Creating Web Application Pool Using PowerShell
Last evening I came across an issue while creating a Web Application Pool using PowerShell
Error Information:
Command: New-WebApppool -Name .NetExample
new-item : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
**Parameter name: path
At line:1 char:1
- New-WebAppPool -Name .NetExample
-
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-Item], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
Parameter name: path,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand**
Fine, then I tried:
Command:
| New-WebAppPool -Name ".NetExample" |
new-item : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
**Parameter name: path
At line:1 char:1
- New-WebAppPool -Name .NetExample
-
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [New-Item], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Parent node has no children of type appPool.
Parameter name: path,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand**
Solution-1: Remove "." in the web app pool name instead used dot or in other way no special character.
Command:
| New-WebAppPool -Name Dotnetexample |
Bingo!!! Got it working !!!
PS C:\ New-WebAppPool -Name DotNetExample
**
Name State Applications
---- ----- ------------
DotNetExample Started **
Solution-2: Using "." Special Character.
Code : This worked like charm!!!
| [system.reflection.assembly]::Loadwithpartialname("Microsoft.Web.Administration") $servermgr = New-Object Microsoft.web.administration.servermanager $servermgr.ApplicationPools.Add(".NETExample") $servermgr.CommitChanges() |