For IIS 5, you won't be able to restore a straight copy of the metabase to
another computer or the same computer (if the OS has been reinstalled). You
can make a text backup that will let you restore anywhere with MetaEdit.
Here's a link.
232068 HOW TO: Download, Install, and Remove the IIS MetaEdit 2.2 Utility
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232068" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232068</a>
Hope this helps!
Kyle Terns, MCSD [MSFT]
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| thanks jeff
|
| however we are not going to be putting any backup software on this box so
i
| will be relying on ntbackup to file. can i just back up the inetpub
folder?
| assuming the www service is down. i'm not a iis admin (as you've probably
| determined) so its all new to me.
| cheers
| scott
|
|
| "Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam.DeleteThis@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
| news:40276204.183634662@msnews.microsoft.com...
| > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 12:44:35 -0000, <msnews.microsoft.com> wrote:
| >
| > >What is the best way to backup IIS5?
| >
| > Push hard, it'll slide back...
| >
| > >I've been told about iisbackup.vbs (i think that is the correct name of
| the
| > >script) but apparently it can't be used to restore the config and
| metadata
| > >to another server.
| > >
| > >I thought about using stopping appropriate services during the night
and
| > >backing up the relevant directories with ntbackup and then create a
| script
| > >to move them to another server which gets backed up to tape. Is this a
| good
| > >way to perform a backup? its not a 24/7 server by the way. If it was
what
| > >would be the best way to backup config, metadata and content?
| >
| > Any decent backup software will do this, while IIS is running. You
| > can back up the Metabase with the Metabase editor if you need it
| > separately, and the content can simply be copied.
| >
| > Jeff
|
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