Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server (10972)

Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server certification covers the management and configuration of Internet Information Services (IIS). IIS is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows servers. The certification verifies an individual's ability to manage and administer IIS, ranging from site creation to security implementation, directing industry professionals to maintain a productive and safe web environment. This certification is frequently utilized by industries dealing with web-based services or applications, system integrators, and IT professionals, to assure the technical efficiency of their teams in administering Windows Server's Web Server role.

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Administering the Web Server (IIS) Role of Windows Server certification covers the management and configuration of Internet Information Services (IIS). IIS is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows servers. The certification verifies an individual's ability to manage and administer IIS, ranging from site creation to security implementation, directing industry professionals to maintain a productive and safe web environment. This certification is frequently utilized by industries dealing with web-based services or applications, system integrators, and IT professionals, to assure the technical efficiency of their teams in administering Windows Server's Web Server role.


  1. Overview and Installing Internet Information Services
  • Understanding a web server infrastructure
  • Installing IIS
  1. Configuring the Default Website
  • Examining the default website using IIS Manager
  • Examining the default IIS file structure
  • Configuring DNS records for a website
  • Creating virtual directories and applications
  1. Configuring and Managing Application Pools
  • Defining the application pool architecture
  • Creating and managing application pools
  • Configuring application pool recycling
  1. Creating Additional Websites
  • Understanding configurations for multiple websites
  • Configuring the website bindings
  • Creating new websites
  1. Configuring Website and Web Application Support
  • Configuring common features
  • Adding support for web applications
  1. Securing Websites and Applications
  • Understanding IIS Authentication and Authorization
  • Configuring authentication and permissions
  • Enabling URL authorization rules
  1. Securing Data Transmissions with SSL
  • Understanding certificates and SSL
  • Creating and Managing Web Server Certificates
  1. Managing Certificates in the Central Certificate Store
  • Understanding the Central Certificate Store
  • Installing and Configuring the Centralized Certificate Store
  1. Configuring Remote Administration
  • Installing and configuring the management service
  • Connecting to remote web servers and websites
  • Delegating management access
  1. Implementing FTP
  • Implementing FTP
  • Uploading and Downloading by Using FTP
  1. Monitoring IIS
  • Monitoring IIS logs with log parser
  • Analyzing Performance Counters
  1. Backing up and Restoring IIS
  • Understanding the IIS environment for backup and restore
  • Performing a backup and restore of a website
  1. Building Load-Balanced Web Farms
  • Understanding load-balancing mechanisms
  • Building a load-balanced web farm using ARR
  • Sharing content to a web farm using a shared folders
  • Sharing content to a web farm using DFS-R
  • Sharing IIS configurations in a web farm


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