Migration Tasks That Are Automated by the IIS 6.0 Migration Tool

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

The IISĀ 6.0 Migration Tool automates the following steps in the IIS migration process:

  • Transferring the Web site content. All of the files and folders located in the home directory of the Web site and virtual directories (which can be located outside of the home directory of the Web site) are copied from the source server to the target server. The NTFS file system permissions assigned to the files and directories that make up the Web site content on the source server are granted to the corresponding files and directories on the target server. Any content referenced by the Web site or application that is not located in subdirectories of the home directory of the Web site or in virtual directories is not migrated.

  • Transferring the Web site configuration in the IIS metabase. The configuration for each Web site and application, which is stored in the IIS metabase properties on the source server, is translated and then the corresponding IISĀ 6.0 metabase properties are appropriately configured on the target server.

  • Translating the application isolation configuration. The target server is running in worker process isolation mode. The application isolation configuration for each Web site and application on the source server is translated into application pool configuration settings on the target server.

  • Backing up the IIS metabase configuration to the target server. The IIS metabase configuration is backed up on the target server before migration. You can use this backup to restore the target server to a known state in the event that the migration process is not successful.