Questions about creating new app pools and websites from XML or configuration element with Microsoft.Web.Administration

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I know that creation of a new ServerManager object is initialized from the apphostconfig file on the server it is running on. 

ServerManager serverManager = new ServerManager();

I see a lot of examples to create an application pool or web site by name and this worksfine:   

serverManager.ApplicationPools.Add("New App Pool");

Or alternately,  

applicationPool = serverManager.ApplicationPools.CreateElement();

serverManager.ApplicationPools.Add(element);

I could not figure out a way to create a new application pool from an xml configuration (not from the apphost so I am not speaking ofGetApplicationHostConfiguration).  

So the question boils down to: 

Is there a way to create a new application pool deserialized from an xml/config? 

I am looking to do the following: 

// somehow create a new instance of ApplicationPool or read from config or xml settings for a new app pool 

// in case of XML metadata or external config would have the same schema as <system.applicationHost/ApplicationPools>

ApplicationPool appPool = /*need code here to read or deserialize new settings from XML*/

//Then set the properties for this app pool or load from XML in previous step

appPool.Name ="App pool Name";

appPool.ManagedPipelineMode = ManagedPipelineMode.Integrated;

.....

//And then add the "new" app pool to the server

serverManager.ApplicationPools.Add(appPool);

Any help or direction would be great! 

Thanks. 

Talha