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[Server Tutor] Backing up and Restoring the Metabase

Metabase has the IIS configuration setting as XML entries.The metabase has two components.
Those are the metabase.xml and the metabase schema file. It is a good practice to back up the
metabase regularly.The metabase back will back up both the metabase.xml and metabase schema
files (a .mdVersionNumber file for the metabase and .scVersionNumber file for the schema file).The
metabase can be safely restored (from a backup) if we lose all the IIS settings.This utility will back
up only IIS entries. It does not back up the Web site content.Therefore, you need to configure the

[Server Tutor] How to Hosting Multiple Sites on One Physical Machine

Hosting multiple Web sites can be done in three ways.The most common is to assign an IP address to
every new Web site.This used to be the most common practice.The obvious limitation is the number
of IP addresses available for the organization.IIS 6 provides three different methods by which you can host multiple virtual web sites on one set of physical hardware:

[Server Tutor] Installing Iis On Windows Xp Pro?

If you are running Windows XP Professional on your computer you can install Microsoft's web server, Internet Information Server 5.1 (IIS) for free from the Windows XP Pro installation CD and configure it to run on your system by following the instructions below: -

1. Place the Windows XP Professional CD-Rom into your CD-Rom Drive.

2. Open 'Add/Remove Windows Components' found in 'Add/Remove Programs' in the 'Control Panel'.

3. Place a tick in the check box for 'Internet Information Services (IIS)' leaving all the default installation settings intact.