6412/6413 - Getting Started with Internet Information Services (IIS) in Windows Server 2008 with Hands on Labs

Module 1: Internet Information Services 7.0 Overview
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify the benefits of using IIS 7.0 and where to get it
• Identify the prerequisites for installing IIS 7.0 on various operating systems
• Identify planning considerations required before installing IIS 7.0
• Identify requirements to change existing code to work in an IIS 7.0 environment

Module 2: Internet Information Services 7.0 Technical Background
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify new IIS 7.0 features that improve security
• Describe the new componentized architecture of IIS 7.0 and identify its benefits
• Identify the new/improved user interfaces in IIS 7.0 to streamline administration
• Identify the diagnostic capabilities built-in to IIS 7.0
• Explain how to control who makes changes to your web sites
• Identify application pool changes
• Explain how IIS 7.0 better support your web farms

Module 3: Internet Information Services 7.0 Implementation and Usage Scenarios
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify opportunities to improve security and Web server performance
• Explain how the new management tools allow you to manage Web infrastructure with ease
• Identify opportunities to lower infrastructure support costs
• Explain how IIS 7.0 allows you to work smarter and save time

Module 4: Recommendations for Internet Information Services 7.0
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify best practices to make the most of the new capabilities of IIS 7.0

Exercise 1: Managing Web Sites in IIS 7
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Stop a Website using Appcmd
• Explore the Configuration of an Existing Website
• Create a Virtual Directory
• Start a Website using Appcmd
• Display Website Information with Content View
• Create a new Application pool using the Command-line
• Change an Application Pool assigned to a Website
• Start and Stop Application Pools
• Recycle Application Pools
• View Applications in an Application Pool
• View Information about Worker Processes and Application Pool Settings

Exercise 2: Shared Web Server Configuration
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Back up the current ApplicationHost.config
• Verify backup of ApplicationHost.config File
• Restore ApplicationHost.config file
• Create a user account for accessing the UNC share
• Create the UNC shares for central configuration and content
• Give permissions to the configuser Account for the UNC shares that will host the central configuration file and content
• Create Logon Batch Configuration for User Accounts
• Enable Shared Configuration
• Test the Shared Configuration File

Exercise 3: Managing an IIS 7.0 Web Server
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Configure Management Service Page
• Configure Feature Delegation
• Enable IIS Users and Create a User
• Delegate Control of the Woodgrove Bank Intranet Website