ASSIGNMENT

Web Management and Administration

Part-A
Q-1 Give the difference between the latest and the previous versions of IIS.
Sol. The difference between previous versions and the latest version of IIS are-
The following table summarizes the important differences between versions of IIS.
IIS 4.0 IIS 5.0 IIS 5.1 IIS 6.0
Platform NT4 Windows 2 Windows !P
Professional
Windows Server 2"
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$rchitecture "2%bit "2%bit "2%bit and &4%bit "2%bit and &4%bit
$pplication
process model
T'P(IP )ernel
*T!.e+e
T'P(IP )ernel
,--host.e+e
.multiple ,--
hosts in medium
or high application
isolation/
T'P(IP )ernel
,--host.e+e
.multiple ,--
hosts in medium
or high
application
isolation/
0TTP.s#s )ernel
When IIS is running in
IIS 5.0 isolation mode1
Inetinfo.e+e .in%proc
processes/ or
,--host.e+e .out%of%
proc processes/
When IIS is running in
worker process
isolation mode1
W"Wp.e+e .multiple
wor)er processes/
2or more information
on IIS isolation modes3
see 4'onfiguring
Isolation *odes4 in IIS
0elp3 which is
accessible from IIS
*anager.
*etabase
configuration
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Securit# Windows
authentication
Windows
authentication
Windows
authentication
Windows authentication
SS-
SS- SS-
6erberos
SS-
6erberos
Securit# wizard
6erberos
Securit# wizard
Passport support
7emote
administratio
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0T*-$ 0T*-$ No 0T*-$
Terminal Services
7emote $dministration
Tool .0T*-/
Web Server $ppliance
6it .S$6/.
Terminal Services
'luster
support
In
Windows NT 4.

IIS clustering Windows support Windows support

WWW
services
IIS on NT 4. Personal Web
*anager on
Windows 8+
IIS on
Windows 2
IIS optionall# on
Windows !P
Professional
IIS on a member of the
Windows Server 2"
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Q-2 What are the different types of web servers and also write their utility.
Answer-
!ifferent Types of Servers
The "ultiple types of servers or types of networ# servers are as follows
Server $latfor" Server platfor" is the funda"ental hardware or software for a
syste" which acts as an en%ine that drives the server. It is often used
synony"ously with an operatin% syste".
Application Server Also #nown as a type of "iddleware& it occupies a
substantial a"ount of co"putin% re%ion between database servers and the end
user& and is co""only used to connect the two.
Audio'(ideo Server It provides "ulti"edia capabilities to websites by helpin%
the user to broadcast strea"in% "ulti"edia content.
)hat Server It serves the users to e*chan%e data in an environ"ent si"ilar to
Internet news%roup which provides real ti"e discussion capabilities.
+a* Server It is one of the best option for or%ani,ations see#in% for "ini"u"
inco"in% and out%oin% telephone resources& but re-uire to fa* actual
docu"ents.
+T$ Server It wor#s on one of the oldest of the Internet services& the file
transfer protocol. It provides a secure file transfer between co"puters while
ensurin% file security and transfer control.
Groupware Server It is a software desi%ned that enables the users to wor#
to%ether& irrespective of the location& throu%h the Internet or a corporate intranet
and to function to%ether in a virtual at"osphere.
I.) Server It is an ideal option for those loo#in% for real-ti"e discussion
capabilities. Internet .elay )hat co"prises different networ# servers that enable
the users to connect to each other throu%h an I.) networ#.
/ist Server It provides a better way of "ana%in% "ailin% lists. The server can be
either open interactive discussion for the people or a one-way list that provide
announce"ents& newsletters or advertisin%.
0ail Server It transfers and stores "ails over corporate networ#s throu%h /A1s&
WA1s and across the Internet.
1ews Server It serves as a distribution and delivery source for "any public
news %roups& approachable over the 2S313T news networ#.
$ro*y Server It acts as a "ediator between a client pro%ra" and an e*ternal
server to filter re-uests& i"prove perfor"ance and share connections.
Telnet Server It enables the users to lo% on to a host co"puter and e*ecute
tas#s as if they are wor#in% on a re"ote co"puter.
Web Server It provides static content to a web browser by loadin% a file fro" a
dis# and transferrin% it across the networ# to the user4s web browser. This
e*chan%e is inter"ediated by the browser and the server& co""unicatin% usin%
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Q-6 Write various re-uire"ent for installin% IIS on your syste"7
Sol. (arious re-uire"ents for installin% IIS on your syste"-
A $entiu" III 899-05, )$2 :or e-uivalent;.
<12 0= of .A0.
A networ# adapter.
An 1T+S file syste" partition with at least 199 0= of available free space for
installin% S2S S$1& and a "ini"u" of > G= of available stora%e on an 1T+S
partition for the updates :if the ad"inistrator decides to host the updates locally;.
0icrosoft Windows 2999 Server& 0icrosoft Windows 2999 Advanced Server& or
0icrosoft Windows 2999 !atacenter Server with Service $ac# 2 :S$2; or later.
0icrosoft Internet 3*plorer <.< or later.
0icrosoft Internet Infor"ation Services :IIS;. ?nly the World Wide Web part of
IIS and any co"ponents that it is dependent on are re-uired. @ou can install
0icrosoft +ront$a%e Server 3*tensions& but this is not re-uired.
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Q-A Give the "ain directory which stores the content of IIS. 3*plain that in detail.
Ans- The Inetpub !irectory
The Inetpub directory is the "ain content directory of IIS. 2nder Inetpub are all the
content directories for each service installed. The default path for the Inetpub directory
is C:\Inetpub.
The content directories under Inetpub are shown in the followin% table
!irectory !escription
AdminScripts )ontains so"e (isual =asic scripts for use in ad"inisterin% your IIS
server
ftproot The top level directory for the +T$ service
mailroot The top level directory for the S0T$ service
nntpfile The top level directory for the 11T$ service
wwwroot The top level directory for the default web site
Q-< IIS is "uch "ore than a Web server7 )o""ent.
Sol. 0odular Web Server
IIS brea#s up the Web server into a li%htwei%ht server core and "ore than A9 feature
"odules that can be plu%%ed into this core. These "odules -li#e Static+ile0odule&
which allows downloads of static Web content& or WindowsAuth0odule& which supports
inte%rated 1T/0 authentication -can be independently installed on the server to
provide the e*act functionality you need.These "odules can be co"pletely uninstalled
fro" the server at any ti"e or specifically disabled for a particular application where
they aren4t needed. This allows server ad"inistrators to deploy "ini"al footprint
servers -uic#ly with dra"atically reduced attac# surface area and to si%nificantly
i"prove perfor"ance by e*ecutin% only the re-uired code.
I"proved Ad"inistration
IIS offers a rich set of ad"inistration features that "a#e "ana%in% the server possible
in a wide ran%e of scenarios. The new %raphical IIS 0ana%er ad"inistration tool& which
replaces the Inet0%r.e*e 00) snap-in& "a#es "anual server ad"inistration very
si"ple with its tas#-based "ana%e"ent interface . +or "ore fle*ible co""and-line
ad"inistration& IIS offers the appc"d.e*e co""and-line tool .This tool provides a
co"prehensive set of "ana%e"ent functionality and better support for bul# operations
than the 2I. This powerful utility "a#es it easy to read and write confi%uration& access
site and application pool state infor"ation& and perfor" al"ost any other "ana%e"ent
tas#& all fro" the co""and pro"pt.
Si"plified !eploy"ent and )onfi%uration
IIS features a new dele%ated confi%uration syste" based on a hierarchy of distributed
B0/ confi%uration files. This hierarchy is co"prised of a %lobal application5ost.confi%
file& which contains server-level confi%uration defaults& and distributed web.confi% files
within the application4s directory structure. This allows the side-by-side stora%e of IIS
and AS$.13T confi%uration& usin% clean and stron%ly structured B0/ directives. The
new confi%uration syste" also %ives co"prehensive control to the server
ad"inistrators. In this way& applications on hosted servers can set essential
confi%uration directly in their application without re-uirin% the callin% of the server
ad"inistrator for help or usin% an e*ternal confi%uration panel.
=uildin% Web Server +eatures
IIS enables you to "old the server into whatever you need it to be& lettin% you add or
replace any feature in the server in order to provide the functionality you need. This A$I
is public& which "eans that you can i"ple"ent any of the features that ship with IIS.
This is a first for IIS and a funda"ental i"prove"ent over the previously li"ited ISA$I
e*tensibility "odel.
AS$.13T Inte%ration
With IIS& AS$.13T 2.9 beco"es "ore than Cust an e*cellent fra"ewor# for buildin%
dyna"ic applications. It beco"es a platfor" for e*tendin% the IIS Web server& enablin%
AS$.13T co"ponents to beco"e full "e"bers of the IIS re-uest processin% pipeline.
5ere4s how it wor#s.
When runnin% in Inte%rated "ode in IIS& AS$.13T "odules run in the unified re-uest
processin% pipeline side-by-side with native )DD IIS "odules. This "eans that e*istin%
AS$.13T services li#e ?utput )achin%& 2./ .ewritin%& and any others provided by
your custo" AS$.13T "odules can now apply to any content type.
These +eatures prove that IIS is "ore than Cust a web server.
Q-> Give the flow chart for installin% the IIS on your syste".
select services that
you want o install
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