Minimum Server Configuration

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It is beyond the scope of this guide to discuss complete configuration of a Windows web server. However, the following list gives a recommended minimum of what is required in the web server. (This list is for Windows Server 2008 R2. The list is similar for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, but there may be slight differences.)

• Required server roles (specified by using the Add Roles wizard during initial Windows configuration or through the functions of Manage Computer):

• Web Server (IIS)
• Application Server

• For the role services of Application Server, select Web Server (IIS) Support (and all the required services).
• For the role services of Web Server (IIS), select all the defaults dictated by the previous settings. This includes the following:

  Common HTTP Features:
        Static Content
        Default Document
        Directory Browsing
        HTTP Errors
        HTTP Redirection
  Application Development Features
        ISAPI Extensions
        ISAPI Filters
  Health and Diagnostics
        HTTP Logging
        Logging Tools
        Request Monitor
        Tracing
  Security
        Basic Authentication
        Windows Authentication
        Digest Authentication
        Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
        IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
        URL Authorization
        Request Filtering
        IP and Domain Restrictions
  Performance
        Static Content Compression
        Dynamic Content compression
  Management Tools
        IIS Management Console
        IIS Management Scripts and Tools
        Management Service
  

Note that with IIS 7.5 running on Windows Server 2008 R2, some of the above are not selected by default. In particular, "HTTP Errors" and "HTTP Redirection" are not selected by default. Therefore, you must activate them manually.

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