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Backup and restore IIS 8 configuration settings

Article ID: 1065
Last updated: 28 Jul, 2018

  Backup and restore IIS 8 configuration settings

       Backup:

  1. Login to your server by using administrative rights.

  2. Open command prompt using start → run → and type cmd.

  3. Navigate to below mentioned path:

  4. %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\inetsrv\

  5. Fire below mentioned command to save configuration backup: 

  6. appcmd.exe add backup "My Backup Name"



    View available Backups:

  1. Login to your server by using administrative rights.
  2. Open command prompt using start → run → and type cmd.
  3. Navigate to below mentioned path:
  4. %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\inetsrv\
  5. Fire below mentioned command to view the list of available backups:  (appcmd.exe list backup)

       Restore:

  1. Login to your server by using administrative rights.

  2. Open command prompt using start → run → and 

  3. %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\inetsrv\

  4. type cmd.

  5. Navigate to below mentioned path:

  6. Fire below mentioned command to restore the backup:( appcmd.exe) restore backup "My Backup Name"

    Delete Backup:

  1. Login to your server by using administrative rights.

  2. Open command prompt using start → run → and type cmd.

  3. Navigate to below mentioned path:

  4. %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\inetsrv\

  5. Fire below mentioned command to remove the backup: appcmd.exe delete backup "My Backup Name"

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Article ID: 1065
Last updated: 28 Jul, 2018
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