M6427: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 Version: A Length: 3 Days Published: May 29, 2008 Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish Audience(s): IT Professionals Level: 200 Technology: Windows Server 2008 Type: Course Delivery Method: Instructor-led (classroom) About this Course In this 3-day instructor-led course, the students will learn to install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot an Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Web Server in Windows Server 2008. Audience Profile The primary audience for this course is individuals who want to become a Web Server Administrator in an enterprise environment. Also, individuals who are assuming a new role requiring skills to manage content served by an IIS 7.0 Web Server over an intranet, extranet, and internet would be interested in this course. The secondary audience for this course is individuals who are Web-based application developers who also possess networking skills. At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: oDescribe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture and workloads. oConfigure an IIS 7.0 Web Server. oSecure Web sites and Web application pools. oTroubleshoot Web servers, sites and applications. oUse command line tools and scripting tools. oTune IIS to improve performance. oMaintain Web sites. oEnable integrated technologies to extend IIS 7.0 functionality. Before attending this course, students must have: oCourse 6420 Foundational Series: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform. Or oA minimum of 1 year of experience administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003. oNetwork + certification. Course Outline Module 1: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server The 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. Lessons oIntroducing Internet Information Services 7.0 oInstalling the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008 oConfiguring Application Development, Health, and HTTP Features oConfiguring Performance, Security, and Server Component Features Lab : Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server oInstalling IIS using Role Manager oInstalling IIS using Unattend Setup oInstalling IIS on Server Core from Command Line oConfiguring IIS and Validate Functionality After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture. oDescribe the IIS 7.0 workloads. oDescribe the three methods for installing IIS 7.0. oInstall IIS 7.0 using each of the three identified methods. oConfigure common features for IIS 7.0. oValidate functionality of configured features. Module 2: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools The students will be introduced to creating and managing Web sites and application pools. Lessons oIntroducing Web Sites and Application Pools oCreating a Web Site oCreating an Application Pool oMaintaining an Application Pool Lab : Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools oConfiguring Authentication Types oCreating a Web Site and Web Application oCreating an Application Pool oConfiguring an Existing Application Pool After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe how the application pool is used. oDescribe authentication types used in IIS 7.0. oConfigure the authentication types for Web sites and application pools. oCreate a Web site and a corresponding virtual directory. oCreate a new application pool. oConfigure an existing application pool. Module 3: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings The students will be introduced to configuring application settings using ASP.NET. Lessons oConfiguring Application Settings oConfiguring ASP.NET Security Lab : Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings oConfiguring ASP.NET oConfiguring ASP.NET Application Development Settings oConfiguring a Web Server to Host Multiple Web Applications with Separate Application Pools oConfiguring ASP.NET Security After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe ASP.NET application development settings. oConfigure ASP.NET. oConfigure ASP.NET Web application development settings. oConfigure a Web Server to host multiple Web applications with separate application pools using ASP.NET. oConfigure ASP.NET security. Module 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules The students will be introduced to configuring IIS modules. Lessons oConfiguring Native Modules oConfiguring Managed Modules Lab : Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules oConfiguring and Editing Native Modules oConfiguring and Edit Managed Modules After completing this module, students will be able to: oConfigure native modules. oConfigure managed modules. oEdit managed and native modules. Module 5: Securing the IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites The students will be introduced to configuring a secure Web Server and Web sites and to using logging as a tool for monitoring security. Lessons oConfiguring Secure Web Sites and Servers oConfigure Other Aspects of Web Server Security oConfiguring Logging for IIS 7.0 Lab : Securing IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites oConfiguring a Secure Web Server oConfiguring Authorization, Authentication, and Access oConfiguring Logging After completing this module, students will be able to: oConfigure a secure Web Server. oConfigure authorization for IIS Web Server. oConfigure authentication for IIS Web Server. oConfigure access for IIS Web Server. oConfigure a secure Web site. oConfigure logging for IIS 7.0. Module 6: Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration The 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. Lessons oConfiguring Remote Administration oConfiguring Delegated Administration oConfiguring Feature Delegation Lab : Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration oConfiguring Remote Administration oConfiguring Delegated Administration oConfiguring Feature Delegation After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe remote administration service. oConfigure remote administration. oDescribe the new distributed, configuration system, applicationHost.config. oDescribe how configuration files are distributed down to the application level Web.config for IIS settings. oConfigure delegated administrative rights to a Web site. oConfigure feature delegation for a specific Web site. Module 7: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration The students will learn basic scripting methods for completing IIS 7.0 administrative tasks needed to maintain Web sites and Web Servers. Lessons oTools for Running Administrative Tasks in IIS oExecuting Scripts for Administrative Tasks oManaging IIS Tasks Lab : Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration oManaging IIS Web Sites with PowerShell oExecuting a Script using WAP oAutomating IIS Administration using Scripts oNavigating IIS tasks using WMI and Appcmd After completing this module, students will be able to: oMaintain Web Servers with command-line tools oIdentify when and how to run scripts using PowerShell. oIdentify when and how to run scripts using the Microsoft Web Administration Provider. oIdentify when and how to run scripts using command-line. oExecute an IIS script using PowerShell. oExecute an IIS script using Microsoft Web Administration Provider. oExecute an IIS script using command-line. oAutomate IIS administration tasks using scripts. oNavigate IIS tasks using WMI Provider and appcmd.exe. Module 8: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance The students will be introduced to techniques for improving Web Server performance. Lessons oImplementing Best Practices for Improving IIS Performance oConfiguring Options to Improve IIS Performance oManaging Application Pools to Improve IIS Performance Lab : Tuning IIS 7.0 for Performance oConfiguring IIS Performance Options oManaging Application Pools to Improve Performance oDeploying Applications After completing this module, students will be able to: oDescribe best practices for improving performance. oConfigure options to improve IIS performance. oManage application pools to improve IIS performance. Module 9: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms The students will learn to ensure Web site availability in a Web farm topology. Lessons oBacking Up and Restoring Web Sites oWorking with Shared Configurations oConfiguring Network Load Balancing for IIS Lab : Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms oBacking Up an IIS Web Site oRestoring an IIS Web site oEnabling Shared Configurations oConfiguring Network Load Balancing After completing this module, students will be able to: oBack up an IIS 7.0 Web site. oRestore an IIS 7.0 Web site. oEnable shared configurations. oEnsure Web site availability using Network Load Balancing. Module 10: 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. Lessons oUsing IIS 7.0 Logging for Troubleshooting oTroubleshooting Authentication oTroubleshooting Authorization oTroubleshooting Communication oTroubleshooting Configuration Lab : Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers oTroubleshooting Authentication oTroubleshooting Authorization Types oTroubleshooting Communication oTroubleshooting Configuration After completing this module, students will be able to: oAudit logs to troubleshoot IIS. oTroubleshoot authentication based on common error messages. oTroubleshoot authorization types for IIS 7.0. oTroubleshoot communication when managing a Web Server. oTroubleshoot configuration based on common error messages.