Web Deploy -source argument and Related IIS Object
The Web Deploy utility has different options in the -source argument and an understanding of each option and the level the argument interacts with in IIS will make the migration so much easier.
This chart illustrates the IIS object level and the Web Deploy argument for the –source. The –whatif command is used in each example just to ensure the target web site is not over written while testing these commands.
IIS Object Level |
Web Deploy -source | Example |
Server Level |
webServer | msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:webServer,computername=10.0.0.11 -dest:webServer,computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif > c:\_WebDeploy\ServerDiff2.txt OR msdeploy -verb:sync -source:webserver -dest:webserver,computername=10.0.0.11 -whatif |
Complete Web Site Includes bindings and certificate information. |
appHostConfig | msdeploy -verb:sync -source:appHostConfig="Hello" -dest:appHostConfig="Hello",computerName=10.0.0.12 -enableLink:AppPoolExtension -whatif > c:\_webdeploy\HelloUpdate.txt Hello = Web Site |
Web Site File Contents Files only and no configuration information. |
contentPath | msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:contentPath="Hello" -dest:contentPath="Hello",computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif |
Application under a site |
iisApp | msdeploy -verb:sync -source:iisApp="Hello/TestWD" -dest:iisApp="Hello/TestWD",computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif |
Directory level |
dirPath | msdeploy -verb:sync -source:dirPath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD -dest:dirPath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD,computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif |
| File Level | filePath | msdeploy -verb:sync -source:filePath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD\Hello.html -dest:filePath=C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Hello\TestWD\Hello.html;computername=10.0.0.12 -whatif |