IIS 8 Administration: The Personal Trainer for IIS 8.0 and IIS

IIS 8 Administration: The Personal Trainer for IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5

Learning IIS 8 administration doesn't have to be a frustrating experience, you can learn everything you need to manage IIS effectively by reading this book. To learn how to manage IIS, you need practical hands-on advice from an expert who has years of experience working with IIS. William Stanek is such an expert.

By reading this book and working step by step through the essential tasks discussed, you can learn to:

Install Web and application servers
Enable and configure remote administration
Perform administration using the command-line and Windows PowerShell
Configure Web sites, servers, and virtual directories
Manage the global IIS configuration settings
Customize Web content, HTTP headers, and error messages
Use included files, custom file types, and caching
Set up logging and track usage statistics

This book is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to manage IIS 8, including those who manage or support computers running Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Inside, you'll find comprehensive overviews, step-by-step procedures, frequently used tasks, documented examples, and much more. One of the goals is to keep the content so concise that the book remains compact and easy to navigate while at the same time ensuring that the book is packed with as much information as possible--making it a valuable resource.

Table of Contents

Introduction19
Whatâ€™s This Book About?19
What Do I Need to Know?19
How Is This Book Organized?20
What Conventions Are Used in This Book?20
Other Resources20
Chapter 1. IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5 Administration Overview23
Working with IIS 8: What You Need to Know Right Now23
Introducing IIS 8 Configuration Architecture27
IIS and Your Hardware39
Web Administration Tools and Techniques41
Chapter 2. Deploying IIS 850
IIS 8 Protocols50
IIS Roles54
Navigating the IIS Role Services and Features56
Setting Up IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.569
Managing Installed Roles and Role Services76
Chapter 3. Core IIS 8 Administration82
Working with IIS and URLs82
Understanding the Core IIS Architecture85
Understanding the Services and Processing Architecture89
Managing IIS Servers: The Essentials98
Managing IIS Services108
Chapter 4. Managing IIS 8 from the Command Line114
Using Windows PowerShell114
Working with Cmdlets119
Using the IIS Command-Line Administration Tool127
Working with IIS Commands131
Chapter 5. Managing Global IIS Configuration138
Understanding Configuration Levels and Global Configuration138
Managing Configuration Sections143
Extending IIS 8 with Modules150
Managing Modules158
Sharing Global Configuration169
Chapter 6. Configuring Web Sites173
Coonfiguring IP Addresses and Name Resolution173
Creating Web Sites183
Managing Web Sites and Their Properties190
Chapter 7. Configuring Directories for Web Sites208
Working with Physical and Virtual Directory Structures208
Managing Directories and Their Properties214
Chapter 8. Customizing Web Server Content221
Managing Web Content221
Redirecting Browser Requests223
Customizing Web Site Content and HTTP Headers229
Customizing Web Server Error Messages245
Using MIME and Configuring Custom File Types256
Additional Customization Tips261
Chapter 9. Tracking User Access and Logging265
Tracking Statistics: The Big Picture265
Understanding Logging281
Configuring Logging283
Appendix A. Comprehensive IIS Module and Schema Reference297
Working with IIS 8 Modules298
IIS Native Module Reference303
IIS Managed Module Reference358
About the Author367

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Country USA
Manufacturer Stanek & Associates
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-05-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Stanek & Associates
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-05-04
Format	Kindle eBook

IIS 8 Administration: The Personal Trainer for IIS 8.0 and IIS 8.5

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