Course 6427A

Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008

Course Outline

 

Length: 3 Days

 

Description: 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.

 

At Course Completion:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

 

Course Content:

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

 

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

 

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

 

Module 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

The students will be introduced to configuring IIS modules.

Lessons

·      Configuring Native Modules

·      Configuring Managed 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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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