The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A).

The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A).

IIS Admin Service goes away after restoring a VHD / VPC Server

I recently had the unexpected pleasure of losing my IIS Admin server - altogether!!! Translate - 150% !!!

Now, before this - everything was going great - except. During an upgrade of MOSS (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) I encounted an issue that forced me to restore a VPC image - essentially bringing over another copy of the VHD and firing the server back up.

Interstingly, during that reboot - which for all intents should have gone fine - I see a hoard of DSKCHK processes running. Invariably, something got out of wack on the NTFS volumn between my shutting the image down and bringing it back up. During the 'fixing' process - a number of files invaribly can become corrupt - and the Metabase.xml - the blood-life of your IIS Admin service - is no exception. SO

Check in C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv and you'll find a 'History' folder. Within here - hopefully - you'll find fairly recent backups of the Metabase.XML and MBSchema.XML objects. Before doing the following - be sure to backup the existing Metabase.xml and MBSchema.xml from C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv first.

Now, rename a recent backup from the 'History' folder - renaming a recently Metabase.XML object, and then a recent MBSchema.XML object. Copy / Paste each of these to the C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv.

Ahh, not quite done.

Now do a IISRESET from a command prompt.

Hopefully this will get you back to where you need to be.

posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:16 PM

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# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/8/2007 11:58 PM Dave Miller

Very, Very Cool!! Thanks a Million!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/14/2007 5:22 PM Nick wheeler

You are a champion

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/18/2007 2:12 PM Ricardo Lima

Very good !!! So simple, so efficient !!!
Thanks !!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/1/2007 3:32 AM Tim

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/31/2007 2:43 PM Dmytro

it really helped, thank you a lot!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/26/2007 10:47 AM MJ

Thanks this worked great
Thank you

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 5/4/2007 12:12 PM Jose

This is fantastic! I wasn't sure if this was the same issue as mine, but I too was not able to start IIS services.

What was thought to be quite complicated, was simple beyond any means!

Kudos!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 5/17/2007 11:01 PM penpen

Thanks a lot, easy to process...

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 6/7/2007 6:40 PM Brad

you are the MAN!!!! thanks so much!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 6/12/2007 4:09 PM Nicolas Farley

Thanks for posting. I ran into this error, and didn't know how to solve. Tried and tried to get it backup and running to no avail! Until after about 20-30 minutes of googling the problem I ran across this blog entry! Thank you very very much, saved a clients machine!.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 7/6/2007 12:53 AM John

You ROCK! Thanks for posting this!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 7/10/2007 1:31 AM Rafael Dvorak

Thank you very much for advise, it really helped.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 7/23/2007 9:21 AM Riz ahmed

Great man, you are the Champ, join Microsoft.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 8/22/2007 11:54 AM Paulo Coutinho

You rock man...
Take Care

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 8/23/2007 12:43 PM Asti

You are a life-saver!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 9/6/2007 10:58 PM Roy

Great help! Thanks so much.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 9/8/2007 10:22 AM Alex

Thanks a lot!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 9/25/2007 8:03 PM Phillip Wendell

Nice job. Worked for me!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 9/28/2007 1:14 PM xinrogo

Thanks a bunch this was a super cool it worked like a beauty

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 10/2/2007 1:54 PM Mike Tillery

Thanks for the tip. Saved me a ton of work.

Mike

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2147549465 (0x8000119). 10/5/2007 11:55 AM J.T.

Help!! Why am I getting this error?? My server seems to be running very slow. I don's know if this error has something to do with it..

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 10/6/2007 10:12 AM MikeH

Hi J.T.

The error we received and how we resolved it was outlined in this blog. This however, does not mean it may solve your problem. Essentially, before .Net 3.0 you have a centralized .config file for .Net and the metabase and associated XML for our IIS setup got corrupted during the reboot of a virtual image - and we resolved it back restoring the back copies of these files - as outlined in this thread.

# re: my iis admin is working before I instole my oracl in window system,now in local host i get apache index page ,what to do ? 10/6/2007 12:24 PM j.h

i want that iis admin work so that i can exicute my asp pages
what are the staps to activt the pages from inetpub/wwwroot

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 10/6/2007 12:34 PM MikeH

Hi J.H.,

Unfortunately, without know a lot more about your hardware setup, etc. I cannot comment on this. Sounds like you have a dual boot system? I don't know.

If you could share more information on your setup - that may be helpful.

Sorry...

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 10/31/2007 5:52 PM Kelly Fritchman

Thanks so much this worked great and fast

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 11/8/2007 4:32 AM SimonG

Can't thank you enough for this one.
Cheers,
Simon

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 11/9/2007 2:26 AM Mark

Fantastic,

saved ym skin, and a lot of tiem figuring that out.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 11/14/2007 5:29 PM james

You are and IT GOD...the first couple of forums I hit told me I had to reinstall my IIS and Exchange.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 11/26/2007 2:51 PM Jessica

You Rock! You saved my 4 day weekend. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 11/29/2007 7:12 PM Marek

Thanks to you I got my weekend back! Otherwise, I would be gearing up for a full Exchange / IIS overhaul.
Gratzie!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 12/4/2007 6:24 PM Ron

Man this was too simple thanks to you. Keep on rocken it.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 12/25/2007 4:54 PM Eric

You're my favourite Geek!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 12/28/2007 12:36 PM x97gfq

When I thought I had broken everything, and didn't have a backup file... I found this article. Thanks!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 1/10/2008 5:09 AM Thomas V

Thank you!
You are a hero!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 1/31/2008 4:48 PM Craig

nice work, worked a treat!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 1/31/2008 10:54 PM Gary Khong

Just what I needed. Thanks a bunch

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/10/2008 9:55 PM Subodh

U Rock Buddy

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/25/2008 2:28 PM Cesar

Excellent! Thx!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/27/2008 11:00 PM marc

you have no idea how fired i would have been without this quick fix. thank you!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 2/28/2008 3:57 AM Lars U

Ohhh thaaank you very much :D

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/3/2008 9:21 AM Jerry

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/6/2008 7:41 AM LordW

pfff ... saved by the bell!
thnx a lllllotttt
cheers,
BS

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/9/2008 4:43 AM Clive Start

Thanks so much!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/15/2008 5:27 PM nm

saved my weekend just like everyone else, thanks so much

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/20/2008 7:10 AM Louw van den Heever

You are a life saver!!!!!!!!

Thank you sooooooo much. I can now continue with my life..... I can now go home and enjoy my weekend...

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/20/2008 7:48 AM Howard

Thank you very much. This saved my @$$.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 3/30/2008 2:19 PM dw

thank you, save me as well.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/2/2008 3:41 PM Srinath

Thanks a bunch. You saved my day

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/10/2008 11:49 AM waael

thank y so much
it worked

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/17/2008 5:44 AM Robin

Well.. not trying to be original here but thank you! Saved me as well ;)

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/18/2008 9:51 AM Mickey

First of all, Thanks from me as well. Second, if you have the time, I would be interested in knowing how you figured this out. I don't know that much about IIS and figuring this out would have taken a LONG time.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/21/2008 8:45 AM tikigodster

YOU DA BOSS!!!!!
You Save my ass, duuuuuuuuuuuude!!!

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 4/22/2008 6:30 PM Michael

Again to join the chorus of appreciation. Thank-you

Michael

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 5/1/2008 5:43 PM thehardwareman

I noticed I had to edit metaBase.xml file using notepad, everytime I used wordpad the file was corrupted after restarting IIS.

# re: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). 5/8/2008 8:25 PM Olivier

Wow.. too easy! Thought I woke up this am with my worst nightmare.. then.. found that page.. guess how happy I am!!

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