Internet Information Services 7 for Windows Server 2008: Hands-On

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this course about? This course provides the essential knowledge required to manage Microsoft's IIS 7 enterprise Web server. You build a highly secure environment and explore the many reliability, security and scalability features of the platform. These include application pools, access control, authentication, certificates, encryption and Network Load Balancing clusters. You configure related services such as index, SMTP, POP3, and FTP. Who will benefit from this course? This course provides the knowledge and skills essential for IIS 7 users, including Web developers and administrators working with the Windows Server 2008 Internet platform. This course is also valuable for project managers, security specialists and consultants. What is IIS 7? Microsoft's Internet Information Services version 7 provides a reliable Web server that is fast, scalable, secure and equipped to serve the needs of enterprise customers, ISPs, ISVs and organizations of all sizes. Onboard health monitoring and the ability to recycle stalled processes offer sophistication essential for a robust Web server. IIS 7 is a Web server plus a suite of Internet services providing the ability to deploy efficient, high-performance, secure, scalable enterprise Web sites. What background knowledge do I need? Familiarity with a Windows operating system and a general understanding of the Internet are assumed. I have taken Course 566, Internet Information Services 6 for Windows Server® 2003: Hands-On. Should I take this course? IIS 7 is the latest iteration of Microsoft's enterprise Web server. As such, many of the concepts covered in Course 566 remain the same in this course. However, the changes Microsoft has made from version 6 to version 7 have been the most radical in the history of IIS. The interface has changed and so has the way that IIS works. You may well benefit from this course. What are the differences between IIS 6 and IIS 7? IIS has been rebuilt from the ground up. The most obvious difference is that IIS is now a componentized architecture with a completely new interface. You can select the features that you need for your organization, and only these features are installed. Configuration is done using text files and the responsibility for these can easily be delegated and managed. My company is still using Windows Server 2003. Should I take this course? If your organization is considering a move to Windows Server 2008, and is interested in the new features of IIS 7, this course would be beneficial. To what extent does this course cover security issues? Specific chapters of this course cover Web server security including access control, authentication, certificates and encryption. Many chapters cover security aspects of other services such as FTP, mail, log files, and more. Since Microsoft's continuing focus is to enhance the security architecture and features, security issues impact most of this course. What specific software is used in the course? Software components used in the course include Index Services, SMTP, POP3, Certificate Services and DNS server. You also use Adobe Dreamweaver and Microsoft Expression Web. How much time is spent on each topic? Content Hours Configuring IIS 7 5.5 Building a reliable Web site 3.0 Implementing complimentary services 3.0 Unleashing unique hosting capabilities 3.0 Publishing Web content 2.0 Fortifying Web server security 4.0 Load balancing and clustering 2.5 Times, including the workshops, are estimates; exact times may vary according to the needs of each class. How much of class time is devoted to hands-on exercises? Approximately 40% of class time is spent on hands-on exercises, which provide you with the skills required to manage secure enterprise Web servers. You gain practical experience utilizing the tools and technologies covered in the course. Exercises include: Installing and administering Web sites and configuration files with the Internet Services Manager Implementing failure protection Exploiting advanced security features Securing a Web site with certificates, authentication and encryption Creating a full-featured platform with mail and index services search Publishing with FTP and WebDAV Creating virtual Web servers, configuring DNS Creating Web farms with network load balancing clusters Why should I take this course instead of one offered by Microsoft? Learning Tree is dedicated to helping accelerate the careers of our clients by providing them with world-class technology and management training. Our independence from Microsoft (and any other vendor) allows us to give an unbiased view of what works and what does not. This course is objective in its approach, having been developed independently from Microsoft by industry experts who bring their real-world experience to the classroom. How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses? Learning Tree offers a number of courses that will help you expand upon the knowledge gained in this course and further your skills in several key areas. Those courses include: 548, Hands-On Dreamweaver®: Building Robust Web Applications  987, Expression® Studio: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction  512, Developing ASP.NET Web Applications: Hands-On  506, Programming Scalable Web Applications with .NET and ASP.NET AJAX: Hands-On  519, Introduction to PHP for Web Development: Hands-On  520, MySQL: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction  542, XML: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction  940, Securing Web Applications, Services and Servers: Hands-On  Learning Tree also offers courses on Windows Server 2008, including: 960, Internet Information Services 7 for Windows Server® 2008: Hands-On  961, Windows Server® 2008 Administration: Hands-On  962, Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory Domain Services: Hands-On  963, Windows Server® 2008 Group Policy Management: Hands-On  964, Windows Server® 2008 Security Infrastructure: Hands-On  965, System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Hands-On  967, Terminal Services for Windows Server® 2008: Hands-On  968, Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ Virtualization: Hands-On  969, Windows PowerShell™ Hands-On: Automating Administrative Tasks

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