Cover; Part I: Introduction and Deployment; Chapter 1: Background on IIS and New Features in IIS 8.0; IIS Versions 1.0 to 4.0; IIS 5.0 and 5.1; IIS 6.0; IIS 7.0 and 7.5; Windows Server 2012 Features; IIS 8.0 Features; Chapter 2: IIS 8.0 Architecture; IIS Architecture Basics; IIS 7.0 and Later Architecture; IIS 8.0 Architecture; Windows Server 2012 Architecture; Chapter 3: Planning Your Deployment; Windows 2012 Server Deployment Planning; IIS 8.0 Deployment Planning; Application Deployment Planning; Automation and Deployment Tools; Capacity Planning; Chapter 4: Installing IIS 8.0

Windows Server 2012 Server ManagerThe Default IIS 8.0 Installation; Installing IIS 8.0's Features; Installing IIS 8.0 Using PowerShell; Upgrading from IIS 7.0 to IIS 8.0; Installing IIS 8.0 on Windows 8; Installing IIS 8.0 on Windows 7; Automated Installation and Configuration; Hosting Service Recommendations; Part II: Administration; Chapter 5: Administration Tools; Key Characteristics; IIS Manager; IIS Manager Extensibility; Remote Connections; Configuration Settings; Command-Line Management; Chapter 6: Website Administration; Websites, Applications, and Virtual Directories

Creating a New WebsiteConfiguring Logging; Configuring Host Headers; Administering Applications; Administering Virtual Directories; Authentication; Configuring Compression; Configuring Default Document Settings; Configuring MIME Settings; Basic Administration Tasks; Chapter 7: Web Application Administration; Application Administration; ASP Configuration; ASP.NET Configuration; ISAPI Configuration; CGI Configuration; FastCGI Configuration; Windows Process Activation Service; Application Initialization; Chapter 8: Web Application Pool Administration; A Background of Website Separation

Defining ApplicationsComparing Virtual Directories to Applications; Understanding the w3wp.exe Process; Working with Application Pools; Application Pool Security; Noteworthy Advanced Settings; Application Pool Users; Chapter 9: Delegating Remote Administration; Introducing the Main Characters; IIS Manager Remote Access; Delegation Settings; Chapter 10: Configuring Other Services; Installing and Configuring an FTP Server; Installing and Configuring an FTP Server; Configuring Existing FTP Sites; Configuring FTP User Security; Administering FTP with Configuration Files

The FTP Command-Line ClientInstalling and Configuring an SMTP Server; Installing and Using LogParser; Part III: Advanced Administration; Chapter 11: Core Server; Background; Core Server and Modules; Server Workload Customization; ASP.NET and the IIS Pipeline; Legacy ISAPI Support; Chapter 12: Core Server Extensibility; Extensibility Overview; IIS Module Concepts; An Example Native Module; Managed Code Modules; An Example Managed Module; Event Tracing from Modules; Extending IIS Configuration; Extending the IIS Administration Tool; Chapter 13: Securing the Server; What Is Security?

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