The system relies heavily on the file system, to simplify tasks such as deploying configuration for web applications and services. There are no proprietary models for doing standard operations like protecting the settings, backing them up, moving them around, or even extending the system with new settings. PrevVersion.png' alt='Xcopy File Path Limitations' title='Xcopy File Path Limitations' /> Users can edit the files manually at any time, if they choose to, and changes are automatically picked up by the system. The store is simply a file, or a set of files, on the file system. Xcopy File Path Limitations' title='Xcopy File Path Limitations' /> The configuration system is implemented as a library that runs in proc in the client application, and interacts with a persistent store on disk. There are very few moving parts at runtime that implement the configuration system. This document walks through the design and architecture of the configuration system, and introduces the programmable interface to the system at the lowest level, native code, entry point. NET and serves as the core of the IIS administration stack.
Its scope spans across the entire web server platform IIS, ASP. The configuration system in IIS 7 and above is significantly different than in previous versions of IIS, and builds on top of some but not all of the concepts of the. Deep Dive into IIS Configuration with IIS 7 and IIS 8by Tobin Titus.