How to Cheat at IIS 7 Server Administration

by Chris Adams (Editor), Brian Frederick (Contribution by), Pattrick Santry (Contribution by)

Overview

According to Microsoft, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 is a web server that provides a secure, easy to manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services. With the new version of IIS, there are more security options, 40 new feature models that allow administrators to customize their settings, and a new set of administration tools. Administrators migrating from version 6 will find this How to Cheat book the perfect vehicle for getting up to speed fast on the new version.
IIS version 7 is the perfect product for the How to Cheat series. This new version from Microsoft is an ambitious overhaul that tries to balance the growing needs for performance, cost effectiveness, and security. For the average SysAdmin, it will present a difficult migration path from earlier versions and a vexing number of new features. How to Cheat promises help get IIS 7 up and running as quickly and safely as possible.

• Provides the multi-tasked SysAdmin with the essential information needed to perform the daily tasks
• Emphasizes best-practice security measures
• Cover the major new release of IIS 7, which will create significant challenges for IT managers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080553542
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/22/2007
Series:	How to Cheat
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Chris Adams is IIS Program Manager for Microsoft. Chris spends his time building and reviewing technical content for IIS, working with IIS Most Valuable Professionals (MVP), and spear-heading programs to best reach customers for the IIS team. Chris was formally a Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) engineer, technical lead, and supportability lead for the IIS product and has deep, technical experience in the usage and functionality of IIS 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0. Chris is currently Microsoft certified as a MCP, MCSA, and MCSE.
Patrick J. Santry (MCSE, MCSA, MCP+SB, A+, i-NET+, CIW CI) is the Microsoft Practice Lead for Sogeti USA in Cleveland, Ohio. He specializes in developing web solutions, and supporting infrastructure. Patrick has written on several books and magazine articles on Microsoft technologies. In addition, he has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award in the field of ASP/ASP.NET for the past three years and runs a popular website for ASP.NET web developers (www.wwwcoder.com).

Table of Contents

Installation; Configuration; Administration
Migrating Version 6 to Version 7; Configuration Models; The New GUI; Troubleshooting

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The perfect book for multi-tasked administrators responsible for securing corporate networks and managing IIS server migration and administration!