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# Metabase Structure

The metabase is a hierarchical repository for most IIS configuration values, while a few IIS configuration values are stored in the Registry.

This section contains:

- Metabase Configuration File Describes the hierarchical structure of the MetaBase.XML file.
- Metabase Schema Explanation of what the metabase schema is used for, and the structure of the MBSchema.XML file.
- Property Inheritance Explains how property values are inherited from higher nodes if not specified otherwise.

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