Course 10972-B: Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server

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Course 10972-B: Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server

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This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to configure and manage Internet Information Services. This course is intended to help provide pre-requisite skills supporting a broad range of Internet web applications, security, and knowledge to help support other products that use IIS such as Exchange and SharePoint. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any particular web application or development practice.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration. No prior experience with any version of Internet Information Services is assumed.

Prerequisites

Course outline

Module 1: Understanding and Installing Internet Information Services

Module Overview

In this module, you will learn about the infrastructure prerequisites for using Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.5. Students will also learn about the high-level architecture of IIS, and will learn to perform a basic installation and configuration of IIS.

Lessons

Understanding a Web Server infrastructure
Installing Internet Information Services

Lab Sessions

Installing Internet Information Services

Lab Lessons

Installing Internet Information Services
Verify the Web Server Installation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the prerequisites for using IIS.
Describe the architecture of IIS.
Install IIS and configure basic security settings.

Module 2: Configuring The Default Website

Module Overview

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

Lessons

Examining the Default Website Using IIS Manager
Examining the Default IIS File Structure
Configuring DNS Records for a Website
Creating Folders, Virtual Directories, and Applications

Lab Sessions

Configuring the Default Website for Public Access
Creating Virtual Directories and Applications

Lab Lessons

Create DNS records for public and internal access to the default website
Creating Webpages and Adding Web Application Support
Creating Folders, Virtual Directories, and Applications

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan and configure the DNS records and networking requirements that support website access.
Describe the default Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) folder structure for a website.
Create a webpage that verifies website functionality.
Install additional role services that support a web application.
Create folders, virtual directories, and applications that can contain additional website content.

Module 3: Configuring and Managing Application Pools

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Defining the Application Pool Architecture
Creating and Managing Application Pools
Configuring Application Pool Recycling

Lab Sessions

Configuring and Managing Application Pools
Configuring Application Pool Recycling

Lab Lessons

Create and Configure Application Pools
Configure and Test Application Pool Recycling Settings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the benefits of the application pool architecture.
Configure application pools to support web applications.
Configure application pool recycling.
Recycle application pools.
Monitor application pool recycling by using event logs.

Module 4: Creating Additional Websites

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding Configurations for Multiple Websites
Configuring Website Bindings
Creating and Starting Websites

Lab Sessions

Examining Existing Websites for Binding Conflicts
Creating New Websites

Lab Lessons

Document Basic Website Settings
Configure and Test New Websites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the basic configuration of a server that hosts multiple websites.
Configure website bindings.
Create and configure new websites.

Module 5: Configuring Website and Web Application Support

Module Overview

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

Lessons

Configuring Common Features
Configuring Support for Web Applications

Lab Sessions

Configuring Common Features
Configuring Support for Web Applications

Lab Lessons

Configure Directory Browsing, Content Compression and Default Document for the Products Website
Configuring ASP.NET Settings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe and configure common IIS features.
Add support for web applications.

Module 6: Securing Websites and Applications

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding IIS Authentication and Authorization
Configuring Authentication and Authorization
Configuring URL Authorization Rules

Lab Sessions

Configuring Authentication and Access
Configuring URL Authorization Rules

Lab Lessons

Installing and Configuring Anonymous Authentication, Windows Authentication, and Basic Authentication
Configuring folder permissions for a website
Installing and Configuring URL Authorization Rules

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe access control methods that are used in IIS.
Configure authentication and authorization.
Configure URL authorization rules.

Module 7: Securing Website Data Transmission

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding Certificates and SSL
Creating and Managing Web Server Certificates
Configuring HTTPS Bindings

Lab Sessions

Creating and Managing Web Server Certificates
Adding a Certificate to a Website

Lab Lessons

Create, Export, and Import a Self-Signed Certificate
Add HTTPS Bindings to Websites

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the benefits and function of digital certificates and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Create SSL certificates for a web server.
Configure HTTPS bindings that use certificates.

Module 8: Managing Certificates in the Centralized Certificate Store

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding the Centralized Certificate Store
Installing and Configuring the Centralized Certificate Store

Lab Sessions

Installing and Configuring the Centralized Certificate Store

Lab Lessons

Configure Websites to Use the Centralized Certificate Store

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the purpose of the Centralized Certificate Store
Install and configure the Centralized Certificate Store

Module 9: Configuring Remote Administration

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Installing and Configuring the Management Service
Connecting to Remote Web Servers and Websites
Delegating Management Permissions

Lab Sessions

Installing and Configuring the Management Service
Connecting to Remote Web Servers and Websites
Delegating Management Permissions

Lab Lessons

Installing and Configuring the Management Service
Connecting to and Managing a Remote Web Server and Website
Creating and Managing IIS Manager Users

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Install and configure the IIS management service.
Connect to remote web servers and websites.
Delegate management permissions.

Module 10: Implementing FTP

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Planning for FTP
Implementing an FTP site
Uploading and Downloading by Using FTP

Lab Sessions

Installing and Configuring an FTP Site

Lab Lessons

Installing and Configuring an FTP Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the architecture and requirements of FTP.
Implement anonymous and authenticated FTP sites.
Upload and download files by using FTP.

Module 11: Monitoring IIS

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Monitoring IIS Logs
Analyzing Performance Counters

Lab Sessions

Monitoring IIS Logs
Analyzing Performance Counters

Lab Lessons

Configuring and Querying Log Files
Collecting and Evaluating Performance Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Monitor IIS log files.
Analyze IIS performance counters.

Module 12: Backing Up and Restoring IIS

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding IIS Backup and Recovery Components
Backing Up and Recovering a Website

Lab Sessions

Backing Up and Recovering Configuration History

Lab Lessons

Back up and Recover Configuration History

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the components of IIS backup and recovery.
Back up and recover a website.

Module 13: Building Load-Balanced Web Farms

Module Overview

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.

Lessons

Understanding Load-Balancing Mechanisms
Building a Load-Balanced Web Farm by Using ARR
Sharing Content in a Web Farm by Using Shared Folders
Sharing Content in a Web Farm by Using DFS-R
Sharing IIS Configurations in a Web Farm

Lab Sessions

Building a Load-Balanced Web Farm by Using ARR
Sharing Content in a Web Farm by Using Shared Folders
Sharing Web Farm Content by Using DFS-R
Sharing IIS Configurations in a Web Farm

Lab Lessons

Configuring and Testing a Web Farm
Configuring a Web Farm to Use Content from a Shared Folder
Installing and Configuring DFS-R
Configuring Shared Configurations
Installing a New Component in a Shared Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

List load-balancing mechanisms that can be used in a web farm.
Plan and deploy a load-balanced web farm that uses ARR.
Centralize the content for a web farm by using shared folders.
Centralize the content for a web farm by using Distributed File System-Replication (DFS-R).
Centralize the configuration of a web farm.

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