Internet Information Services 7.5 for Windows Server^® 2008: Hands-On

What is this course about?

Microsoft IIS 7.5 provides a flexible, extensible platform that enables developers to implement, deploy and manage Web applications with greater control. In this course, you gain practical experience with IIS 7.5 and Windows Server 2008. You build and administer a robust web server in order to implement powerful and secure Web solutions.

This course provides the essential knowledge required to manage Microsoft's IIS 7.5 enterprise Web server. You build a highly secure environment and explore the many reliability, security and scalability features of the platform. These include application pools, access control, authentication, certificates, encryption and Network Load Balancing clusters. You configure related services such as Search Server, DNS and FTP.

Specifically, you will learn how to:

• Manage the modular architecture of IIS 7.5 to customize your server installation
• Efficiently administer sites with scripted tasks and delegation
• Secure content by enabling authorization and encrypted data transfer
• Implement a hosting solution supporting ASP.NET, PHP and other technologies
• Optimize a resilient, high-performance web server

Who will benefit from this course?

This course provides the knowledge and skills essential for IIS 7.5 users, including Web developers and administrators working with the Windows Server 2008 Internet platform. This course is also valuable for project managers, security specialists and consultants.

What is IIS 7.5?

Microsoft's Internet Information Services version 7.5 provides a reliable Web server that is fast, scalable, secure and equipped to serve the needs of enterprise customers, ISPs, ISVs and organizations of all sizes. Onboard health monitoring and the ability to recycle stalled processes offer sophistication essential for a robust Web server.

IIS 7.5 is a Web server plus a suite of Internet services providing the ability to deploy efficient, high-performance, secure, scalable enterprise Web sites.

What background knowledge do I need?

Familiarity with a Windows operating system and a general understanding of the Internet are assumed.

What are the differences between IIS 6 and IIS 7.5?

IIS has been rebuilt from the ground up. The most obvious difference is that IIS is now a componentized architecture with a completely new interface. You can select the features that you need for your organization, and only these features are installed. Configuration is done using text files and the responsibility for these can easily be delegated and managed.

My company is still using Windows Server 2003. Should I take this course?

If your organization is considering a move to Windows Server 2008, and is interested in the new features of IIS 7.5, this course would be beneficial.

To what extent does this course cover security issues?

Specific chapters of this course cover Web server security including access control, authentication, certificates and encryption. Many chapters cover security aspects of other services such as FTP, WebDAV, log files, and more. Since Microsoft's continuing focus is to enhance the security architecture and features, security issues impact most of this course.

What specific software is used in the course?

Software components used in the course include Search Server Express, Windows SharePoint Services and DNS server. You also use Microsoft Expression Web.

How much time is spent on each topic?

How much of class time is devoted to hands-on exercises?

Approximately 40% of class time is spent on hands-on exercises, which provide you with the skills required to manage secure enterprise Web servers. You gain practical experience utilizing the tools and technologies covered in the course. Exercises include:

• Installing and administering Web sites and configuration files with the Internet Services Manager
• Implementing failure protection
• Exploiting advanced security features
• Securing a Web site with certificates, authentication and encryption
• Creating a full-featured application development platform
• Publishing with FTP and WebDAV
• Creating virtual Web servers, configuring DNS
• Creating Web farms with network load balancing clusters

How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses?

Learning Tree offers a number of courses that will help you expand upon the knowledge gained in this course and further your skills in several key areas. Those courses include:

• 512, ASP.NET WebForms: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 506, Building Web Applications with ASP.NET and Ajax: Hands-On 
• 542, XML: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction 
• 940, Securing Web Applications, Services and Servers: Hands-On 

Learning Tree also offers courses on Windows Server 2008, including:

• 960, Internet Information Services 7.5 for Windows Server® 2008: Hands-On 
• 961, Windows Server® 2008 Administration: Hands-On 
• 962, Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory Domain Services: Hands-On 
• 963, Windows Server® 2008 Group Policy Management: Hands-On 
• 965, System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Hands-On 
• 968, Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V? Virtualization: Hands-On 
• 969, Windows PowerShell? Hands-On: Automating Administrative Tasks