Can I use PowerShell instead of AppCmd.exe to monitor IIS state?

Question

I want to write a script that uses appcmd.exe to monitor IIS state - restart a site if it's down and/or restart IIS if it's down.

Can this be done with powershell? is there a more natural/easier method of doing this?

Thanks :-)

Answer 1

Windows PowerShell is always the Answer! This should do it for your particular question:

# Cycle IIS if it's not running    
Get-Service W3SVC  |
    Where-Object {$_.Status -ne 'Running' }  | 
    Start-Service

Import-Module WebAdministration

# Cycle websites that are not started
Get-Website | 
    Where-Object { $_.State -ne 'Started' }  | 
    ForEach-Object { $_.Start() } 

Hope this Helps

Answer 2

You can use the WebAdministration module to do it in a more elegant way than using appcmd.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee790599.aspx