IIS 6.0 Deployment Guide

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

Welcome to Deploying Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 of the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Deployment Kit.

IIS 6.0 provides the services to support a secure, available, and scalable Web server on which to run your Web sites and applications. This guide provides prescriptive, task-based, and scenario-based guidance to help you design an IIS 6.0 solution that meets the specific needs of your organization. Deployment scenarios include installing a new Web server, upgrading an existing Web server from an earlier version of IIS, and migrating existing Apache or IIS Web sites and applications to a newly installed Web server.

This guide contains the following sections:

Overview of Deploying IIS 6.0

Deploying ASP.NET Applications in IIS 6.0

Securing Web Sites and Applications

Ensuring Application Availability

Upgrading an IIS Server to IIS 6.0

Migrating IIS Web Sites to IIS 6.0

Migrating Apache Web Sites to IIS 6.0

Appendix A: IIS Deployment Procedures

Appendix B: Changes to Metabase Properties in IIS 6.0

Appendix C: Choosing a Cluster Technology for IIS 6.0

Appendix D: Running 32-bit Applications on 64-bit Windows

Appendix E: Unattended Setup

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