Get-IISConfig Section

Module:
iisadministration
Gets a configuration section object to work further with the IIS Configuration Store.

Syntax 

Get-IISConfigSection
   [[-SectionPath] <String>]
   [[-CommitPath] <String>]
   [[-Location] <String>]
   [[-Clr] <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-IISConfigSection cmdlet gets a configuration section (Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationSection) object to work further with the Internet Information Services (IIS) Configuration Store. It is generally the first cmdlet to use if configuration is to be read or updated. The output of this cmdlet can be passed to other cmdlets in the pipeline where ConfigurationElement objects are expected, since ConfigurationSection inherits from ConfigurationElement.

If the SectionPath parameter is not used, the cmdlet lists all the available sections. The sections that can be used are either defined in the applicationHost.config (IIS Configuration) or root web.config (.NET Framework).

Examples

Example 1: Get a configuration section object for a section path 

PS C:\> $ConfigSection = Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "system.applicationHost/sites"

This command gets the configuration section object for the system.applicationHost/sites section.

Example 2: Get process state information for an IIS website 

PS C:\> $ConfigSection = Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "system.applicationHost/sites"
Get-IISConfigCollection $configSection | Get-IISConfigCollectionElement -ConfigAttribute @{"Name"="Default Web Site"} | Get-IISConfigAttributeValue -AttributeName "State"

This command gets runtime state information for the Default Web Site.

Example 3: Add a new default document at the global configuration level 

PS C:\> Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "system.webServer/defaultDocument" | Get-IISConfigCollection -CollectionName "files" | New-IISConfigCollectionElement  -ConfigAttribute @{"Value" = "MyDefDoc.htm"}

This command adds filename MyDefDoc.htm to the <files> collection of the <defaultDocument> section of the applicationHost.config file.

Example 4: Create an application pool 

PS C:\> Start-IISCommitDelay
PS C:\> $ConfigSectionCollection = Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "system.applicationHost/applicationPools" | Get-IISConfigCollection
PS C:\> New-IISConfigCollectionElement -ConfigCollection $configSectionCollection -ConfigAttribute @{"name"="MyNewSiteAppPool"; "autoStart"=$true; "managedPipelineMode"="Integrated" }
PS C:\> Stop-IISCommitDelay

This command creates an application pool and stores the result in variable $ConfigSectionCollection.

Example 5: Create a collection element and specify the CLR version 

PS C:\> $collection = Get-IISConfigSection -SectionPath "appSettings" -Clr 2.0

This command creates a new collection element using the SectionPath "appSettings"; that element is stored in a variable named $collection. In addition, the * Clr* parameter is used to set the Common Language Runtime to version 2.0.

Optional Parameters

-Clr

Specifies the version of the root level .NET Framework Common Language Runtime (CLR) that IIS points to. If this parameter is omitted then the default CLR version is used. Note, however, that if the CommitPath parameter is included in the command the Clr parameter will be ignored and the runtime version of the corresponding application pool will be used instead.

Type: String
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-CommitPath

Specifies the path where the configuration will be retrieved from. If CommitPath is omitted, applicationHost.config or root .NET configuration (root web.config) will be used.

Type: String
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Location

Specifies the name of the IIS configuration location for which a configuration object is returned. This corresponds to the <location> tag in configuration files.

Type: String
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SectionPath

Specifies the name of the IIS configuration section for which a configuration object is returned.

Type: String
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

string, string[]

Outputs

Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationSection, Microsoft.Web.Administration.ConfigurationSection[]