Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 (Exam 70-643)
Course ID: HLT 6427
Course Length: 3 days
Course 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.
Target Student:
The primary audience for this course is individuals who want to become a Web Server Administrator in an enterprise environment. Also, individuals who are assuming a new role requiring skills to manage content served by an IIS 7.0 Web Server over an intranet, extranet, and internet would be interested in this course. The secondary audience for this course is individuals who are Web-based application developers who also possess networking skills.
Prerequisites:
To ensure your success, we recommend you first have equivalent knowledge:
- Course 6420 Foundational Series: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform. Or,
- A minimum of 1 year of experience administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003.
- Network + certification.
Delivery Method:
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives :
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture and workloads.
- Configure an IIS 7.0 Web Server.
- Secure Web sites and Web application pools.
- Troubleshoot Web servers, sites and applications.
- Use command line tools and scripting tools.
- Tune IIS to improve performance.
- Maintain Web sites.
- Enable integrated technologies to extend IIS 7.0 functionality.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server
Topic 1A: Introducing Internet Information Services 7.0
Topic 1B: Installing the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008
Topic 1C: Configuring Application Development, Health, and HTTP Features
Topic 1D: Configuring Performance, Security, and Server Component Features
Lesson 2: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools
Topic 2A: Introducing Web Sites and Application Pools
Topic 2B: Creating a Web Site
Topic 2C: Creating an Application Pool
Topic 2D: Maintaining an Application Pool
Lesson 3: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings
Topic 3A: Configuring Application Settings
Topic 3B: Configuring ASP.NET Security
Lesson 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules
Topic 4A: Configuring Native Modules
Topic 4B: Configuring Managed Modules
Lesson 5: Securing the IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites
Topic 5A: Configuring Secure Web Sites and Servers
Topic 5B: Configure Other Aspects of Web Server Security
Topic 5C: Configuring Logging for IIS 7.0
Lesson 6: Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration
Topic 6A: Configuring Remote Administration
Topic 6B: Configuring Delegated Administration
Topic 6C: Configuring Feature Delegation
Lesson 7: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration
Topic 7A: Tools for Running Administrative Tasks in IIS
Topic 7B: Executing Scripts for Administrative Tasks
Topic 7C: Managing IIS Tasks
Lesson 8: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance
Topic 8A: Implementing Best Practices for Improving IIS Performance
Topic 8B: Configuring Options to Improve IIS Performance
Topic 8C: Managing Application Pools to Improve IIS Performance
Lesson 9: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms
Topic 9A: Backing Up and Restoring Web Sites
Topic 9B: Working with Shared Configurations
Topic 9C: Configuring Network Load Balancing for IIS
Lesson 10: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers
Topic 10A: Using IIS 7.0 Logging for Troubleshooting
Topic 10B: Troubleshooting Authentication
Topic 10C: Troubleshooting Authorization
Topic 10D: Troubleshooting Communication
Topic 10E: Troubleshooting Configuration