IIS Admin Base Object Overview

The IIS Admin Base Object is a COM object that implements the IMSAdminBase interface, with methods that enable your application to manipulate IIS configuration keys and data in the memory-resident metabase. Using the IIS Admin Base Object, your C++ application can configure IIS and can also use the metabase to store custom application data.

You can use the IIS Admin Base Object to write applications, such as server administration tools that check and update the server's configuration by manipulating keys and data in the metabase. You can also use the IIS Admin Base Object to store your IIS-related custom application configuration data in the fast-access metabase, and avoid filling up the system registry with this data.

This section contains:

• Keys and Data Entries: Describes how IIS configuration data is organized into hierarchical keys in the metabase.
• Handles to Keys: Discusses the use of handles to access metabase keys.
• Inheritance: Provides an overview of how data in a metabase key can be inherited by its subkeys; this feature can be used to minimize data storage requirements and increase the efficiency of your programs.
• Reserved Identifiers and User Types: Explains how metabase data is identified and categorized.