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We released the IIS7 Administration Pack and Database Manager Customer Technical Preview 2.  This is a collection of IIS 7 Manager plug-ins and extensions which we hope that you will find useful.
LINK:  http://blogs.iis.net/rlucero/archive/2008/05/13/iis7-administration-pack-and-database-manager-technical-preview-2.aspx

So, what’s special about Technical Preview 2?

• Configuration Editor
  • New locking functionality and visualization of locked items
  • Ability to set configuration settings at any level.  Users can now set application and web site settings within ApplicationHost.config easily.
  • Bug Fixes
• IIS Reports
  • New Report Types
  • Extensibility Plug-In points.  Users can now write their own custom reports to be shown within IIS Reports.
  • Bug Fixes
• Database Manager
  • UI Updates
  • Query Support and Execution
  • Extensibility Plug-In points.  Users can now write their own Database Manager Providers and use Database Manager to administer databases.
  • Bug Fixes
• UI Extensions
• Bug Fixes

What do users need to know about Administration Pack Tech Preview 2?

• If you’ve installed Administration Pack technical preview 1, it must be uninstalled prior to installing technical preview 2.

Where do I get Administration Pack Tech Preview 2?

• IIS7 Administration Pack Technical Preview 2 (X86)
  Database Manager (X86)
• IIS7 Administration Pack Technical Preview 2 (X64)
  Database Manager (X64)
• IIS7 Administration Pack Forums – Requires IIS.NET account to post
• Administration Pack Walk-Through’s and Documents