How to enable IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility with PowerShell on SharePoint 2019 On-Premise Site

1. Login to your SharePoint Farm SharePoint 2019 On-Premise
2. Open Windows PowerShell Shell as administrator
3. Execute the following PowerShell commands:

   
            import-module servermanager

            install-windowsfeature web-metabase

        4. That's it!

This article is for

• You are running ShortPoint SPFx package on SharePoint 2019 On-Premise
• If you are more comfortable typing PowerShell commands

Introduction

Enable IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility

Scripting needs to read the mime information from the IIS configuration, and it is required to install the IIS 6 compatibility feature to support this functionality.

• You need to be a local administrator on the SharePoint Farm Servers to add Server Roles and Features

How to enable IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility with PowerShell for SharePoint 2019 On-Premise (Step by Step)

Step 1: Open Windows Management Shell

Open Windows Management Shell as an administrator

Step 2: Execute the following PowerShell commands:

   
import-module servermanager

Hit Enter

install-windowsfeature web-metabase

Hit Enter

How to enable IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility using Windows Server Manger

Step 1: Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

Step 2: In the top navigation pane, click Manage, then click Add Roles and features

Step 3: Click Next until you reach the Server Roles, In the Select Role Services pane, scroll down to the Web Server IIS section and click to select IIS 6 Management Compatibility and all its sub features

Step 4: Click Next, Next until you reach the confirmation screen

Step 5: In the Confirm Installations Selections pane, click Install.

Step 6: Click Close to exit the Add Role Services wizard.

That's it!

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