1. Session 10 Windows Platform Eng. Dina Alkhoudari

2. Learning Objectives What is IIS Web Server usage scenarios Features of IIS 7.0 Web Server (IIS) Role Services Managing Web Server Configuration Files

3. What Is IIS Internet Information Services A complete Web services platform that is capable of supporting various types of Web content and applications depending on protocols and standards (HTTP, HTTPS)

4. Web Server Usage Scenarios Public Web sites Online Shopping Intranet scenarios Extranet scenarios Enterprise applications Internet applications Web hosting

5. Features of IIS 7.0 Administration with new administration tools that are designed to manage the many available options and settings more efficiently Security Diagnostics and troubleshooting by including new features that make it easier to pinpoint problems and obtain the details necessary to address them Centralized configuration management by providing a simplified method by which administrators can share configuration information across server farms. Support for delegation Backward compatibility

6. Installing the Web Server (IIS) Role Adding the Web Server role Testing the IIS by browsing the default website on local host which is locates in (%SystemDrive%\Inetpub\wwwroot) folder Managing role services by adding and removing role services quickly to support a new type of Web application or Web service.

7. IIS 7.0 Role Services Role services define which specific features and options of the IIS platform are available for use on the local Web server. Some services installed by default when you add the IIS 7.0 Role Web Server (IIS) Role Services

8. Creating and Configuring Web Sites Web sites are the top-level containers that provide access to Web content Every Web site must map to a physical path on the server Site binding is the protocols, ports and other settings that will be used to connect to the Web server including: Type: specifies the protocol that will be used to connect to the Web server (HTTP, HTTPS) IP Address: the list of IPs on which the server will respond Port: Specifies the TCP port on which the server will listen and respond Host Name: this text setting allows multiple Web sites to share the same protocol type, IP address, and port number while still allowing users to connect to different Web sites. Understanding Sites and Site bindings

9. Managing Web Server Configuration Files ApplicationHost.confg An XML text file used to store configuration settings that have been defined for the local IIS Web server We can find this file in (%SystemDrive%\Inetpub\History) Web Config files Configuration files contain the settings of the Web sites or Web applications

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