Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet
Information Services in Windows Server 2008
Course 6427A :
3 day, Instructor-Led
Introduction
In this three day instructor-led course
the students will learn to install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot an
Internet Information Services 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.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students
will be able to:
1.Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture
2.Describe the IIS 7.0 workloads
3.Describe the three methods for installing IIS 7.0
4.Install IIS 7.0 using each of the three identified methods
5.Configure common features for IIS 7.0
6.Validate functionality of configured features.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students
must have one or more of the following:
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Course 6420 Foundational Series:
Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application
Platform |
Or
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A minimum of one year of experience
administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003 |
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Network + certification |
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.
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
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Introducing Internet Information
Services 7.0 |
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Installing the Web Server Role in
Windows Server 2008 |
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Configuring Application Development,
Health, and HTTP Features |
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Configuring Performance, Security,
and Server component Features |
Lab 1: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web
Server
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Installing IIS using Role Manager |
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Installing IIS using Unattend Setup |
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Installing IIS on Server Core from
Command Line |
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Configuring IIS and Validate
Functionality |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe the IIS 7.0 modular
architecture |
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Describe the IIS 7.0 workloads |
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Describe the three methods for
installing IIS 7.0 |
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Install IIS 7.0 using each of the
three identified methods |
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Configure common features for IIS 7.0 |
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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
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Introducing Web Sites and Application
Pools |
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Creating a Web Site |
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Creating an Application Pool |
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Maintaining an Application Pool |
Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites
and Application Pools
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Configuring Authentication Types |
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Creating a Web Site and Web
Application |
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Creating an Application Pool |
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Configuring an Existing Application
Pool |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe how the application pool is
used. |
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Describe authentication types used in
IIS 7.0. |
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Configure the authentication types
for Web sites and application pools. |
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Create a Web site and a corresponding
virtual directory. |
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Create a new application pool. |
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Configure an existing application
pool. |
Module 3: Configuring IIS 7.0
Application Settings
The students will be introduced
configuring application settings using ASP.NET.
Lessons
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Configuring Application Settings |
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Configuring ASP.NET Security |
Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application
Settings
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Configuring ASP.NET |
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Configuring ASP.NET Application
Development Settings |
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Configuring a Web Server to Host
Multiple Web Applications with Separate Application Pools |
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Configuring ASP.NET Security |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe ASP.NET application
development settings. |
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Configure ASP.NET. |
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Configure ASP.NET Web application
development settings. |
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Configure a Web Server to host
multiple Web applications with separate application pools using ASP.NET. |
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Configure ASP.NET security. |
Module 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules
The students will be introduced to configuring
IIS modules.
Lessons
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Configuring Native Modules |
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Configuring Managed Modules |
Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules
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Configuring and Editing Native
Modules |
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Configuring and Edit Managed Modules |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Configure native modules. |
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Configure managed modules. |
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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
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Configuring Secure Web Sites and
Servers |
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Configure Other Aspects of Web Server
Security |
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Configuring Logging for IIS 7.0 |
Lab 1: Securing IIS 7.0 Web Server and
Web Sites
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Configuring a Secure Web server |
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Configuring Authorization,
Authentication and Access |
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Configuring Logging |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Configure a secure Web Server. |
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Configure authorization for IIS Web
Server. |
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Configure authentication for IIS Web
Server. |
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Configure access for IIS Web Server. |
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Configure a secure Web site. |
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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
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Configuring Remote Administration |
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Configuring Delegated Administration |
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Configuring Feature Delegation |
Lab 1: Configuring Delegation and
Remote Administration
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Configuring Remote Administration |
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Configuring Delegated Administration |
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Configuring Feature Delegation |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe remote administration
service. |
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Configure remote administration. |
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Describe the new distributed,
configuration system, applicationHost.config. |
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Describe how configuration files are
distributed down to the application level Web.config
for IIS settings. |
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Configure delegated administrative
rights to a Web site. |
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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
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Tools for Running Administrative
Tasks in IIS |
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Executing Scripts for Administrative
Tasks |
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Managing IIS Tasks |
Lab 1: Using Command-line and Scripting
for IIS 7.0 Administration
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Managing IIS Web Sites with
PowerShell |
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Executing a Script using WAP |
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Automating IIS Administration using
Scripts |
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Navigating IIS tasks using WMI and Appcmd |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Maintain Web servers with command
line tools |
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Identify when and how to run scripts
using PowerShell. |
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Identify when and how to run scripts
using the Microsoft Web Administration Provider. |
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Identify when and how to run scripts
using command-line. |
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Execute an IIS script using
PowerShell. |
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Execute an IIS script using Microsoft
Web Administration Provider. |
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Execute an IIS script using
command-line. |
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Automate IIS administration tasks
using scripts. |
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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
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Implementing Best Practices for
Improving IIS Performance |
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Configuring Options to Improve IIS
Performance |
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Managing Application Pools to Improve
IIS Performance |
Lab 1: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Performance
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Configuring IIS Performance Options |
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Managing Application Pools to Improve
Performance |
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Deploying Applications |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Describe best practices for improving
performance. |
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Configure options to improve IIS
performance. |
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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
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Backing Up and Restoring Web Sites |
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Working with Shared Configurations |
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Configuring Network Load Balancing
for IIS |
Lab 1: Ensuring Web Site Availability
with Web Farms
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Backing Up an IIS Web Site |
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Restoring an IIS Web site |
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Enabling Shared Configurations |
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Configuring Network Load Balancing |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Back up an IIS 7.0 Web site. |
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Restore an IIS 7.0 Web site. |
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Enable shared configurations. |
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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
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Using IIS 7.0 Logging for
Troubleshooting |
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Troubleshooting Authentication |
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Troubleshooting Authorization |
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Troubleshooting Communication |
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Troubleshooting Configuration |
Lab 1: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web
Servers
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Troubleshooting Authentication |
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Troubleshooting Authorization Types |
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Troubleshooting Communication |
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Troubleshooting Configuration |
After completing this module, students
will be able to:
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Audit logs to troubleshoot IIS. |
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Troubleshoot authentication based on
common error messages. |
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Troubleshoot authorization types for
IIS 7.0. |
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Troubleshoot communication when
managing a Web Server. |
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Troubleshoot configuration based on
common error messages. |
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