Overview of the Configuration System
The IIS 7.0 configuration system is in many ways a complete departure from the metabase, the configuration model that previous IIS versions use. The new architecture reflects requirements that the IIS 7.0 configuration system be more manageable and flexible in supporting key deployment scenarios.
The IIS 7.0 configuration system is based on a hierarchy of XML configuration files, which contain structured XML data that describes the configuration information for IIS and its features. This hierarchy includes the .NET Framework configuration files, machine.config and root web.config; the main IIS configuration file called applicationHost.config; and distributed web.config configuration files located inside the ...
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