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Get Hands-on with the Exciting IIS 7 Technologies Designed for Hosters

Microsoft would like to invite you to a special FREE event specifically designed for our hosting partners. Hosting with Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 is a unique opportunity to learn about and get hands-on experience with our latest Web server technology: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Internet Information Services 7.

A networking event will take place immediately after the lab sessions. This is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, meet other hosters and discuss opportunities with the Microsoft Hosting team.

About the Training

IIS 7 is our most ambitious Web server to date and has many features that directly benefit the hosting community. IIS 7 will reduce total cost of ownership, improve manageability, and create new business opportunities.

Here are a few examples of what you can do with IIS 7:

Scale Your Infrastructure:

Easily sandbox thousands of Web sites on a single server; share configuration between multiple servers
Improved site and server management experience with the redesigned IIS Manager

Reduce Costs:

Site owners and developers can control delegated features settings with the new IIS Manager
Rapid troubleshooting with very detailed error messages and built-in request tracing
Dramatically simplify deployments with the new, flexible XML configuration system

Go to Market Faster:

Extensible, modular architecture allows you to quickly bring new features to market
Deeply integrate IIS into your environment using public configuration and control APIs
World-class performance and reliability hosting of ASP, ASP.NET, and PHP applications
New, extensible FTP server providing secure connections, improved site isolation and more

This event goes beyond lectures and demonstrations. We've designed a series of hands-on labs to help you bring this game changing technology to market as quickly as possible. You can return to work informed, experienced, and armed to capitalize on the advances of Windows Server 2008.

Target Audience

This event is designed for IT professionals, architects, and managers who maintain/deploy Web servers or services in the hosting industry.

Prerequisites

This is a hands-on event that assumes operational understanding of server platforms.

Course Agenda

Installation and the New Modular Architecture:

Examining an IIS 7 Installation with Shared Hosting Guidelines Role Services Installed
Examining Default IIS 7 Options
Adding Role Services Recommended by Shared Hosting Guidance
Installing IIS 7 with ASP and FastCGI on Server Core

Working with the New IIS Manager:

Exploring the IIS 7 IIS Manager
SSL Configuration in IIS 7
Using the IIS Manager with 4000 Sites

Installing ASP, ASP.NET and PHP/FastCGI Applications on IIS 7

Deploy the Applications
Installing a Classic ASP Application
Installing FastCGI and PHP
Migrating ASP.NET Applications to IIS 7
Providing Services to Web sites with an IIS 7 Global Module

Using the new IIS 7 Configuration System featuring Delegated and Remote Administration

Configuration Fundamentals
Configuring Delegated Administration
Enabling Remote Administration
Creating Custom Site Delegation

Configuring Applications on IIS7:

Enabling ASP and ASP.NET
Installing and configuring FASTCGI on Server Core
Migrating IIS6 applications to IIS7

Implementing Preliminary Shared Hosting Guidelines and Shared Configuration

Setting Up Shared Hosting on IIS 7 in Windows Server 2008
- Backing Up the IIS 7 Configuration
- Configuring the Server for Shared Hosting
- Setting Directory-based Quotas
- Setting Anonymous User to Application Pool Identity
- Configuring for Dynamic Content
Setting Up Centralized Configuration on IIS 7 in Windows Server 2008

Creating Application Pools and Sites
Sharing Configuration for a Web Farm
Adding another Server to the Web Farm
Inspecting the Setup

Rapid Troubleshooting with IIS 7 Failed Request Tracing

Examining an IIS 7 Installation with Shared Hosting Guidelines Role Services Installed
Examining Default IIS 7 Options
Adding Role Services Recommended by Shared Hosting Guidance
Installing IIS 7 with ASP and FastCGI on Server Core

Note: Course agenda and contents are subject to change. Please check back regularly in the future for announcements of additional global locations for this course!

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