Installing an IIS Web Site or Virtual Directory

Installation occurs by reading the XML file and importing the file into the target system metabase. If a web site with the same name exists, the old web site is overwritten. If multiple web sites have the same name on the system, the first matching web site is removed and overwritten.

Special cases include untyped keys or nodes, and SSL certificates, which are not deployed. The relevant settings for SSL certificates in IIS (SSLCertHash and SSLStoreName) are preserved during a deployment if they exist on the target system. If relevant SSL settings do not exist, settings are not added.

To bring up a secure site after the site is deployed or redeployed, you must restart IIS.