Quick Guides

Overview

This article is intended to provide links to Quick Guides on deployment, configuration, provisioning and managing.

Sample Scripts

C# and PowerShell Scripts Samples constains links to all the Deployment, Configuration, and Provisioning Samples.

Deployment and Configuration

The following links provide valuable information on configuring and deploying.various applications:

• Installing and Configuring DNS Servers.
• Installing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Guide for Installing Active Directory DS Forest. Contains guides for installing though the User Windows Interface, Command Line, and Answer File.
• Preparation Activities for WDS. Contains a reference to Windows Deployment Services Role Step-by-Step Guide.
• Quick Guide for Shared Hosting Deployment. Includes the Web Server Role.
• Install and Configure FastCGI
• SQL Server 2005 Deployment Guidance for Web Hosting Environments

Provisioning and Managing

The following break down provisioning and managing by various tasks and applications:

Configuring a Web Server to Serve Content

• Create a Web Site
• Create a Virtual Directory
• Create a Web Application

Configuring Request Processing for a Web Server

• Create an Application Pool
• Start or Stop an Application Pool
• Configuring Recycling Settings for an Application Pool

Configuring HTTP Settings

• Edit a Custom Error
• Configure Directory Browsing

Delegating Site and Application Management

• Create Site and Application Administrators for Delegation
• Delegate Web Site and Web Application Management
• Configuring the Web Management Service

Monitoring Activity on a Web Server

• View Currently Executing Requests in a Worker Process
• Create a Tracing Rule for Failed Requests
• Enable Trace Logging for Failed Requests

Configuring Web Server Security

• Configuring Authentication
• Configuring Secure Socket Layer
• Configuring URL Authorization Rules