How can I copy/clone a site on iis7

Question

I want to make a dev, demo1, demo2 copy of the iis website I\'m working on. I need each iis to run off its own code base, but the settings will be almost identical. Is there an

Answer 1

How about copying the website using adsutil.vbs?

C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts> adsutil.vbs copy  

for example

C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts> adsutil.vbs copy w3svc/1 w3svc/556

The reason for the w3svc/ notation is more obvious if you execute adsutil.vbs ENUM /P W3SVC first.

References:

• http://randomtype.ca/blog/how-to-create-multiple-websites-in-iis6-on-windows-xp/
• http://blogs.iis.net/rakkimk/archive/2008/11/20/adsutil-vbs-copying-a-website.aspx