Powershell script to auto install of IIS 7 and above

Question

I am a complete newbie at powershell. What I need is a powershell script that can automate the process of installing IIS7 or above. I have certain configurations to be made to the role services. Any help in this regard is appreciated.

Answer 1

I found the following blog useful , with certain changes from using help i was able to install IIS from power shell with custom role services.I have the code here and the link to the blog is:

http://www.ithassle.nl/2010/09/powershell-script-to-install-and-configure-iis7-5/#codesyntax_1

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Checking Execution Policy
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
#$Policy = "Unrestricted"
$Policy = "RemoteSigned"
If ((get-ExecutionPolicy) -ne $Policy) {
  Write-Host "Script Execution is disabled. Enabling it now"
  Set-ExecutionPolicy $Policy -Force
  Write-Host "Please Re-Run this script in a new powershell enviroment"
  Exit
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Define the variables.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
$InetPubRoot = "D:\Inetpub"
$InetPubLog = "D:\Inetpub\Log"
$InetPubWWWRoot = "D:\Inetpub\WWWRoot"

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Loading Feature Installation Modules
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
Import-Module ServerManager 

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Installing IIS
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
Add-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Common-Http,Web-Asp-Net,Web-Net-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Request-Monitor,Web-Basic-Auth,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Filtering,Web-Performance,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-Mgmt-Compat,RSAT-Web-Server,WAS -IncludeAllSubFeature

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Loading IIS Modules
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
Import-Module WebAdministration

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Creating IIS Folder Structure
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
New-Item -Path $InetPubRoot -type directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-Item -Path $InetPubLog -type directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
New-Item -Path $InetPubWWWRoot -type directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copying old WWW Root data to new folder
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
$InetPubOldLocation = @(get-website)[0].physicalPath.ToString()
$InetPubOldLocation =  $InetPubOldLocation.Replace("%SystemDrive%",$env:SystemDrive)
Copy-Item -Path $InetPubOldLocation -Destination $InetPubRoot -Force -Recurse

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setting directory access
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
$Command = "icacls $InetPubWWWRoot /grant BUILTIN\IIS_IUSRS:(OI)(CI)(RX) BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(RX)"
cmd.exe /c $Command
$Command = "icacls $InetPubLog /grant ""NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"":(OI)(CI)(F)"
cmd.exe /c $Command

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setting IIS Variables
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
#Changing Log Location
$Command = "%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:system.applicationHost/sites -siteDefaults.logfile.directory:$InetPubLog"
cmd.exe /c $Command
$Command = "%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:system.applicationHost/log -centralBinaryLogFile.directory:$InetPubLog"
cmd.exe /c $Command
$Command = "%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set config -section:system.applicationHost/log -centralW3CLogFile.directory:$InetPubLog"
cmd.exe /c $Command

#Changing the Default Website location
Set-ItemProperty 'IIS:\Sites\Default Web Site' -name physicalPath -value $InetPubWWWRoot

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Checking to prevent common errors
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
If (!(Test-Path "C:\inetpub\temp\apppools")) {
  New-Item -Path "C:\inetpub\temp\apppools" -type directory -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Deleting Old WWWRoot
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
Remove-Item $InetPubOldLocation -Recurse -Force

# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# Resetting IIS
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
$Command = "IISRESET"
Invoke-Expression -Command $Command

Answer 2

I can able to install IIS using powershell script by following below step:

1) Create batch File (Setup_IIS_win10.bat) with following script in it

@ECHO OFF
SET ThisScriptsDirectory=%~dp0
SET PowerShellScriptPath="%ThisScriptsDirectory%SetupIISPowerShellScript_win10.ps1"
PowerShell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& {Start-Process PowerShell -ArgumentList '-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ""%PowerShellScriptPath%""' -Verb RunAs}";

2) Create powershell script file (SetupIISPowerShellScript_win10.ps1) with following script in it

# This script installs IIS and the features required to run asp.net applications

# * Make sure you run this script from an Admin Prompt!
# * Make sure Powershell Execution Policy is bypassed to run these scripts:
# * YOU MAY HAVE TO RUN THIS COMMAND PRIOR TO RUNNING THIS SCRIPT!
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebServerRole
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebServer
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-CommonHttpFeatures
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HttpErrors
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HttpRedirect
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ApplicationDevelopment
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-NetFxExtensibility45
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HttpLogging
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-LoggingLibraries
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-RequestMonitor
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HttpTracing
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-Security
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-RequestFiltering
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-Performance
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebServerManagementTools
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-Metabase
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ManagementConsole
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-BasicAuthentication
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WindowsAuthentication
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-StaticContent
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-DefaultDocument
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebSockets
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ApplicationInit
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-NetFxExtensibility45
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ASPNET45
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ISAPIExtensions
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ISAPIFilter
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-HttpCompressionStatic
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ASP
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-CGI
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ASPNET35
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ASPNET47
#Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-ServerSideIncludes
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName WCF-Services45
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName WCF-Http-Activation45
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName WCF-TCP-PortSharing45
# If running in the console, wait for input before closing.
if ($Host.Name -eq "ConsoleHost")
{ 
    Write-Host "Press any key to close..."
    $Host.UI.RawUI.FlushInputBuffer()   # Make sure buffered input doesn't "press a key" and skip the ReadKey().
    $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyUp") > $null
}

3) Run the batch file(Setup_IIS_win10.bat) with Adminitrator privilege

Hope it will be useful for someone.

Answer 3

It's just a matter of calling pkgmgr with the correct packages:

$packages = "IIS-WebServerRole;" +
    "IIS-WebServer;" +
    "IIS-CommonHttpFeatures;" +
    "IIS-StaticContent;" +
    "IIS-DefaultDocument;" +
#       ... some other packages here 
    "IIS-ManagementConsole;" +
    "IIS-ManagementService;" +
    "IIS-LegacySnapIn;" +
    "IIS-FTPManagement;" + 
    "WAS-NetFxEnvironment;" +
    "WAS-ConfigurationAPI"

Start-Process "pkgmgr" "/iu:$packages"

Depending on your platform, and on IIS version, there are some subtle differences. You can find more information here , here , and here .

Answer 4

This is a nice script. I would suggest one addition for future installs \\ applications to use the modified wwwpath and that would be to modify the registry. You could do this easily with adding this to the bottom of your script:

set-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\InetStp\ -Name PathWWWRoot -Value $InetPubRoot

Anyway thanks for posting.