Chapter 34. Manipulating IIS with appcmd

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Managing sites with appcmd

• Adding a site with appcmd

• Adding an application to a site with add app

• Adding a virtual directory with add vdir

• Starting and stopping application pools with appcmd and appcmd stop

Tip

You should be familiar with the appcmd command when preparing for the 70-643 exam.

Managing Sites with appcmd

You can use the appcmd tool to manage IIS websites. This might be useful if you’re running IIS on a Server Core installation.

Tip

You can also manage Microsoft Management Consoles, including the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, remotely. Chapter 20, “Configuring Server Core for Remote ...

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