Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and IIS 5.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant

Author William R. Stanek Pages 396 Disk N/A Level All Levels Published 04/04/2001 ISBN 9780735610248 ISBN-10 0-7356-1024-X Price(USD) $29.99 To see this book's discounted price, select a reseller below.	More Information About the Book Table of Contents Sample Chapter Index Related Series Related Books About the Author Support: Book & CD Rate this book

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	xix
PART I MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000 WEB ADMINISTRATION FUNDAMENTALS
1 Overview of Microsoft Web Services	3
Choosing Hardware	4
Using IIS	6
Installing IIS Components and Default Sites	6
Understanding Authentication Enhancements	8
Installing Internet Services and Service-Related Accounts	8
Web Administration Tools and Techniques	9
Managing Resources with Key Administration Tools	9
Installing Administration Tools	10
Web Administration Techniques	11
2 Core IIS Administration	17
Working with IIS and URLs	17
Understanding the IIS Architecture	17
Understanding URLs	19
Internet Information Services Snap-In Essentials	22
Starting and Using the Internet Information Services Snap-In	22
Connecting To Other Servers	24
Starting, Stopping, and Restarting All Internet Services	25
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Individual Resources	27
Rebooting IIS Servers	28
Managing IIS Services	29
Core IIS Services	30
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing IIS Services	30
Configuring Service Startup	31
Configuring Service Recovery	32
Configuring IIS Backup and Recovery	33
Storing a Server’s Configuration	33
Creating IIS Configuration Backups	35
Restoring IIS from Backup Configurations	36
Rebuilding Corrupted IIS Installations	36
Deleting Backup Configurations	37
PART II WEB SERVER ADMINISTRATION
3 Configuring Web Sites and Servers	41
Web Site Naming and Identification	41
Understanding IP Addresses and Name Resolution	41
Understanding Web Site Identifiers	43
Hosting Multiple Sites on a Single Server	43
Checking the Computer Name and IP Address of Servers	46
Managing Master Web Service Properties	48
Creating Web Sites	48
Managing Web Site Properties	52
Configuring a Site’s Home Directory	52
Configuring Ports, IP Addresses, and Host Names Used by Web Sites	53
Configuring Multiple Identities for a Single Web Site	55
Restricting Incoming Connections and Setting Time-Out Values	56
Configuring HTTP Keep-Alives	57
Managing Directories	58
Understanding Physical and Virtual Directory Structures	58
Creating Physical Directories	59
Creating Virtual Directories	59
Linking IISAdmin, IISHelp, and Other System Directories	60
Modifying Directory Properties	61
Renaming Directories	61
Deleting Directories	62
Managing Web Content	62
Opening and Browsing Files	62
Modifying the IIS Properties of Files	62
Renaming Files	63
Deleting Files	63
Redirecting Browser Requests	63
Redirecting Requests to Other Directories or Web Sites	64
Redirecting All Requests to Another Web Site	65
Retrieving Files from a Network Share	65
Redirecting Requests to Applications	66
Customizing Browser Redirection	67
4 Customizing Internet Information Services	71
Essentials for Working with IIS Applications	71
Understanding ISAPI Applications	72
Understanding ASP Applications	74
Defining Custom Applications	75
Using and Running Applications	77
Managing Custom IIS Applications	80
Creating Pooled and Nonpooled Applications	80
Configuring Application Mappings and Caching	82
Managing Session State	85
Controlling Application Buffering	87
Setting Parent Paths, Default ASP Language, and ASP Script Time-Out	88
Enabling and Disabling Application Debugging	89
Configuring Application Error Messages	89
Unloading Isolated Applications	89
Deleting IIS Applications	90
Managing Custom ISAPI Filters	90
Viewing and Configuring Global Filters	90
Viewing and Configuring Local Filters	91
Customizing Web Site Content and HTTP Headers	92
Configuring Default Documents	92
Configuring Document Footers	93
Using Content Expiration and Preventing Browser Caching	94
Using Custom HTTP Headers	95
Using Content Ratings	96
Customizing Web Server Error Messages	98
Understanding Status Codes and Error Messages	98
Managing Custom Error Settings	100
Using MIME and Configuring Custom File Types	103
Understanding MIME	103
Viewing and Configuring MIME Types for All Web Sites on a Server	105
Viewing and Configuring MIME Types for Individual Sites and Directories	106
Additional Customization Tips	106
Using Update Sites to Manage Outages	107
Using Jump Pages for Advertising	108
Handling 404 Errors and Preventing Dead Ends	109
5 Managing Web Server Security	111
Managing Windows Security	111
Working with User and Group Accounts	112
IIS User and Group Essentials	112
Working with File and Folder Permissions	116
Working with Group Policies	121
Managing IIS Security	127
Setting Web Server Permissions	127
Configuring Distributed Authoring and Versioning	132
Setting Authentication Modes	133
Configuring IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions	137
Configuring Web Site Operators	140
More Tips for Enhancing Web Server Security	142
Using Firewalls	142
Renaming the Administrator Account	142
Disabling the Default Web Site	142
Disabling Remote Administration from the Web	143
Disabling Directory Browsing	143
Creating Legal Notices	143
Applying Service Packs, Hot Fixes, and Templates	144
Removing the IISADMPWD Virtual Directory	146
Checking for Malicious Input in Forms and Query Strings	146
Removing Unused Application Mappings	147
6 Managing Microsoft Certificate Services and SSL	149
Understanding SSL	149
Using SSL Encryption	149
Using SSL Certificates	151
Understanding SSL Encryption Strength	153
Working with Microsoft Certificate Services	154
Understanding Certificate Services	154
Installing Certificate Services	155
Accessing Certificate Services in a Browser	158
Starting and Stopping Certificate Services	159
Backing Up and Restoring the CA	160
Approving and Declining Pending Certificate Requests	163
Generating Certificates Manually in the Certification Authority Snap-In	163
Revoking Certificates	164
Reviewing and Renewing the Root CA Certificate	165
Creating and Installing Certificates	166
Creating Certificate Requests	167
Submitting Certificate Requests to Third-Party Authorities	170
Submitting Certificate Requests to Certificate Services	172
Processing Pending Requests and Installing Site Certificates	174
Deleting Pending Certificate Requests	175
Working with SSL	175
Configuring SSL Ports	175
Adding the CA Certificate to the Client Browser’s Root Store	177
Confirming that SSL Is Correctly Enabled	179
Resolving SSL Problems	179
Managing Site Certificates in the Internet Information Services Snap-In	180
Viewing and Modifying Issued Certificates	180
Renewing, Removing, and Replacing Certificates	182
Exporting Site Certificates	183
Ignoring, Accepting, and Requiring Client Certificates	184
Requiring SSL for All Communications	185
PART III ESSENTIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
7 Managing FTP Servers	189
Understanding FTP	189
FTP Essentials	189
Controlling FTP Server Access	190
Working with FTP Sessions	191
FTP Site Naming and Identification	193
Managing Master FTP Service Properties	194
Creating FTP sites	194
Managing FTP Sites	196
Configuring an FTP Site’s Home Directory	197
Configuring Ports and IP Addresses Used by FTP Sites	198
Restricting Incoming Connections and Setting Time-Out Values	199
Creating Physical Directories for FTP Sites	200
Creating Virtual Directories for FTP Sites	201
Redirecting Requests to a Network Share	202
Setting the Directory Listing Style	202
Setting Welcome, Exit, and Maximum Connection Messages	202
Managing FTP User Sessions	203
Viewing FTP User Sessions	203
Viewing the Total Number of Connected Users	204
Terminating FTP User Sessions	205
Managing FTP Server Security	205
Managing Anonymous Connections	206
Configuring Windows Permissions on FTP Servers	208
Configuring FTP Server Permissions	208
Configuring IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions	210
Configuring FTP Site Operators	213
8 Configuring and Maintaining SMTP	215
Using SMTP	215
Understanding E-Mail Domain Usage	216
Understanding the Mailroot	217
Understanding Mail Processing	218
Core SMTP Administration	219
Creating SMTP Virtual Servers	219
Configuring Ports and IP Addresses Used by SMTP Servers	221
Configuring Multiple Identities for SMTP Virtual Servers	222
Monitoring SMTP Virtual Server Health	223
Managing User Sessions	224
Configuring Service Domains	224
Viewing Configured Service Domains	224
Working with Local Domains	225
Working with Remote Domains	227
Configuring Smart Hosts for Remote Domains	232
Renaming and Deleting Service Domains	233
Handling Incoming Connections	234
Securing Access by IP Address, Subnet, or Domain	234
Controlling Secure Communications for Incoming Connections	235
Controlling Authentication for Incoming Connections	236
Restricting Incoming Connections and Setting Time-Out Values	238
Handling Outgoing Connections	239
Configuring Outbound Security	239
Controlling Outgoing Connections	240
Configuring Outgoing Message Limits for SMTP	241
Handling Nondelivery, Bad Mail, and Unresolved Recipients	243
Setting and Removing Relay Restrictions	243
Managing Message Delivery	245
Setting Outbound Retry Intervals, Delay Notification, and Expiration Time-Out	245
Setting Message Hop Count	247
Setting Domain Name Options	247
Configuring Reverse DNS Lookups	248
Routing Outgoing Messages to Smart Hosts	249
9 Administering the Indexing Service	251
Getting Started with the Indexing Service	252
Using the Indexing Service	252
Indexing Service Essentials	255
Searching Catalogs	258
Core Indexing Service Administration	260
Setting Web Resources to Index	260
Viewing and Creating Catalogs	261
Viewing Indexing Status	261
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing the Indexing Service	263
Setting Indexing Service Properties	263
Optimizing Indexing Service Performance	265
Managing Catalogs	268
Viewing Catalog Properties and Directories Being Indexed	268
Adding Physical Directories to a Catalog	268
Forcing Full and Incremental Directory Rescans	270
Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Individual Catalogs	270
Merging Catalogs	271
Specifying Web or NNTP Sites to Include in Catalogs	271
Testing Catalogs with Queries	272
PART IV PERFORMANCE, OPTIMIZATION, AND MAINTENANCE
10 Performance Tuning and Monitoring	277
Monitoring IIS Performance and Activity	277
Why Monitor IIS?	277
Getting Ready to Monitor	278
Monitoring Tools and Resources	279
Detecting and Resolving IIS Errors	279
Examining the Access Logs	280
Examining the Event Logs	281
Monitoring IIS Performance	284
Choosing Counters to Monitor	284
Creating and Managing Performance Monitor Logs	289
Replaying Performance Logs	294
Configuring Alerts for Performance Counters	295
Tuning Web Server Performance	297
Monitoring and Tuning Memory Usage	298
Monitoring and Tuning Processor Usage	301
Monitoring and Tuning Disk I/O	303
Monitoring and Tuning Network Bandwidth and Connectivity	304
11 Tracking User Access and Logging	309
Tracking Statistics:The Big Picture	309
Working with the NCSA Common Log File Format	310
Working with the Microsoft IIS Log File Format	314
Working with the W3C Extended Log File Format	316
Working with ODBC Logging	319
Understanding Logging	320
Configuring Logging for HTTP, SMTP, and FTP	322
Configuring NCSA Common Log File Format	322
Configuring Microsoft IIS Log File Format	323
Configuring W3C Extended Log File Format	325
Configuring ODBC Logging	327
Disabling Logging	331
12 IIS Optimization and the Metabase	333
Strategies for Improving IIS Performance	333
Removing Unnecessary Applications and Services	333
Optimizing Content Usage	334
Optimizing ISAPI and ASP Applications	336
Optimizing IIS Caching and Queuing	337
Configuring Automatic Restarts of IIS	338
Managing IIS Registry Settings	339
Working with the Registry	339
Controlling IIS Through the Registry	341
Controlling Indexing Service Through the Registry	342
Controlling Secure Sockets Layer Through the Registry	343
Managing IIS Metabase Settings	344
Examining and Editing the Metabase	344
Modifying Metabase Properties	345
Scripting the Metabase	348
INDEX	353

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Last Updated: Saturday, July 7, 2001