Restore two metabase backups to one server?

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Is it possible to use backups of the metabase from two diferent servers and
import them to one server ?

ie

if the servers die and you get a new much faster server to replace them can
you restore the metabase from server 1 and server 2 onto server 3 (the new
one) ?
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Re: Restore two metabase backups to one server? by Chris

Chris
Sun May 28 23:08:51 CDT 2006

No - there is SID (Security Identifiers) that are stored as part of the IIS
metabase.

You can only restore the metabase backup to the same server with the same
SID.

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Cheers

Chris Crowe [IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006]
http://blog.crowe.co.nz
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"G.Davies" <GDavies@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2811B22B-B815-49E6-8364-89D67A1DCD33@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to use backups of the metabase from two diferent servers
> and
> import them to one server ?
>
> ie
>
> if the servers die and you get a new much faster server to replace them
> can
> you restore the metabase from server 1 and server 2 onto server 3 (the new
> one) ?


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Re: Restore two metabase backups to one server? by GDavies

GDavies
Sun May 28 23:44:01 CDT 2006

So I would have to use a tool like IIS Export ( see below )

http://www.adsonline.co.uk/IISExport/




"Chris Crowe [ IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006 ]" wrote:

> No - there is SID (Security Identifiers) that are stored as part of the IIS
> metabase.
>
> You can only restore the metabase backup to the same server with the same
> SID.
>
> --
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris Crowe [IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006]
> http://blog.crowe.co.nz
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> "G.Davies" <GDavies@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2811B22B-B815-49E6-8364-89D67A1DCD33@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to use backups of the metabase from two diferent servers
> > and
> > import them to one server ?
> >
> > ie
> >
> > if the servers die and you get a new much faster server to replace them
> > can
> > you restore the metabase from server 1 and server 2 onto server 3 (the new
> > one) ?
>
>
>
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Re: Restore two metabase backups to one server? by Chris

Chris
Tue May 30 23:23:01 CDT 2006

Yes that would be an option! Probably the only one!

Or if they are IIS 6 ones you may be able to play around with the
Metabase.XML file (but the tool you suggested it probably a lot simpler)
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Cheers

Chris Crowe [IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006]
http://blog.crowe.co.nz
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"G.Davies" <GDavies@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:333DC3FA-BBED-4468-B47B-DC7C07FA6FCF@microsoft.com...
> So I would have to use a tool like IIS Export ( see below )
>
> http://www.adsonline.co.uk/IISExport/
>
>
>
>
> "Chris Crowe [ IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006 ]" wrote:
>
>> No - there is SID (Security Identifiers) that are stored as part of the
>> IIS
>> metabase.
>>
>> You can only restore the metabase backup to the same server with the same
>> SID.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Chris Crowe [IIS MVP 1997 -> 2006]
>> http://blog.crowe.co.nz
>> ------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "G.Davies" <GDavies@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2811B22B-B815-49E6-8364-89D67A1DCD33@microsoft.com...
>> > Is it possible to use backups of the metabase from two diferent servers
>> > and
>> > import them to one server ?
>> >
>> > ie
>> >
>> > if the servers die and you get a new much faster server to replace them
>> > can
>> > you restore the metabase from server 1 and server 2 onto server 3 (the
>> > new
>> > one) ?
>>
>>
>>


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