Professional Microsoft IIS 8

Command-Line Management

One of the tools for command-line management in IIS 8.0 is AppCmd.exe. This one tool contains functions that give the administrator complete control of the web server. A few examples of what you can do include the following:

• Add, delete, and modify websites and application pools.
• Stop and start websites and application pools.
• View information about worker processes and requests.
• List and modify the configurations of IIS and ASP.NET.

AppCmd.exe provides a consistent set of supported commands for performing queries and tasks against a set of supported object types. You can run these commands individually or in combination with other commands to perform complex tasks or queries.

Object Name	Description
site	To administer virtual sites
app	To administer applications
vdir	To administer virtual directories
apppool	To administer application pools
config	To administer general configuration sections
wp	To administer worker processes
request	To administer HTTP requests
module	To administer server modules
backup	To administer server configuration backups
trace	To administer failed request trace logs

Supported commands include the following:

• add
• clear
• configure
• delete
• inspect
• install
• list
• lock
• migrate
• recycle
• reset
• restore
• search
• set
• start
• stop
• uninstall
• unlock

AppCmd.exe is located in the %systemroot%\system32\inetsrv directory, which is available only to members of the Administrators group. Additionally, if applicationhost.config, machine.config ...