How to Create a New HTTP Virtual Server

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When you install Microsoft® Exchange Server 2003, Exchange automatically installs and configures an HTTP virtual server. You administer this default server only from Internet Information Services (IIS).

However, to provide for several collaboration scenarios and to supplement the access to folders that is provided by the default Web site in IIS, you can create new HTTP virtual servers in Exchange System Manager.

Note

The folder contents displayed by the HTTP virtual server are converted to Web pages and sent to a user's browser by IIS.

Before You Begin

As with any virtual server, each new HTTP virtual server that you create requires a unique combination of IP address, TCP port, SSL port, and host name. Furthermore, for each virtual server that you create, you must define one virtual directory as the root directory of the server for publishing content.

Procedure

To create a new HTTP virtual server

  1. In Exchange System Manager, expand the First Administrative Group, expand the Servers node, and then expand the Exchange server where you want to create a new HTTP virtual directory.

  2. Expand the Protocols node, right-click the HTTP protocol, select New and then click HTTP Virtual Server.

  3. In the Properties dialog box for the new HTTP virtual server, configure the settings for your new Exchange virtual directory.

For More Information

For information about configuring and managing client protocols, see Managing Protocols.