Extend an IIS Resource Hierarchy

There are multiple ways to extend an IIS resource hierarchy. The Extend Resource Hierarchy screen can be accessed using any of the following methods:

• Click the Operations button on the Resource Tree screen and select Extend Resource Hierarchy from the dropdown list.
• Right-click the IIS resource you want to extend in the resource tree and select Extend Resource Hierarchy from the context menu.
• After completing Create Resource Hierarchy, click Extend Resource Hierarchy on the dialog screen to continue.

Extending the IIS resource hierarchy is performed in the following order:

1. Primary Server: Select the source server from the dropdown list.
2. Resource: Select the resource tag of the existing IIS resource from the Resource drop-down list.:Select the resource tag of the existing IIS resource from the Resource dropdown list.
3. Standby Server: Select the target server from the drop-down list. If necessary, adjust the standby priority on the target server, and then click Next.
4. Pre-extend checks of your IIS resources will be performed and the results will be displayed. If there are no problems, click Next to proceed to the advanced settings screen.
5. Select the switchback type for the IIS resource. A list of dependent resources is displayed, but the IIS resource tag cannot be edited. Click Next.
6. After verifying that the entered values are correct, click Execute to extend the IIS resource.
7. The IIS resource is extended and the execution log and results are displayed on the screen. Click Close to complete the extension.