Microsoft has simplified the migration process by providingthe IIS 6.0 Migration Tool. This tool is designed to help administratorsmigrate Web sites from IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0. You can download it fromMicrosoft’sWeb site. The download consists of a 378-KB MSI file.
Double-clicking the MSI file launches a standard Windowsinstallation routine. When the installation process completes, the IIS 6.0Migration Tool is installed into the C:\Program Files\IIS Resources\IIS 6.0Migration Tool 1.1 folder. The actual migration tool is named iismt.exe. Thesyntax is as follows:
iismt <server> <website> [/user <username>[/password <password>]
[/path <path>][/serverbindings <serverbindings string>]
[/siteid <<siteID> |replace>] [/configonly] [/fpse] [/inherited]
[/verbose]
Switches for this command are:
- <server>ï¿?thename of your IIS 4.0 server.
- <website>ï¿?the name or metabasepath of the Web site you’re migrating.
- /user <username>ï¿?the usernameof the user you want to perform the operation.
- /password <password>ï¿?the passwordfor the corresponding user account.
- /path <path>ï¿?the path to theWeb root folder.
- /serverbindings <serverbindings>ï¿?theIP address and port number to be used by the server as a binding (IP:Port:Hostname).
- /siteid <<siteid> |replace>ï¿?the number of the Web site you are migrating. You may specify anumeric value to use as the site ID, or specify the keyword “replace”to use the existing siteID.
- /configonlyï¿?migrate IIS configuration only.
- /fpseï¿?re-extendFrontPage Server-extended Web sites.
- /verboseï¿?Verbose mode.
- /overwriteï¿?suppressesprompting to confirm that you want to overwrite an existing destination folderor file.
- /noninteractiveï¿?does not display messages that prompt theuser for input. Program will exit on first error condition.
Some examples of how to use the IISMT command are asfollows:
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ï¿? iismt Server1"My Web Site" /user Administrator /password pass /pathd:\inetpub\wwwroot
iismt Server1 w3svc/3 /path d:\MigratedWebs /fpse /serverbindings147.100.100.34:80:www.brienposey.com
The IIS 6.0 Migration Tool does a great job of migratingsimple Web sites that are accessed only anonymously. If your Website is more complex, you may still find the tool useful, but there will be alot of manual work you’ll have to do once the migration is complete.
