IIS/DNS Automation Scripts

[technobia]

Hello,

I host client websites on my Windows 2003 server. Setting up accounts takes me way too much time and I would like to automate that process as much as possible.

I am therefore exploring the options for obtaining or creating a tool such as batch files, scripts or a browser application, to automate the process of creating and configuring IIS websites and Internet Domain DNS forward lookup zone records etc.
 
Ideally I would like a tool that will prompt me to enter variables such as host header names, domains & sub-domains, mx records etc and set other items to default settings such as name servers A records etc.

Any suggestions or information on how to accomplish this would be greatly appreciated.

Technobia

[Josh [CT]]

Hi Technobia,

Not sure if this is along the lines of what you are looking for, or even if it will work for you, but I did find this.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Programming/Setup_Utilities/InstallAware_Express_for_Windows_Installer.html

Looks like it has automation for setup with IIS websites, ODBC, etc.  It is shareware though, so you are looking at a 200$ purchase fee.

Josh M.
Crystaltech Web Hosting Inc.
1-877-323-HOST
http://www.Crystaltech.com

[technobia]

Thanks Josh,

I will take a look at it.  What do you guys do, if you can say?

[Josh [CT]]

Hi Technobia,

  "What do you guys do, if you can say?"

I don't quite get your meaning on that, can you clarify for me?

Josh M.
Crystaltech Web Hosting Inc.
1-877-323-HOST
http://www.Crystaltech.com

[Jon E]

A lot of the automation in the control center is done through .NET and WMI namespaces.

Thanks,
Jon Ernster
Server Administrator II
Server Operations Department
CrystalTech Web Hosting, Inc.
Phone: 602-263-0300
Fax: 602-263-0600
URL: www.crystaltech.com