IIS 7 and ASP.NET Administration Training Course

Introducing the .NET Platform

• The .NET Common Language Runtime and Framework Class Library
• Review of applications that .NET can be used to create
• ASP.NET web forms and web services
• ASP.NET web forms versus ASP.NET MVC applications
• Classic versus WCF services

Introduction and IIS 7 Architecture

• Integrated Pipeline Mode
• Extensibility and Modularity
• IIS Manager Extensibility
• Metabase (gone!)
• WAS and the Worker Process

Installing IIS 7

• Clean Installation
• Upgrade Installation
• Adding Features to an Existing Installation
• Automated Installation and Configuration
• Server Core Command-Line Installation
• Hosting Service Recommendations

Administration

• IIS Manager
• IIS Manager Extensibility
• Configuration Settings (walking tour)
• Using the Configuration Editor (add-on for IIS 7.0; standard in IIS 7.5)
• Command-Line Management
• Command-Line Management with PowerShell
• Overview of PowerShell
• Getting a list of the IIS 7/7.5 PowerShell cmdlets
• New cmdlets in IIS 7.5
• Hands-on work with some of the most useful cmdlets

Fundamentals of Web Site Management

• Web Sites, Applications, and Virtual Directories
• Creating a New Web Site
• Configuring Logging
• Configuring Host Headers
• Administering Applications
• Administering Virtual Directories
• Configuring Compression
• Configuring MIME Settings
• Basic Administrative Tasks

Web Application Administration [only sections relevant to your environment would be covered]

• ASP
• ASP.NET
• ISAPI
• CGI
• FastCGI (including the FastCGI interface available as an add-on in IIS 7.0 or standard in IIS 7.5)

Web Application Pool Administration

• Understanding Web Application Pools
• Virtual Directories versus Applications
• Understanding the w3wp.exe Process
• Application Pool Security
• Advanced Settings
• Application Pool Users

Packaging and Deployment

• Overview of Options for ASP.NET application deployment
• ClickOnce
• Building an installer package
• Handling deployment of updated applications
• Versioning applications and managing the deployment of updated applications

Delegating Remote Administration

• Introducing the Main Characters
• IIS 7 Manager Remote Access
• Delegation Settings

Securing IIS 7

• Types of Attacks
• Securing the Server
• Securing IIS 7
• Using the Request Filter (configuration GUI is an add-on in IIS 7.0; standard in IIS 7.5)
• Rewriting URLs with the Rewrite module (available as an add-on from iis.net)

Authentication and Authorization

• Authentication Types
• Configuring the Authentication Types in Use in Your Organization
• Understanding IIS 7 User Accounts

SSL and TLS

• Securing a Web Site with TLS
• Requiring SSL or TLS
• Client Certificates

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

• How to Monitor IIS 7
• IIS Performance Tuning Techniques
• Monitoring and tuning your .NET code
• Performance tuning suggestions for .NET applications

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

• Common Issues
• Runtime Status and Control API
• IIS 7 Error Pages
• Failed Request Tracing
• Error Logging
• Access Logging
• ASP.NET Tracing
• IIS Troubleshooting Strategies
• ASP.NET Troubleshooting Strategies
• Log4net and other approaches for systematically integrating logging into your applications
• Using Additional IIS 7 Built-In Tools
• Using Installable IIS 7 tools

Configuring and Load Balancing Web Farms

• IIS 7 and Web Farms
• Content Configuration
• Content Replication
• Complete Redundancy
• Load Balancing
• Other Considerations

Looking Ahead to IIS 8