Monitoring IIS Performance in Windows Server 2003
The primary performance monitoring MMC snap-ins and tools used for monitoring Windows Server 2003 and IIS are:
System Monitor: The System Monitor is one of the main MMC snap-ins used to monitor system performance. This was previously the Performance Monitor tool in Windows NT. The name change to System Monitor occurred in Windows 2000. Through System Monitor, users can monitor various elements of the server's performance, collect and view
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Authentication in IIS
Authentication in IIS verifies whether a user attempting to access a particular website, can indeed access it. Authentication is the process that verifies whether the user can access the site which he/she is attempting to access. The authentication methods which can be used to authenticate users in IIS 6 are listed below. Each authentication method can be used to authenticate users attempting to access Web sites. However, only Anonymous access and Basic Authentication ca
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Planning for IIS 6 Deployment
Before you can deploy IIS 6 Web servers within your enterprise, you first need to install Windows Server 2003 or upgrade to Windows Server 2003. Only after Windows Server 2003 is deployed, are you able to install IIS 6 in your environment. Therefore, the majority of planning activities for an IIS 6 installation involves planning for, and deploying the underlying Windows Server 2003 operating system (OS).
There are a few ways to install Windows Server 2003, and t
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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Service Overview
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service, a primary service included as part of IIS, performs the key functions and has the characteristics listed below:
SMTP can be used to forward mail from one SMTP host to another. SMTP cannot deliver mail directly to the client. Mail clients use POP3 or IMAP to receive e-mail. Windows Server 2003 includes the POP3 service for providing clients with mailboxes and for handling incoming e-mail
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An Overview of the IIS Metabase
With the introduction of IIS 4, came the introduction of the metabase. IIS configuration information was no longer stored in the Registry, but in the new metabase structure. Some IIS configuration settings however still remained stored in the Registry, under the following keys:
HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftInetMgrParameters
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesInetInfoParameters
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesASPParameters
HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetService
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Understanding HTTP Error Messages
HTTP error messages are related to the HTTP status codes which are included in the response headers when pages are requested from the Web server. HTTP status codes are three digit numbers.
HTTP status codes are categorized into the following categories:
Informational (1xx): This category is used for testing, and is not used for production Web servers.
Successful (2xx): Indicates that requests were successfully received.
Redirection (3xx): Indicates
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