Vista - Problems invoking IIS WMI method CreateNewSite

Hi

I've been struggling with a script that is intended to create a new web
site in IIS 6. I'm trying to use the IIS WMI method CreateNewSite, but
the script throws an error. I'm sure I must be doing something silly,
but I can't see what it is!

First the script:-

$strcomputer = "localhost"

$webserver =
([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:ServerBinding").CreateInstance()
$webserver.Hostname = $strcomputer

$website =
([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite("This is
a test Site Created by Script", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")

And the error:-

Method invocation failed because [System.Management.ManagementClass]
doesn't contain a method named 'CreateNewSite'.
At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
Documents\Scripts\iis.ps1:24 char:73
+ $website =
([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite( <<<<
"This is a test Site Created by Script
", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")

Anyone able to help?

Roy

you need to use PSbase since RC3:
for more info see this blogentry in my RC2 WMI series :

http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/10/p...c2-series.html

as your working with IIS this part (3) about connection settings migh also
be handy :

http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/10/p...rt-in-rc2.html

Greetings /\/\o\/\/

"rtrmartin@gmail.com" wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've been struggling with a script that is intended to create a new web
> site in IIS 6. I'm trying to use the IIS WMI method CreateNewSite, but
> the script throws an error. I'm sure I must be doing something silly,
> but I can't see what it is!
>
> First the script:-
>
> $strcomputer = "localhost"
>
> $webserver =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:ServerBinding").CreateInstance()
> $webserver.Hostname = $strcomputer
>
> $website =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite("This is
> a test Site Created by Script", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")
>
> And the error:-
>
> Method invocation failed because [System.Management.ManagementClass]
> doesn't contain a method named 'CreateNewSite'.
> At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
> Documents\Scripts\iis.ps1:24 char:73
> + $website =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite( <<<<
> "This is a test Site Created by Script
> ", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")
>
> Anyone able to help?
>
> Roy
>
>

Hi Roy,

As per the documentation CreateNewSite() method is available on an
instance - WMI object (not WMI calls). So using [wmiclass] will not help in
creating a new site. Use an instance of IISWebservice like this:

PS C:\Documents and Settings\kriscv> $iis =
[wmi]'root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService="W3SVC"'
PS C:\Documents and Settings\kriscv> $iis | gm createnewsite | fl


TypeName :
System.Management.ManagementObject#root\MicrosoftIISv2\IIsWebService
Name : CreateNewSite
MemberType : Method
Definition : System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
CreateNewSite(System.String ServerComment, System.Management.Manage
mentObject#ServerBinding[] ServerBindings, System.String
PathOfRootVirtualDir, System.Int32 ServerId)

Notice the use of [wmi] to refer to an instance of wmi class:
[wmi]'root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService="W3SVC"'

--
Thanks
Krishna[MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Team
Microsoft Corporation
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<rtrmartin@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167915243.507600.12100@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
>
> I've been struggling with a script that is intended to create a new web
> site in IIS 6. I'm trying to use the IIS WMI method CreateNewSite, but
> the script throws an error. I'm sure I must be doing something silly,
> but I can't see what it is!
>
> First the script:-
>
> $strcomputer = "localhost"
>
> $webserver =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:ServerBinding").CreateInstance()
> $webserver.Hostname = $strcomputer
>
> $website =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite("This is
> a test Site Created by Script", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")
>
> And the error:-
>
> Method invocation failed because [System.Management.ManagementClass]
> doesn't contain a method named 'CreateNewSite'.
> At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
> Documents\Scripts\iis.ps1:24 char:73
> + $website =
> ([wmiclass]"root/MicrosoftIISv2:IISWebService").CreateNewSite( <<<<
> "This is a test Site Created by Script
> ", $webserver, "c:\inetpub")
>
> Anyone able to help?
>
> Roy
>

Thanks Krishna amd Mow for your help, that's fixed my problem.

I do have a follow-up question...

Having created the site, I'm trying to use IIsWebVirtualDirSetting to
manipulate it's properties.

I've created the site and extracted the site's id from the returnvalue.
I've then used this to initiate a instance of IIsWebVirtualDirSetting,
and tried to manipulate a couple of values. The site creates ok, but
none of the values are changed.

$iis = [wmi]'root/MicrosoftIIsv2:IIswebService="W3SVC"'
$website = $iis.CreateNewSite($sitename, $webserver, $websitepath)
....
$siteid = $website.returnvalue
$a = $siteid.indexof("'")
$siteid = $siteid.substring($a+1,$siteid.length-$a-2)
Write-Host $siteid
$vdirobj =
[wmi]"root\MicrosoftIISv2:IIsWebVirtualDirSetting='$siteid/root'"
$vdirobj.AppFriendlyName = "Roy"
$vdirobj.AccessRead = $true
$vdirobj.put()

Any ideas?

Thanks again,

Roy

Anyone have any idea?

Thanks,

Roy