Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server

Describe the network infrastructure requirements for IIS.

Explain the communication process between a web server and a browser.

Perform a default installation of Internet Information Services.

Verify and configure the Windows Firewall for use with IIS.

Test a website by using a browser.

In this module students will learn to plan and implement network requirements for a public website. Students will configure DNS records to support access to internal and public websites and create virtual directories and application folders for additional website content.

Examining the Default Website using IIS Manager

Examining the Default IIS File Structure

Configuring DNS records for a website

Creating virtual directories and Applications

Configure DNS records for both the internal and public website access

Verify and test the internal and public website access using the DNS FQDN

Create additional content location in the current website

Describe the default IIS folder structure to support a website.

Create a web page for site testing and verification.

Install additional required Role services to support a web application.

Plan the network and DNS records for internal and public website access.

Configure DNS records for an internal and public website.

Create normal folders, virtual directories and applications in a website for additional content.

Verify the new working website and content.

In this module students will learn the benefits to the application pool architecture. Students will create and configure application pools to support additional applications and configure application pool recycle settings. Students will perform recycle events and examine the event logs for recycle events.

Defining the Application Pool Architecture

Creating and Managing Application Pools

Configuring Application Pool Recycling

Create and configure additional application pools

Configure application pool recycle settings

Perform recycling of an application pool and examine event logs for recycle events

Describe the benefits of the application pool architecture.

Configure application pools to support applications.

Configure application pool recycle settings.

Perform and examine application pool recycling.

Examine event logs for recycle events.

In this module students will learn how to examine and create new websites using unique bindings to avoid naming conflicts. Students will examine existing sites to determine and resolve binding conflicts then create new websites by using unique bindings.

Understanding multiple websites on a single server

Examining and configuring the website bindings

Creating New Websites

Examine several websites and determine if binding conflicts exist

Create new websites with unique bindings

Describe the purpose to website common settings and bindings

Examine existing websites for binding conflicts

Create new websites by using unique port bindings

Create new websites by using unique virtual IP addresses

Create new websites by using hostname bindings.

In this module students will learn to support additional application requriements including common configuration settings, platform support from the built-in web server, and include additional application support by using the Web Platform Installer.

Configuring Common features

Adding support for web applications

Configure and test common configuration settings

Install and configure additional application support

Identify the IIS configuration files.

Configure common website and application settings.

Install and configure built-in application platform support.

Install and configure additional application support using the Web Platform Installer.

In this module students will learn to secure internal and public websites for users and groups by using the built-in Windows and Basic authentication. Students will configure file system permissions for specific users and groups and secure a website using URL Authorization Rules.

Defining Access Control for Web Servers, Sites and Applications

Configuring Authentication and permissions

Enabling URL Authorization Rules

Install and configure the authentication mechanisms required to support both internal and public websites

Configure file system permissions and application pool permissions

Secure a website for users and groups using URL Authorization Rules

Describe the authentication mechanisms to secure internal and public websites.

Describe the process of assigning file system permissions for users and groups.

Install and configure Windows and Basic authentication.

Configure the file system permissions for a website.

Configure website security using URL Authorization Rules.

In this module students will protect customer data using websites configured for SSL. Students will install and configure PKI certificates on a web server, create secured bindings, and verify that a website data transmissions are secured.

Understanding Certificates and SSL

Creating certificates for a web server

Adding a certificate to a website

Create a self-signed certificate to secure a website

Create a HTTPS binding to secure a website

Describe the PKI infrastructure for securing IIS with certificates

Explain the process of obtaining and installing certificates for internal and public websites.

Install and configure a certificate to secure a website.

In this module students will install and configure the IIS 8.5 Central Certificate Store to enable centralized and improved certificate management, Students will configure a website to use a secured binding with the Central Certificate Store.

Understanding the Central Certificate Store

Installing and configuring the Central Certificate Store

Configure the environment to store certificates for CCS

Describe the architecture of the Central Certificate Store

Plan for certificate storage

Install and configure CCS

Secure a website using a certificate in CCS

In this module students will configure secured remote management of web servers and websites. Create and configure permissions for site level administrators and developers, and verify web server and website management.

Installing and Configuring the Management Service

Connecting to remote web servers and websites

Delegating Management Access

Install and configure the management service

Connect and manage a remote web server and website

Configure permissions for a site level administrator or developer

Identify the need for remote management capabilities to manage a web server or website.

Install and configure the Management service for remote management.

Create and configure permissions for site level administrators and developers to manage a web server or website

In this module students will learn configure a secured FTP site for users to store and retrieve files. Student will configure authentication, authorization and the FTP storage location. Students will retrieve and files using the native Windows FTP command.

Implementing FTP

Configuring an FTP site

Configuring an FTP site

Install and configure a secured FTP site

Describe the FTP architecture and requirements for IIS

Configure FTP authentication, authorization and storage locations

Configure a secured FTP for users to store files

In this module students will learn to monitor IIS log files and performance counters using Log Parser and PerfMon. Students will identify common issues related to performance and attacks recorded in the log files.

Monitoring IIS logs with Log Parser

Analyze a set of IIS log files for possible issues using Log Parser

Describe common problems and attacks that are recorded in the log files.

Search the ISI log file for issues using Log Parser.

Identify common performance counters to create a baseline for IIS performance.

Analyze performance data for performance related problems using PerfMon.

In this module students will learn to backup and recover form a website or web server failure. Students will learn the importance of using high available techniques to avoid the recovery process.

Understanding the IIS environment for Backup and restore

Performing a backup and restore of a website

Perform a backup and restore of a website

Describe the critical components to backup on a web server and website

Perform a website backup, including content and configuration files

Perform a website restore using a recovery process

In this module students will learn to increase reliability and performance of website by creating a web farm. Students will improve the management and update capabilities of the websites by using shared content in both a network share and DFS-R. Student will improve web server and website management by using Shared Configurations.

Understanding load-balancing Mechanisms

Building a Load-Balanced Web Farm using ARR

Sharing content to a Web Farm using a network share

Sharing content to a Web Farm using DFS-R

Sharing IIS Configurations in a Web Farm

Create a web farm by installing and configuring ARR

Sharing content to a Web Farm using a network share

Install and Configure DFS-R for content replication

Configure IIS to use Shared Configurations

Perform a staggered install of a new component for website application support

Describe the increase to reliability and performance using load balancing mechanisms

Install and configure a highly available web farm using ARR

Improve management of web content using DFS-R

Improve the management of the web server and websites using Shared Configurations