Backup-WebConfiguration

Module:: WebAdministration Module

Creates a backup of an IIS configuration.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Backup-WebConfiguration
    [-Name] <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Backup-WebConfiguration cmdlet creates a backup of an Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration. The cmdlet creates a folder with the name specified by the Name parameter for the backup in the $env:Windir\System32\inetsrv\backup folder.

Examples

Example 1: Back up an IIS configuration

IIS:\> Backup-WebConfiguration -Name "MyIISBackup"

Name           Creation Date

----           -------------

MyIISBackup    2/20/2009 12:00:00 AM

This command creates a backup of your IIS configuration in a folder named MyIISBackup.

Parameters

-Name

Specifies the name of the folder that this cmdlet creates to store the backup files. If a backup with the name specified already exists, this cmdlet returns an error.

Parameter properties

Type:	String
Default value:	None
Supports wildcards:	False
DontShow:	False

Parameter sets

(All)

Position:	0
Mandatory:	True
Value from pipeline:	False
Value from pipeline by property name:	True
Value from remaining arguments:	False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.