CAUSE
Microsoft IIS 4.0 and Microsoft IIS 5.0 store current
configuration information in the Metabase.bin binary file. Metabase.bin resides
in the following location:
%systemroot%\SYSTEM32\INETSRV
However, in IIS 6.0, this single
binary file (Metabase.bin) has been replaced with two XML files named
Metabase.xml and MBSchema.xml. These two files are also located in
%systemroot%\SYSTEM32\INETSRV. The INETSRV folder also contains the Metaback
folder. The Metaback folder contains backups created in the Internet Service
Manager (ISM), and the History folder contains backups that were created
automatically by IIS.
Note Metabase.bin still exists in the INETSRV folder for backward
compatibility. Some backup utilities may be designed to report a failed backup
if they cannot copy Metabase.bin. In IIS 6.0, Metabase.bin contains no
information about IIS and cannot be used to restore your IIS configuration.
REFERENCES
For additional information about how to back up the IIS
Metabase, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
324277
HOW TO: Create a Metabase Backup by Using
IIS 6.0 in Windows Server 2003
815435 Metabase.bin File Is Not Created on Clean Installations of IIS 6.0