How do I create an Application Pool on IIS 6.0 using a Powershell script?
This is what I have come up with so far:
$appPool = [wmiclass] "root\MicrosoftIISv2:IIsApplicationPool"
Thanks
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A:
It isn't the most obvious process, but here is what worked for me..
$AppPoolSettings = [wmiclass]'root\MicrosoftIISv2:IISApplicationPoolSetting'
$NewPool = $AppPoolSettings.CreateInstance()
$NewPool.Name = 'W3SVC/AppPools/MyAppPool'
$Result = $NewPool.Put()
You might get an error with the call to Put(), but calling it a second (or third) time should make it work. This is due to an issue with PowerShell V1 and WMI.
Steven Murawski
2008-11-04 23:16:04
Thank you, works very well. I think I tried that, but was put off by that put error.
Robert Wagner
2008-11-04 23:45:29
Glad it worked for you. That error is kind of distracting, but this is only V1 of PowerShell.
Steven Murawski
2008-11-05 00:32:10
+3
A:
Thought I might share the script I came up with. Thanks to goes to Steven and leon.
# Settings
$newApplication = "MaxSys.Services"
$poolUserName = "BRISBANE\svcMaxSysTest"
$poolPassword = "ThisisforT3sting"
$newVDirName = "W3SVC/1/ROOT/" + $newApplication
$newVDirPath = "C:\" + $newApplication
$newPoolName = $newApplication + "Pool"
#Switch the Website to .NET 2.0
C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -sn W3SVC/
# Create Application Pool
$appPoolSettings = [wmiclass] "root\MicrosoftIISv2:IISApplicationPoolSetting"
$newPool = $appPoolSettings.CreateInstance()
$newPool.Name = "W3SVC/AppPools/" + $newPoolName
$newPool.PeriodicRestartTime = 0
$newPool.IdleTimeout = 0
$newPool.MaxProcesses = 2
$newPool.WAMUsername = $poolUserName
$newPool.WAMUserPass = $poolPassword
$newPool.AppPoolIdentityType = 3
$newPool.Put()
# Do it again if it fails as there is a bug with Powershell/WMI
if (!$?)
{
$newPool.Put()
}
# Create the virtual directory
mkdir $newVDirPath
$virtualDirSettings = [wmiclass] "root\MicrosoftIISv2:IIsWebVirtualDirSetting"
$newVDir = $virtualDirSettings.CreateInstance()
$newVDir.Name = $newVDirName
$newVDir.Path = $newVDirPath
$newVDir.EnableDefaultDoc = $False
$newVDir.Put()
# Do it a few times if it fails as there is a bug with Powershell/WMI
if (!$?)
{
$newVDir.Put()
}
# Create the application on the virtual directory
$vdir = Get-WmiObject -namespace "root\MicrosoftIISv2" -class "IISWebVirtualDir" -filter "Name = '$newVDirName'"
$vdir.AppCreate3(2, $newPoolName)
# Updated the Friendly Name of the application
$newVDir.AppFriendlyName = $newApplication
$newVDir.Put()
Robert Wagner
2008-11-05 05:35:20
@robert wagner - I would change your error handling to DO{ $newVDir.Put()} WHILE (!$?) Then you will not need to have the first Put(). The do/while loop will keep performing the put until there is no error. Just a suggestion.
Steven Murawski
2008-11-06 00:55:34
you could always have a little counter, an only retry up to a maximum number of times.
jrista
2010-02-10 19:30:45
A:
I am unable to get the $newPool.Put() to work at all... I added the DO loop but the script crashes on the second try. Have you successfully used this script?
the error I am getting is:You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.At :line:1 char:16+ $this.PSBase.Put <<<< ()
2008-11-30 22:15:02
Try it a few more times. Perhaps it only works for me on the second try.
Robert Wagner
2008-12-01 00:06:01
I get a true response for the (!$?), but it still crashes the script on the second try... Are there any innocuous settings I can pass to PutOptions to get the script to run?
2008-12-01 00:34:34
Here is the whole script:$newApplication = "TestSite2"$poolUserName = "DEDF176\EKWeb"$poolPassword = "xxxxxxx"
2008-12-01 00:38:58
$newVDirName = "W3SVC/1/ROOT/" + $newApplication$newVDirPath = "C:\" + $newApplication
2008-12-01 00:39:59
$newPoolName = $newApplication + "Pool"# Create Application Pool$appPoolSettings = [wmiclass] "root\MicrosoftIISv2:IISApplicationPoolSetting"$newPool = $appPoolSettings.CreateInstance()$newPool.Name = "W3SVC/AppPools/" + $newPoolName$newPool.PeriodicRestartTime = 0
2008-12-01 00:41:06