Module 1: Installing Internet Information Services

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Module 1 Installing Internet Information
Services 5.0
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Overview

• Introduction to Internet Information Services 5.0
• Installing IIS
• Updating IIS
• Using Online Documentation

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Introduction to Internet Information Services 5.0

• Role of Web Servers in Organizations
• IIS Features
• IIS Platforms
• IIS in an Active Directory Domain

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Role of Web Servers in Organizations
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IIS Features
HTTP/1.1 Compliance
Compression WebDAV
Content Management and Control
Active Server Pages FrontPage Server Extensions
Administration
Remote Administration Web Site
Operators Administration Scripts
Performance
Restart Process Throttling Bandwidth Throttling
Security
Kerberos Integration Digest Authentication Server-
Gated Cryptography Fortezza Secure Sockets
Layer Certificate Wizard
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IIS Platforms
Do not use Windows 2000 Professional as a Web
server if you need to

• Have multiple sites or more than 10 connections
• Use Web site operators
• Use Internet Services Manager (HTML)
• Use Process and bandwidth throttling
• Limit access by client name or IP address

Use Windows 2000 Professional as a Web server for

• Development and testing platforms
• Small intranet sites
• Workgroups

Use Windows 2000 Advanced Server for Network Load
Balancing
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Examining the Default Installation
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Uninstalling IIS
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Changing the Installation Location of IIS
Default installation paths

• SystemRoot\Inetpub\Wwwroot
  SystemRoot\Inetpub\Ftproot

Unattended Windows 2000 installation

• Create Unattend.txt file
• Add InternetServer section with new path

Unattended Windows component installation

• Create answer file
• Add the Components and InternetServer sections
• Use Sysocmgr.exe command to begin installation

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Lab A Installing IIS to a Custom Location
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Updating IIS

• Updates to IIS
• Service pack
• Hotfix
• Scripting engine update
• FPSE service release
• Locating Security Updates
• Using the Hotfix Checking Tool