Updating Web Server Skills to Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0

Introduction
This two-day, instructor-led Microsoft OfficialWorkshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage and maintaina Web server running Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 on MicrosoftWindows Server 2003.
This discovery-based workshop consists primarilyof labs that provide hands-on, practical activities appropriate for anexperienced Web server administrator.

Audience
This workshop is intended for experienced Webserver administrators with a background in implementing and supporting previousversions of IIS on Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 or Windows® 2000. The workshop istargeted specifically at students who need to quickly transfer their currentWeb server administration skills to IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003. MicrosoftOfficial Workshops are designed to train people who learn best by doing.

At Workshop Completion
After completing this workshop, students will beable to:

Install IIS 6.0 on Windows Server 2003.

Configure application and Web services support on IIS 6.0.

Migrate Web sites and applications from earlier versions of IIS.

Enhance the security of IIS 6.0 by configuring authentication and access options.

Manage Web server configuration settings through the IIS 6.0 metabase.

Implement SMTP and POP e-mail services on IIS 6.0.

Monitor IIS 6.0 performance and troubleshoot problems.

Prerequisites
Before attending this workshop, students musthave:

Practical experience working as a Web server administrator with IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0.

Experience working with Windows Server 2003.
Students can gain the prerequisite knowledge andskills by completing one of the following groups of courses:

Course 2295 : Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

Workshop 2209 : Expert Track-Updating Systems Administrator Skills from Microsoft Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003
-OR-

Course 2295 : Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

Course 2299 : Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA on Windows 2000

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
No Microsoft Certified Professional exams areassociated with this course currently.

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

Workshop Outline

Unit1: Installing IIS 6.0
This unit introduces IIS 6.0 and describes itsredesigned architecture. The unit also covers installing IIS 6.0 and introducesthe scenarios and tools that will be used throughout the workshop.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Install IIS 6.0.

Verify settings of isolation mode and configure auto updates.

Create a new Web site and virtual directory.

Install IIS 6.0 Resource Kit.

Unit2: 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 provideapplication server functionality.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Configure the application server.

Implement application pooling in worker process isolation mode.

Configure a Web garden.

Implement an FTP site in user isolation mode.

Unit3: Manually Migrating to IIS 6.0
This unit explains how existing Web sites can bemigrated from previous versions of IIS by using a manual process.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Manually migrate a Web site from IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0.

Manually migrate an existing Web site.

Choose the correct isolation mode.

Unit4: Using the Migration Tool to Migrate a Web Site to IIS 6.0
This unit explains how the IIS migration tool canbe used to automatically migrate Web sites from previous versions.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Perform pre-migration tasks.

Migrate a Web site using the migration tool.

Perform post-migration tasks.

Unit5: Configuring Authentication and Authorization on IIS 6.0
This unit provides hands-on experience of how toenhance Web server security by configuring authentication options, restrictingaccess through permissions, enabling security-enhanced communicationsprotocols, and implementing Microsoft .NET Passport.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Secure Web application sites in IIS 6.0.

Configure authentication.

Configure authorization (restrict access to Web pages).

Enable secure communications (enable IPSec).

Configure .NET Passport authentication.

Install and configure SSL.

Unit6: Managing the Metabase
This unit explains the differences in how the metabaseis used in IIS 6.0 and provides practical experience for modifying, backing up,and restoring the metabase.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Manage IIS configuration settings by modifying the metabase.

Back up the metabase.

Restore the metabase.

Copy configuration settings to another machine.

Understand key points in managing the metabase.

Unit7: Implementing E-Mail Services in IIS 6.0
This unit explains how to configure and managee-mail services for IIS 6.0, including the new POP3 service provided by WindowsServer 2003.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Enable SMTP and POP3 mail on IIS 6.0.

Implement SMTP service.

Implement POP3 service.

Unit8: Monitoring Performance and Troubleshooting IIS 6.0
This unit covers how to troubleshoot performanceand access problems with IIS 6.0 and provides hands-on experience in monitoringand logging Web server activity.
UnitObjectives
After completing this unit, students will be ableto:

Troubleshoot typical performance and access problems with IIS 6.0.

Troubleshoot access problems.

Monitor Web site performance.