Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 Course

Before attending this course, students must have one or more of the following:

• Course 6420 Foundational Series: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform

Or

• A minimum of one year of experience administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003
• Network + certification

Topics covered on the 3 day Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 course

Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server

Students will be introduced to the process of installing a Web Server and configuring IIS features such as application development; health and diagnostics; HTTP features and more.

• Introducing Internet Information Services 7.0
• Installing the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008
• Configuring Application Development, Health, and HTTP Features
• Configuring Performance, Security, and Server component Features

Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools

Students will be introduced to creating and managing Web sites and application pools.

• Introducing Web Sites and Application Pools
• Creating a Web Site
• Creating an Application Pool
• Maintaining an Application Pool

Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings

Students will be introduced configuring application settings using ASP.NET.

• Configuring Application Settings
• Configuring ASP.NET Security

Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

Students will be introduced to configuring IIS modules.

• Configuring Native Modules
• Configuring Managed Modules

Securing the IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites

Students will be introduced to configuring a secure Web Server and Web sites and to using logging as a tool for monitoring security.

• Configuring Secure Web Sites and Servers
• Configure Other Aspects of Web Server Security
• Configuring Logging for IIS 7.0

Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration

Students will be introduced to assigning rights to Web site users and configuring users to serve as remote administrators of a server and its corresponding Web sites.

• Configuring Remote Administration
• Configuring Delegated Administration
• Configuring Feature Delegation

Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration

Students will learn basic scripting methods for completing IIS 7.0 administrative tasks needed to maintain Web sites and Web servers.

• Tools for Running Administrative Tasks in IIS
• Executing Scripts for Administrative Tasks
• Managing IIS Tasks

Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance

The students will be introduced to techniques for improving Web Server performance.

• Implementing Best Practices for Improving IIS Performance
• Configuring Options to Improve IIS Performance
• Managing Application Pools to Improve IIS Performance

Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms

The students will learn to ensure Web site availability in a Web farm topology.

• Backing Up and Restoring Web Sites
• Working with Shared Configurations
• Configuring Network Load Balancing for IIS

Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers

The students will learn to use audit logs to troubleshoot common Web Server related authentication, authorization, communication, and configuration error messages.

• Using IIS 7.0 Logging for Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Authentication
• Troubleshooting Authorization
• Troubleshooting Communication
• Troubleshooting Configuration