Windows Server 2008 Training from Solartech 6427: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008 Training
Three days; Instructor-Led


Windows Server 2008 Training from Solartech

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Introduction

In this three day instructor-led Solartertech training course the students will learn to install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot an Internet Information Services 7.0 Web Server in Windows Server 2008.

Audience

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.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

1.Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture
2.Describe the IIS 7.0 workloads
3.Describe the three methods for installing IIS 7.0
4.Install IIS 7.0 using each of the three identified methods
5.Configure common features for IIS 7.0
6.Validate functionality of configured features.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have one or more of the following:

Course 6420 Foundational Series: Fundamentals of a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform

Or

A minimum of one year of experience administering and supporting a Web Server role using Windows Server 2003
Network + certification
 

Course Outline

Module 1: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server

features such as application development; health and diagnostics; HTTP features and more.

Lessons

Introducing Internet Information Services 7.0
Installing the Web Server Role in Windows Server 2008
Configuring Application Development, Health, and HTTP Features
Configuring Performance, Security, and Server component Features

Lab 1: Configuring an IIS 7.0 Web Server

Installing IIS using Role Manager
Installing IIS using Unattend Setup
Installing IIS on Server Core from Command Line
Configuring IIS and Validate Functionality

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the IIS 7.0 modular architecture
Describe the IIS 7.0 workloads
Describe the three methods for installing IIS 7.0
Install IIS 7.0 using each of the three identified methods
Configure common features for IIS 7.0
Validate functionality of configured features.

Module 2: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools

The students will be introduced to creating and managing Web sites and application pools.

Lessons

Introducing Web Sites and Application Pools
Creating a Web Site
Creating an Application Pool
Maintaining an Application Pool

Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Web Sites and Application Pools

Configuring Authentication Types
Creating a Web Site and Web Application
Creating an Application Pool
Configuring an Existing Application Pool

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe how the application pool is used.
Describe authentication types used in IIS 7.0.
Configure the authentication types for Web sites and application pools.
Create a Web site and a corresponding virtual directory.
Create a new application pool.
Configure an existing application pool.

Module 3: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings

The students will be introduced configuring application settings using ASP.NET.

Lessons

Configuring Application Settings
Configuring ASP.NET Security

Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Application Settings

Configuring ASP.NET
Configuring ASP.NET Application Development Settings
Configuring a Web Server to Host Multiple Web Applications with Separate Application Pools
Configuring ASP.NET Security

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe ASP.NET application development settings.
Configure ASP.NET.
Configure ASP.NET Web application development settings.
Configure a Web Server to host multiple Web applications with separate application pools using ASP.NET.
Configure ASP.NET security.

Module 4: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

The students will be introduced to configuring IIS modules.

Lessons

Configuring Native Modules
Configuring Managed Modules

Lab 1: Configuring IIS 7.0 Modules

Configuring and Editing Native Modules
Configuring and Edit Managed Modules

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure native modules.
Configure managed modules.
Edit managed and native modules.

Module 5: Securing the IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites

The students will be introduced to configuring a secure Web Server and Web sites and to using logging as a tool for monitoring security.

Lessons

Configuring Secure Web Sites and Servers
Configure Other Aspects of Web Server Security
Configuring Logging for IIS 7.0

Lab 1: Securing IIS 7.0 Web Server and Web Sites

Configuring a Secure Web server
Configuring Authorization, Authentication and Access
Configuring Logging

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure a secure Web Server.
Configure authorization for IIS Web Server.
Configure authentication for IIS Web Server.
Configure access for IIS Web Server.
Configure a secure Web site.
Configure logging for IIS 7.0.

Module 6: Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration

The students will be introduced to assigning rights to Web site users and configuring users to serve as remote administrators of a server and its corresponding Web sites.

Lessons

Configuring Remote Administration
Configuring Delegated Administration
Configuring Feature Delegation

Lab 1: Configuring Delegation and Remote Administration

Configuring Remote Administration
Configuring Delegated Administration
Configuring Feature Delegation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe remote administration service.
Configure remote administration.
Describe the new distributed, configuration system, applicationHost.config.
Describe how configuration files are distributed down to the application level Web.config for IIS settings.
Configure delegated administrative rights to a Web site.
Configure feature delegation for a specific Web site.

Module 7: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration

The students will learn basic scripting methods for completing IIS 7.0 administrative tasks needed to maintain Web sites and Web servers.

Lessons

Tools for Running Administrative Tasks in IIS
Executing Scripts for Administrative Tasks
Managing IIS Tasks

Lab 1: Using Command-line and Scripting for IIS 7.0 Administration

Managing IIS Web Sites with PowerShell
Executing a Script using WAP
Automating IIS Administration using Scripts
Navigating IIS tasks using WMI and Appcmd

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Maintain Web servers with command line tools
Identify when and how to run scripts using PowerShell.
Identify when and how to run scripts using the Microsoft Web Administration Provider.
Identify when and how to run scripts using command-line.
Execute an IIS script using PowerShell.
Execute an IIS script using Microsoft Web Administration Provider.
Execute an IIS script using command-line.
Automate IIS administration tasks using scripts.
Navigate IIS tasks using WMI Provider and appcmd.exe.

Module 8: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Improved Performance

The students will be introduced to techniques for improving Web Server performance.

Lessons

Implementing Best Practices for Improving IIS Performance
Configuring Options to Improve IIS Performance
Managing Application Pools to Improve IIS Performance

Lab 1: Tuning IIS 7.0 for Performance

Configuring IIS Performance Options
Managing Application Pools to Improve Performance
Deploying Applications

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe best practices for improving performance.
Configure options to improve IIS performance.
Manage application pools to improve IIS performance.

Module 9: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms

The students will learn to ensure Web site availability in a Web farm topology.

Lessons

Backing Up and Restoring Web Sites
Working with Shared Configurations
Configuring Network Load Balancing for IIS

Lab 1: Ensuring Web Site Availability with Web Farms

Backing Up an IIS Web Site
Restoring an IIS Web site
Enabling Shared Configurations
Configuring Network Load Balancing

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Back up an IIS 7.0 Web site.
Restore an IIS 7.0 Web site.
Enable shared configurations.
Ensure Web site availability using Network Load Balancing.

Module 10: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers

The students will learn to use audit logs to troubleshoot common Web Server related authentication, authorization, communication, and configuration error messages.

Lessons

Using IIS 7.0 Logging for Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Authentication
Troubleshooting Authorization
Troubleshooting Communication
Troubleshooting Configuration

Lab 1: Troubleshooting IIS 7.0 Web Servers

Troubleshooting Authentication
Troubleshooting Authorization Types
Troubleshooting Communication
Troubleshooting Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Audit logs to troubleshoot IIS.
Troubleshoot authentication based on common error messages.
Troubleshoot authorization types for IIS 7.0.
Troubleshoot communication when managing a Web Server.
Troubleshoot configuration based on common error messages.
 

Other Window Server 2008 Courses
 

Course Name Info
6417 Updating your Application Platform Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
6420: Fundamentals of Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform
6424: Fundamentals of Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory®
6429: Configuring and Managing Windows Media® Services for Windows Server® 2008
6423: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Clustering
6432: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Servers
6436A: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Infrastructure and Services
6431 Managing and Maintaining Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers
6437 Designing a Windows Server® 2008 Applications Infrastructure
6428 Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server® 2008 Terminal Services
6426 Configuring Identity and Access Solutions with Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory®
6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008
6430: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server® 2008 Servers
6421: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
6419 Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
6425: Configuring Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory® Domain Services
6435 Designing a Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure
6416 Updating your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
6422 Implementing and Managing Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V
6434 Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Microsoft Windows PowerShell

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