highlight the web server name
From the Management category, double click Shared Configuration
Under Actions, select Export Configuration. Accept or change the default export path of C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\config\export
Click the Connect As button, and enter administrative credentials. If the server is a domain member, you may need to enter your credentials in the format domain\username or username@domain.com
Enter the encryption keys password twice and press OK
You should now have three files in the C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\config\export directory: administration.config, applicationHost.config, and configEncKey.key. Save the files in a safe place.
September 24, 2009 at 9:09 am
Hi Julie,
Hmm… there’s another way around: no configuration at all:
http://g-wan.ch/
TrustLeap G-WAN is also faster than IIS (and faster than ASP.Net C#) with a much lower footprint (108 KB).
Keep up the good work! (but don’t forget that sometimes it’s better to avoid problems rather than to resolve them…)
Pierre.