New-WebAppPool

Module:

WebAdministration

Creates a new IIS application pool.

Syntax

PowerShell

New-WebAppPool
   [-Name] <String>
   [-Force]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-WebAppPool cmdlet creates an Internet Information Services (IIS) application pool. For changing different properties of the application pool after creation, see PowerShell Snap-in: Making Configuration Changes to Websites and App Pools.

Examples

Example 1: Create an IIS application pool

PowerShell

IIS:\> New-WebAppPool -Name "NewAppPool"

This command creates an IIS application pool named NewAppPool.

Example 2: Create an IIS application pool and set autoStart

PowerShell

IIS:\> $newAppPool = New-WebAppPool -Name "NewAppPool"
IIS:\> $newAppPool.autoStart = "false"
IIS:\> $newAppPool | Set-Item

This command creates an IIS application pool named NewAppPool and sets autoStart property to false.

Example 3: Create an IIS application pool and set managedRuntimeVersion

PowerShell

IIS:\> New-WebAppPool -Name "NewAppPool"
IIS:\> Set-ItemProperty -Path IIS:\AppPools\NewAppPool managedRuntimeVersion "v4.0"

This command creates an IIS application pool named NewAppPool and sets managedRuntimeVersion property to v4.0.

Parameters

-Force

Forces the operation without prompting

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Name

The name of the IIS application pool to create.

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False