Requirement:
You need to automate the management like create, start, stop, etc., of IIS Resources including Web Site, App, AppPool, etc.
Solution:
Microsoft provides a command line tool named Appcmd.exe which ships/installs along with IIS. It’s usually located at C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe path.
Automation Examples:
- Create an APPPOOL, with specified name, .Net Framework version, Managed pipeline mode, etc.,
C:\>C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe ADD APPPOOL /name:TestAppPool /managedRuntimeVersion:v4.0 /managedPipelineMode:”Integrated”
APPPOOL object “TestAppPool” added
C:\>
- Stop an APPPOOL
PS C:\> C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe STOP APPPOOL TestAppPool
“TestAppPool” successfully stopped
PS C:\>
- Start an APPPOOL
PS C:\> C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe START APPPOOL TestAppPool
“TestAppPool” successfully started.
PS C:\>
- Create a web Application under the Default Web Site, with name as “TestApp”, with physical path located at “C:\inetpub\wwwroot\TestApp” and assign it to “TestAppPool” AppPool
C:\>C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe ADD APP /site.name:”Default Web Site” /path:/TestApp /physicalPath:C:\inetpub\wwwroot\TestApp /applicationPool:TestAppPool
APP object “Default Web Site/TestApp” added
VDIR object “Default Web Site/TestApp” addedC:\>
