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Matt
Asked: 2010-02-25 12:07:02 +0800 CST

IIS Manager - Connect to Another Server (Win7 to Win2008 server)

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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate. If I open up IIS Manager, I see a list of "connections" on the left hand side. In previous versions, I would be able to select an option to "connect to another server" or "connect to another machine", but there is no such option visible anywhere here. The only thing in the list is my local machine.

Even in the address bar, if I manually type in the server location (\servername, even tried just servername), nothing happens (it just reverts back to my current local computer)

The documentation at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732466%28WS.10%29.aspx seems to imply the very same steps... but there is just no button or menu option anywhere to do this. Am I missing something? I'm not even seeing a grayed out menu option.

EDIT: Under the "File" menu, I see 2 options:

  • Save Connections (grayed out)
  • Exit

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Under the "Connections" pane, I see 1 button, grayed out. When I hover the mouse, it simply says "Up", appears to be usable if I browse into an element in my local computers IIS settings

If I right click inside the pane itself, I see

  • Refresh
  • Add website (to the current host)
  • Start
  • Stop
  • Rename
  • Switch to Content View

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UPDATE: I downloaded and installed the Remote Server Administration tools from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7D2F6AD7-656B-4313-A005-4E344E43997D&displaylang=en, and I enabled everything listed under "Remote Server Administration Tools" under "Turn Windows Features On or Off". Still nothing.

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8 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Turns out I needed to install "IIS Manager for Remote Administration", which is discussed (and available for download) at http://www.iis.net/expand/IISManager. Why this is not part of the Windows 7 "Remote Administration Tools" I'm not sure. But after installing this I get the additional "connect" options.

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  2. In Windows 8 (or Windows 7), you can use the Web Platform Installer to install the IIS Manager for Remote Administration. It's under 2MB.

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    The latest version should be available.

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  3. 01/01/2018: Was unable to install IIS Manager for Remote Administration v1.2 via the Web Platform Installer (Web PI). Web PI consistently failed suggesting the file it downloaded may have been tampered with.

    Instead I had to wade through this site to download and install it: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41177

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  4. In the IIS Manager, try going to File->Connect to a Server. You're saying that's not there?

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  5. Have you tried running IIS Manager as Administrator? You need to be at an administrator to remotely connect to a server via IIS Manager.

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  6. Have you tried looking for the IIS remote administration tools - that's what I had to get used to when managing 2008 boxes remotely.

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  7. I had to install the IIS remote administration tool (as stated by Matt, and suggested by several others). However, after the install, I ran into the same problem that Matt listed: when I tried to connect to the sites, I kept getting a 401 error message.

    I did a complete reboot of the system; when I logged back into the system and then tried IIS remote administration tool again, this time I was able to connect to the external site. Not sure if the reboot solved the problem or if it was something else, but hopefully this will help someone else facing the same issue.

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  8. Just thought I'd let people know my experience. I already had "IIS Manager for Remote Administration" however, I was also stuck with the OPs screenshots. No way to connect or add new connections etc.

    My issue was that I guess something went a little "off" with my upgrade to Windows 10. I ran the "repair" option and this solved my issue.

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