MSDeploy, IIS 6, Is the Deploy context menu available

When using IIS6, should the 'Deploy' context menu item be available when right clicking on a web site?

I've installed the Web Deploy 2.1 (web installation tool) and rebooted but still it doesn't show. Maybe it doesn't show, and you jus开发者_运维知识库t use the Web Deploy command line instead?

Any information appreciated.

No, The "deploy" context menu is only available in IIS 7 and 7.5. You'll have to do things via command line.

If you want to migrate from iis6 to iis7 you can follow the instructions here: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/427/migrate-a-web-site-from-iis-60-to-iis-7/ Note part 3 which goes into the actual web deploy commands.

Part 3 – Migrate your site to the target by using a package file

1. Always make a backup of the destination server. Even if you are just testing, it allows you to easily restore the state of your server.

   %windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd add backup “PreWebDeploy”

2. Run the following command on the source server to create a package (compressed) file of the server:

   msdeploy -verb:sync -source:metakey=lm/w3svc/1 -dest:package=c:\Site1.zip > WebDeployPackage.log

3. Copy the package file to the destination server.

4. Run the following command on the destination server to validate what would happen if a sync operation were run:

   msdeploy -verb:sync -source:package=c:\Site1.zip -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/1 -whatif > WebDeploySync.log

5. After verifying the output, run the same command again without the whatif flag:

   msdeploy -verb:sync -source:package=c:\Site1.zip -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/1 > WebDeploySync.log