IIS 6 - Online Course

This series will provide you with the basic knowledge needed to administer IIS 6.

This series is for anyone who wants to learn to administer IIS 6. This online course contains 13 lessons and should take approximately 37 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Architecture and Features (3.0) hours

Architecture and Features teaches you how to discuss improvements to IIS, identify the main core processes used by IIS 6, identify the purpose of worker processes, list some components of application pools, and describe the types of isolation modes. This course provides an overview of the history of the IIS architecture. It also describes the new features of IIS 6. Topics include The Evolution of IIS Architecture, Features of IIS 6, Kernel Mode and Administration Core Components, Worker Process and Application Pool Components, IIS 6 Application Modes, and Additional IIS 6 Features.

Lesson 2: Installation (2.0) hours

Installation teaches you how to understand and plan the installation of IIS 6, install IIS 6 from the product CD, add additional IIS 6 components after installation, and explain other ways of installing IIS 6. This course explains the importance of understanding how you plan to use IIS 6. It also covers the variety of ways IIS 6 can be installed on your computer. Topics include Planning for IIS 6, Installing IIS 6 from the Product CD, and Other Installation Methods.

Lesson 3: Administration (2.0) hours

Administration teaches you how to identify administration methods for IIS 6, describe IIS Manager functionality, perform general administration tasks on IIS machines, and install Windows Server 2003 administrative tools on a workstation. This course provides an overview of the tools used to administer IIS 6 and other aspects of Windows Server 2003. Topics include Administration methods, IIS Manager, Basic administration tasks, and Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack.

Lesson 4: Remote Administration (3.0) hours

Remote Administration teaches you how to identify the function and components of Remote Desktop, open a Remote Desktop connection, use the Remote Desktops console feature of Windows Server 2003, use Remote Desktop Web Connection on Internet Explorer, and identify the function of the Remote Administration (HTML) tool. This course provides you with the tools you need to enable your Web server to allow secure, remote connections and to enable you to administer your server from anywhere. Topics include Remote Desktop, Using Remote Desktop Connection, Remote Desktops Console and other clients, Remote Desktop Web Connection, and Remote Administration (HTML).

Lesson 5: Creating and Configuring Web Sites (3.0) hours

Creating and Configuring Web Sites teaches you how to configure the Default Web Site, set the location of Web site content, create virtual directories, set a default document, work with MIME types, and use the Web Site Creation Wizard. This course explains how to create and configure Web sites on IIS 6 machines, and how to use virtual directories to host Web site content. Topics include Configuring the Default Web Site, Locating Contents, Advanced Web Site Configuration, and Creating Web Sites.

Lesson 6: Creating and Configuring Applications and FTP Sites (4.0) hours

Creating and Configuring Applications and FTP Sites teaches you how to prepare IIS for hosting, creating, and configuring applications, install and configure the Default FTP site, and discuss the advance configuration of FTP sites. This course explains how to create and configure applications and FTP sites on IIS 6 machines. Topics include Types of IIS Applications, Preparing IIS for Hosting Applications, Working with ASP.NET, Creating and Configuring ASP.NET, Working with ASP, ISAPI, and CGI, Installing and Configuring the Default FTP Site, and Advanced Configuration of FTP Sites.

Lesson 7: Security (4.0) hours

Security teaches you how to set NTFS and Web permissions, select and configure an authentication method, define IP address and domain name restrictions, enable security for dynamic Web applications, and use Secure Socket Layer (SSL ) technology to secure IIS. This course provides information about IIS security topics, focusing on the security of Web sites that host both static and dynamic content. Topics include Permissions, Authentication, IP Address and Domain Name Restriction, Application Security, Using SSL to Secure IIS, and Additional Steps for Securing IIS.

Lesson 8: Working from the Command Line (4.0) hours

Working from the Command Line teaches you how to differentiate between the various methods for command line administration, implement Telnet to run IISReset from a remote IIS machine, demonstrate basic IISReset functionality, explain the procedures for managing Web sites on a server, describe the tasks for administering virtual directories, and recognize the methods for managing FTP sites, their virtual directories, applications, and Web service extensions. This course provides an overview of administering IIS 6 from the command line. Topics include Methods for command line administration, Running remote commands, Using IISReset, Managing Web sites, Managing virtual directories, and Managing FTP sites and virtual directories.

Lesson 9: Performance Tuning and Monitoring (2.0) hours

Performance Tuning and Monitoring teaches you how to tune IIS and application pools for maximum performance, choose Windows registry and Metabase settings, select settings that will improve the performance of ASP, and use performance monitoring tools. This course provides information on the various settings you can tune to help IIS 6 and its application pools run more efficiently. Topics include Tuning IIS for Optimal Performance, Tuning the Registry and Metabase, Improving ASP Performance, and Monitoring IIS Performance.

Lesson 10: Maintenance and Troubleshooting (3.0) hours

Maintenance and Troubleshooting teaches you how to identify the types of HTTP status codes and messages, recognize the use of HTTP substatus error codes, identify the uses of Web logging, enable and configure Web logging on your IIS machine, identify the use of event logs, review event logs using Event Viewer, and solve common problems that prevent user access to your Web sites. This course provides details about how to identify several types of HTTP status codes, substatus codes, and error messages; enable and configure Web logging on your IIS 6 machine; and solve common problems that prevent user access to your Web sites. Topics include HTTP Error Messages, Web Logging, IIS and Event Logs, and Troubleshooting Tips.

Lesson 11: Working with the Metabase (3.0) hours

Working with the Metabase teaches you how to recognize what the metabase is and what it does, identify and adjust keys within the metabase, back up and restore copies of the metabase, edit a metabase file, and recover from corrupt metabase configurations. IIS 6 holds configuration information in a set of XML files collectively called the metabase. The metabase retains all of your global IIS settings, and the settings for each individual Web site running on IIS. You can adjust IIS settings using the IIS Manager or by editing the metabase directly. Topics include Overview of the Metabase, The Metabase Configuration File, Managing the Metabase, and Editing the Metabase.

Lesson 12: SMTP and NNTP (2.0) hours

SMTP and NNTP teaches you how to install the SMTP and NNTP services, describe how to configure the SMTP service for your system, and describe how to configure the NNTP service. This course provides information about using the NNTP and SMTP services provided with IIS 6. Topics include Installing the SMTP and NNTP Services, SMTP, and NNTP.

Lesson 13: Publishing (2.0) hours

Publishing teaches you how to differentiate between WebDAV and FTP for publishing and managing content on Web servers, enable WebDAV and a client to support it, identify the main issues related to configuring WebDAV, install FrontPage Server Extensions of IIS, enable FrontPage Server Extensions so Web sites on your server can support FrontPage clients, and configure various aspects of how FPSE works on your site. This course provides information about publishing and managing content using IIS 6. Topics include WebDAV, FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE), and Content Management.