The document provides an overview of Windows Server 2008 and Internet Information Services 7.0. It discusses new features like improved virtualization support, enhanced security and management tools, and more flexible application hosting capabilities. It also summarizes the architecture and administration improvements in IIS 7.0, including its modular and customizable design.

1. Mark McReynolds, MCSE, CISSP | Principal Technology Specialist

2. Agenda
• Windows Server 2008 Overview
• Internet Information Services 7.0
Overview
• Questions and Answers
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3. Server Technology Overview

4. Server Technology Trends
VM 1 VM 2 VM 2
Virtual
“Parent”“Child” “Child”
Hard Disks
(VHD)

5. New Command-line shell & Scripting Language
Improves productivity & control
Accelerates automation of system
admin
Easy-to-use
Works with existing scripts
Partners Futures
Ship in Windows
Admin GUIs layered over PowerShell
One-to-many remote mgmt
using WS-MGMT
Coverage

6. Server Manager
Initial Configuration
Product Installation

7. Only a subset of the executable files and DLLs installed
No GUI interface installed
Five available Server Roles
Can be managed with remote tools

8. Complete Redesign of TCP/IP More
Control
Winsock User Mode
Kernel Mode
TDI Clients
WSK Clients
AFD TDI
WSK TDX
Next Generation TCP/IP Stack (tcpip.sys)
Next Generation TCP/IP Stack (tcpip.sys)
TCP UDP RAW
RAW
TCP UDP
Inspection API
IPv4 IPv6
IPv6
IPv4
Loop- IPv4 IPv6
Loop- IPv4
WLAN
802.3 IPv6
802.3 WLAN
back Tunnel Tunnel
back Tunnel Tunnel
NDIS
Dual-IP layer architecture for native IPv4 and IPv6 support
Improved Network Performance Troubleshooting
Improved performance via hardware acceleration and autotuning
Greater extensibility and reliability through rich APIs
Completely manageable through Group Policy

9. Windows Server 2008 Scenarios
Security and Policy
Enforcement
Web and
Branch Office
Applications Platform
Anywhere
Server Management
Application Access
High Availability
Server Virtualization

10. IIS 7.0 Overview

11. IIS7 Enables Developers To…
XCopy deploy IIS configuration

Manage Web applications as non-

Administrators
Take advantage of more powerful ASP.NET

integration
Build custom Web server functionality

More rapidly troubleshoot Web applications


12. Some IIS History
IIS6
•http.sys is introduced as protocol
listener for http
• Replaced Winsock in IIS5
(user mode)
•Provides kernel mode caching
and request queuing
•Run through the WWW Service
•Managed :
•http admin and configuration
•Process Management
•Performance Management

13. IIS Now…
IIS7
•WWW service split in two: WWW
Service and Windows Process
Activation Service (WAS)
•WWW managed http.sys
•http.sys is listener for http and
https
•WAS manages App Pools and
worker processes
•Allows other protocol listeners
(WCF – NetTCPActivator)
•

14. IIS7 Architecture
Basic
40+
No longer a monolithic
HTTP HTTP
Request Response
server
Authentication
Componentized server
NTLM Basic Anon
Url
Authorization
Authz
...
Pluggable modular
ResolveCache Output
Cache
...
functionality
CGI
Determine Static
Small generic request
Handler
ExecuteHandler File
pipeline
Forward
ISAPI
er
...
Enables:
...
UpdateCache
SendResponse
Lightweight servers
SendResponse
Compre
Log
ssion
Custom / specialized
servers

15. IIS7 ASP.NET Integration
• Two modes
– Classic (runs as ISAPI)
– Integrated
Basic
• Integrated mode
Anon
Authentication
– .NET modules / handlers
plug directly into pipeline
Authorization
– Process all requests
– Full runtime fidelity
ResolveCache
aspnet_isapi.dll
… Static
Authentication
file
ExecuteHandler Forms Windows
…
… ISAPI
ASPX
Map
UpdateCache
Trace
handler
SendResponse …
Compress
…
Log
Microsoft Confidential

16. More
Control
Better Tools
Secure HTTPS
Shared Config
Internet
AppHost.config
Administrator
• Intuitive, Task Oriented GUI
Manage RemotelyDelegation
• .NET Management API
• Unified WMI Provider for IIS/ASP.NET
XCopy Deploy Shared App Hosting
• Powerful Command Line Support
• Rich Runtime State Information
• Automatic Failure Tracing & Logging
Web Farm
App Web.config
Site Owner
• Arsenal of Admin Tools • Secure Remote Management
• Delegated Management • Shared Config for Web Farms

17. IIS7 Configuration
No More Metabase.xml
New system of distributed XML config files
Integrates into familiar .NET config
New System.webServer section
IIS +
.NET
ASP.NET +
ASP.NET
Framework
.NET Framework
Machine.config Root Web.config
Web.config
IIS7
ApplicationHost.config

18. AppCmd.exe
APPCMD.EXE is the single command line tool for managing IIS
7.0. It exposes all key server management functionality through
a set of intuitive management objects that can be manipulated
from the command line or from scripts
Some of the things you can do with AppCmd:
Create and configure sites, apps, application pools, and virtual directories

Start and stop sites, and recycle application pools

List running worker processes, and examine currently executing requests

Search, manipulate, export, and import IIS and ASP.NET configuration

AppCmd also allows server administrators to build advanced management

tasks simply by combining multiple simpler AppCmd.exe commands, or
reusing the output of the tool inside another program.

19. Protection by Default
Reduced default installation
•
Smaller attack surface by default
•
Install Only What Your Infrastructure Requires
•
+40 setup components to choose from
•
Patch only the modules you install
•
URL Filtering prevents suspicious requests
•
from being serviced
Sandbox Applications on Shared Server
•
Built-in Anonymous User Account
•
IUSR account is no longer a local account
•
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20. Manage with Ease – Rich Suite of
Administration Tools
Intuitive Redesign of IIS Manager
•
Rewritten to be more task-oriented
•
New Ways To Automate Tasks
•
Microsoft.Web.Administration (use with PowerShell)
•
• Use Vbscript/Jscript with a new WMI Provider
Easy Command Line Administration
•
One, consolidated tool: AppCmd.exe
•
Delegate Management to Site Owners
•
Allows delegate to change specific settings without
•
elevated privileges
Manage Remotely without Machine Privileges
•
Secure, firewall-friendly connection over HTTP/SSL
•
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21. Lower Infrastructure Costs
Keep Existing Investments
Fully Customizable
For Developers and

Flexible, modular core server

Applications:
Built on public extensibility

First class support for Classic

APIs ASP applications
C/C++ and .NET Web server
 Excellent compatibility for

extensibility existing ISAPIs
“Classic” mode for ASP.NET
Add / Remove / Replace
 
applications
Logging, authentication, or
any IIS module For Administrators:

Metabase support for existing

ADSI/WMI scripts
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22. Lower Infrastructure Costs
- ASP.NET and PHP Hosting
Provide Windows Hosting of PHP Applications
•
Built-in FastCGI module - Optimized for high
•
performance
25x faster than standard CGI
•
Fully tested against latest PHP.NET builds (PHP 5.2.1)
•
Host Multiple Versions of PHP Side by Side
•
Supports Internet Standards
•
FastCGI standard allows for Python, Ruby, PERL, etc.
•
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23. Work Smarter, Save Time
Powerful Diagnostics
Shared Web Config
All web servers can use a View Detailed Errors in the
single configuration file Browser
New Errors provide
Metabase .xml is replaced with
prescriptive guidance
Applicationhost.config
Rapidly Troubleshoot Faulty
Easily copy configuration from
Applications
server to server
Define „failures‟ triggers by
error code or time taken
Resulting Failed Request Log
is chronicle of events for the
„failed‟ request
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25. What Next?
Windows Server 2008
Beta: https://connect.microsoft.com/windows
Home Page: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/default.mspx
Webcasts: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/longhorn/webcasts.mspx
Forums: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=161&SiteID=17
IIS 7.0
TechCenter: http://www.iis.net
Administration Reference: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms691259.aspx
SDK: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms692515.aspx
Virtual Labs: http://virtuallabs.iis.net/
Windows Powershell
Script Home Page: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx
MSDN: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb246658.aspx
Webcasts: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx
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