Introduction to the IIS Metabase

The metabase is the repository for most IIS configuration information.

This section contains:

Metabase Structure: Discusses the organization of data in the metabase.
Key Names and Paths: Describes how metabase keys are addressed.
Property Inheritance: Provides information about a metabase feature that simplifies configuration operations and reduces storage requirements.
Metabase Security and Reliability: Outlines key security and reliability issues that can affect the metabase.

Related Topics

Backing Up the Metabase: Conceptual information and instructions about backing up the metabase.
Restoring the Metabase: Conceptual information, instructions, and considerations about restoring the metabase.