Using Command-Line Administration Scripts

You can extend administrative control using scripts to perform server administration tasks. Using scripts, your can automate tasks, remotely administer sites and resources, and take advantage of batch files to create and manage objects. For additional information on the use of command lines, see the "Command-Line Reference" in Windows Help and Support Center.

IIS contains eight supported command-line scripts that use the IIS WMI provider to configure and manage IIS metabase configurations. Microsoft supports the command-line scripts included in IIS as long as they are not modified. If you need to modify a supported script, you must create a new file name to save it, leaving the original script unmodified.

This section includes the following topics:

• Managing Web Sites: Describes how to create and manage Web sites using a command-line script.
• Managing FTP Sites: Describes how to create and manage FTP sites using a command-line script.
• Managing Web Virtual Directories: Describes how to create and manage Web virtual directories using a command-line script.
• Managing FTP Virtual Directories: Describes how to create and manage FTP virtual directories using a command-line script.
• Managing IIS Configurations: Describes how to export and import partial or complete IIS configurations and how to back up and restore IIS configurations using a command-line script.
• Managing Applications and Web Service Extensions: Describes how to manage Web applications and Web service extensions using a command-line script.

Related Topics

• For information on the ADSI utility adsutil.vbs, see Using the IIS ADSI Provider.