2694 - Updating Web Server Skills to Internet Information Services 6.0

Workshop 2694—Two days—Instructor-led

Introduction

This two-day, instructor-led Microsoft Official Workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintain a Web server running Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

This discovery-based workshop consists primarily of labs that provide hands-on, practical activities appropriate for an experienced Web server administrator.

Audience

This workshop is intended for experienced Web server administrators with a background in implementing and supporting previous versions of IIS on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. The workshop is targeted specifically at students who need to quickly transfer their current Web server administration skills to IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003. Microsoft Official Workshops are designed to train people who learn best by doing.

At Workshop Completion

After completing this workshop, students will be able to:

Prerequisites

Before attending this workshop, students must have:

Students can gain the prerequisite knowledge and skills by completing one of the following groups of courses:

—OR—

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently.

Workshop Materials

The student kit includes a workbook and other necessary materials for this class. An evaluation copy of Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (for educational use only), is also provided in the student kit.

Workshop Outline

Unit 1: Installing IIS 6.0

This unit introduces IIS 6.0 and describes its redesigned architecture. The unit also covers installing IIS 6.0 and introduces the scenarios and tools that will be used throughout the workshop.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 2: Enabling the Web Server as an Application Server

This unit explains application pooling, isolation mode, and Web gardens, and covers how to configure these features to provide application server functionality.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 3: Manually Migrating to IIS 6.0

This unit explains how existing Web sites can be migrated from previous versions of IIS by using a manual process.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 4: Using the Migration Tool to Migrate a Web Site to IIS 6.0

This unit explains how the IIS migration tool can be used to automatically migrate Web sites from previous versions.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 5: Configuring Authentication and Authorization on IIS 6.0

This unit provides hands-on experience of how to enhance Web server security by configuring authentication options, restricting access through permissions, enabling security-enhanced communications protocols, and implementing Microsoft .NET Passport.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 6: Managing the Metabase

This unit explains the differences in how the metabase is used in IIS 6.0 and provides practical experience for modifying, backing up, and restoring the metabase.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 7: Implementing E-Mail Services in IIS 6.0

This unit explains how to configure and manage e-mail services for IIS 6.0, including the new POP3 service provided by Windows Server 2003.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to:

Unit 8: Monitoring Performance and Troubleshooting IIS 6.0

This unit covers how to troubleshoot performance and access problems with IIS 6.0 and provides hands-on experience in monitoring and logging Web server activity.

Unit Objectives

After completing this unit, students will be able to: