Documenting the Current Application Isolation Settings on the Source Server

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

Before you configure the application isolation settings, document the existing application isolation settings of the Web sites and applications that are hosted on the source server. Later in the migration process, you will use these settings for configuring the application isolation mode for your Web sites and applications.

For each Web site and application currently running on the server, document the following:

Application isolation settings

Earlier versions of IIS can host Web sites and applications in pooled or isolated process configurations. For information about how to view the current application isolation mode, see View Application Isolation Configuration.

If you are running IIS 4.0 on Windows NT Server 4.0, your applications are isolated in one of the following ways:

• In-process (running in-process with Inetinfo.exe)

• Isolated (running under MTS)

If you are running IIS 5.0 on Windows 2000, your applications are isolated in one of the following ways:

• In-process (running in-process with Inetinfo.exe)

• Pooled (running in the pooled COM+ application)

• Isolated (running in an isolated COM+ application)

Process identity that is used by the Web site or application

Each Web site or application configured in High isolation, or pooled isolation, uses a configurable identity. An identity is a user account that provides a security context for worker process servicing the Web site or application. The identity can be used to secure content, by using NTFS permissions or data, such as data stored in Microsoft SQL Server™. For more information about how to view the identity for each Web site or application, see View Web Site and Application Process Identities.