Metabase Import and Export

This discusses site cloning, application cloning, and creating a metabase template to import or merge from other IIS computers.

This section includes the following topics:

• About Metabase Import and Export: Provides an overview of the metabase import and export feature.
• Using IIS Manager to Export and Import Metabase Elements: Explains how to import and export metabase elements using IIS Manager.
• Moving Sites and Applications to Another Computer: Discusses the procedure for creating a template of an import file and special considerations when importing and exporting sites and applications.
• Machine-specific and System-specific Information: Lists the metabase elements that should not be included in import files.
• Restoring an Individual Section of the Metabase: Explains how to recover a section of the metabase without the need to restore the entire metabase.