IIS Manager - Connect to Another Server (Win7 to Win2008 server)
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
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
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.
Solution 1:
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.
Solution 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.
The latest version should be available.
Solution 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