Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008

6427 : 3 Day Instructor-Led Course

Learn to deliver faster, safer, more secure websites with IIS 7.0

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
 
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:
  • Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture and workloads.
  • Configure an IIS 7.0 Web Server.
  • Secure Web sites and Web application pools.
  • Troubleshoot Web servers, sites and applications.
  • Use command line tools and scripting tools.
  • Tune IIS to improve performance.
  • Maintain Web sites.
  • Enable integrated technologies to extend IIS 7.0 functionality.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
  • A minimum of 1 year of experience administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003.
  • Network + 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

 

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

 

Lab: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server

 

Installing IIS using Role Manager
Installing IIS using Unattend Setup
Installing IIS on Server Core from Command Line
Configuring IIS and Validate Functionality

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture.
Describe the IIS 7.0 workloads.
Describe the three methods for installing IIS 7.0.
Install IIS 7.0 using each of the three identified methods.
Configure common features for IIS 7.0.
Validate 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

 

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

 

Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools

 

Configuring Authentication Types
Creating a Web Site and Web Application
Creating an Application Pool
Configuring an Existing Application Pool

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Describe how the application pool is used.
Describe authentication types used in IIS 7.0.
Configure the authentication types for Web sites and application pools.
Create a Web site and a corresponding virtual directory.
Create a new application pool.
Configure 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

 

Configuring Application Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Security

 

Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings

 

Configuring ASP.NET
Configuring ASP.NET Application Development Settings
Configuring a Web Server to Host Multiple Web Applications with Separate Application Pools
Configuring ASP.NET Security

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Describe ASP.NET application development settings.
Configure ASP.NET.
Configure ASP.NET Web application development settings.
Configure a Web Server to host multiple Web applications with separate application pools using ASP.NET.
Configure ASP.NET security.

 

Module 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules
The students will be introduced to configuring IIS modules.
Lessons

 

Configuring Native Modules
Configuring Managed Modules

 

Lab: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

 

Configuring and Editing Native Modules
Configuring and Edit Managed Modules

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Configure native modules.
Configure managed modules.
Edit 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

 

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

 

Lab: Securing IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites

 

Configuring a Secure Web Server
Configuring Authorization, Authentication, and Access
Configuring Logging

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Configure a secure Web Server.
Configure authorization for IIS Web Server.
Configure authentication for IIS Web Server.
Configure access for IIS Web Server.
Configure a secure Web site.
Configure 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

 

Configuring Remote Administration
Configuring Delegated Administration
Configuring Feature Delegation

 

Lab: Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration

 

Configuring Remote Administration
Configuring Delegated Administration
Configuring Feature Delegation

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Describe remote administration service.
Configure remote administration.
Describe the new distributed, configuration system, applicationHost.config.
Describe how configuration files are distributed down to the application level Web.config for IIS settings.
Configure delegated administrative rights to a Web site.
Configure 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

 

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

 

Lab: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration

 

Managing IIS Web Sites with PowerShell
Executing a Script using WAP
Automating IIS Administration using Scripts
Navigating IIS tasks using WMI and Appcmd

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Maintain Web Servers with command-line tools
Identify when and how to run scripts using PowerShell.
Identify when and how to run scripts using the Microsoft Web Administration Provider.
Identify when and how to run scripts using command-line.
Execute an IIS script using PowerShell.
Execute an IIS script using Microsoft Web Administration Provider.
Execute an IIS script using command-line.
Automate IIS administration tasks using scripts.
Navigate 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

 

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

 

Lab: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Performance

 

Configuring IIS Performance Options
Managing Application Pools to Improve Performance
Deploying Applications

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Describe best practices for improving performance.
Configure options to improve IIS performance.
Manage 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

 

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

 

Lab: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms

 

Backing Up an IIS Web Site
Restoring an IIS Web site
Enabling Shared Configurations
Configuring Network Load Balancing

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Back up an IIS 7.0 Web site.
Restore an IIS 7.0 Web site.
Enable shared configurations.
Ensure 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

 

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

 

Lab: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers

 

Troubleshooting Authentication
Troubleshooting Authorization Types
Troubleshooting Communication
Troubleshooting Configuration

 

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 

Audit logs to troubleshoot IIS.
Troubleshoot authentication based on common error messages.
Troubleshoot authorization types for IIS 7.0.
Troubleshoot communication when managing a Web Server.
Troubleshoot configuration based on common error messages.