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MS2694 Updating Web Server Skills to Internet Information Services 6.0

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:

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    Install IIS 6.0.

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    Verify settings of isolation mode and configure auto updates.

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    Create a new Web site and virtual directory.

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    Install IIS 6.0 Resource Kit.

    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:

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    Configure the application server.

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    Implement application pooling in worker process isolation mode.

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    Configure a Web garden.

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    Implement an FTP site in user isolation mode.

    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:

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

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    Manually migrate an existing Web site.

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    Choose the correct isolation mode.

    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:

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    Perform pre-migration tasks.

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    Migrate a Web site using the migration tool.

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    Perform post-migration tasks.

    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:

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    Secure Web application sites in IIS 6.0.

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    Configure authentication.

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    Configure authorization (restrict access to Web pages).

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    Enable secure communications (enable IPSec).

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    Configure .NET Passport authentication.

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    Install and configure SSL.

    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:

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    Manage IIS configuration settings by modifying the metabase.

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    Back up the metabase.

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    Restore the metabase.

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    Copy configuration settings to another machine.

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    Understand key points in managing the metabase.

    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:

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    Enable SMTP and POP3 mail on IIS 6.0.

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    Implement SMTP service.

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    Implement POP3 service.

    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:

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    Troubleshoot typical performance and access problems with IIS 6.0.

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    Troubleshoot access problems.

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    Monitor Web site performance.