This three-day instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to implement and administer IIS 6.0. The course focuses on the IIS 6.0 architectural features that improve reliability, security, manageability, and performance. The course also provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully install, configure, implement security, monitor, and manage Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 servers and Web sites.

What You'll Learn

• Describe the main features of IIS 6.0, the IIS 6.0 security model, the request processing and metabase architectures
• Plan the implementation of IIS 6.0 based on the administrative and business needs of an organization
• Install and configure IIS 6.0
• Implement Web server and Web site security
• Create additional Web and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites
• Administer the IIS metabase
• Manage Web sites and applications
• Monitor IIS 6.0 performance and Security
• Migrate Web sites and applications from earlier versions of IIS

Who Needs to Attend

Systems administrators or IT generalists who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining Web and application servers

Prerequisites

At least two years' experience in administering Microsoft Windows-based servers

• Knowledge and experience that is equivalent to skills measured by exams 70-290 and 70-291
• Skills to do the following:
  • Create user and group accounts
  • Assign file system permissions to resources
  • Configure network interface parameters
  • Create and configure Domain Name System (DNS) entries
  • Monitor server performance
  • Monitor network traffic

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to IIS 6.0

• Overview of the Main Features and Architecture of IIS 6.0
• Deployment Considerations for IIS 6.0

2. Installing IIS 6.0 and Configuring Baseline Security

• Installing and Configuring IIS 6.0
• Verifying the Installation of IIS 6.0
• Configuring Baseline Security for IIS 6.0

3. Implementing Web Server and Web Site Security

• Configuring User Authentication and Authorization
• Encrypting Web Site Communications
• Reducing the Attack Surface of the Web Server
• Reducing the Attack Surface of the Web Server

4. Creating Additional Web and FTP Sites

• Creating and Configuring an Additional Web Site
• Creating and Configuring FTP Sites
• Restricting Access to FTP Sites

5. Administering the IIS Metabase

• Managing the IIS Metabase
• Back Up and Restore IIS 6.0

6. Managing Web Sites and Applications

• Managing Server-Side Applications
• Managing Application Pools
• Managing Web Sites

7. Monitoring IIS 6.0 Performance and Security

• Collecting IIS 6.0 Performance and Security Data
• Analyzing Logs for Security and Performance

8. Migrating Web Sites and Applications from Earlier Versions of IIS

• Preparing a Web Server for Migration
• Manually Migrating Web Sites and Applications
• Migrating Web Sites and Applications by Using the IIS Migration Tool

Labs

Lab 1. Installing IIS 6.0 and Configuring Baseline Security

• Installing IIS 6.0
• Verifying the Installation
• Setting Up the Baseline Security

Lab 2. Implementing Web Server and Web Site Security

• Configuring User Authentication for a Web Site
• Encrypting Web Site Communications
• Configuring Authorization for a Web Site

Lab 3. Creating Additional Web Sites

• Creating and Configuring Additional Web Sites
• Creating and Configuring FTP Sites
• Restricting Access to FTP Sites

Lab 4. Administering the Metabase

• Managing the Metabase
• Backing Up and Restoring the Metabase
• Importing and Exporting the Metabase

Lab 5. Managing Web Sites and Applications

• Managing Server-Side Applications
• Managing Application Pools
• Managing Web Sites

Lab 6. Monitoring IIS 6.0 Performance and Security

• Collecting Logs for Security and Performance
• Analyzing Logs for Security and Performance

Lab 7. Migrating Web Sites and Applications from Earlier Versions of IIS

• Migrating Web Sites and Applications from Earlier Versions of IIS to IIS 6.0