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This section of the documentation applies to the URL Rewrite Module Version 2.0 for IIS 7 This article provides an overview of the URL Rewrite Module 2.0 functionality and explains the new configuration concepts used in this version. For detailed...

Managing large web farms with IIS 7.0 and Windows Server 2008 has become simpler than ever. In this tutorial we will cover how to setup IIS 7.0’s new shared configuration features.

Distributed, file-based configuration is a powerful new feature of IIS 7.0 that enables delegated management of Web application settings at a very granular level. This tutorial covers the structure of IIS and ASP.NET configuration, unlocking IIS...

Strongly typed schema written in clear-text XML makes IIS 7.0 configuration files simple to read and edit. This tutorial covers reading and setting configuration in ApplicationHost.config at the server level and Web.config files at the site and...

Introduction - The Internet changes the ways in which companies handle their day-to-day business and how they compete in the marketplace. With the advent of new Web technologies and an increase in the number of customers accessing resources that...

Abstract - This article explains how to enable delegated configuration on the server. It discusses how to deploy configuration settings for the server and for your applications, together with the content pages and application code. It contains...

Introduction - IIS introduces a brand-new file-based configuration system for its seventh product release. This new system emphasizes a data-driven system suited for an entire web platform where technologies like ASP.NET, Indigo and even...

Introduction - IIS 7.0 feature delegation will interest you if you are one of the following: A server administrator and you are not the primary person providing content on your server. A developer and you want your server administrator to give you...

IIS 7.0 Manager Feature to Configuration Mapping - This is a quick reference for mapping IIS 7.0 Manager features in the feature list to configuration sections and the modules that consume those configuration sections. The table below shows the...

Introduction - In IIS 7, you can create sites, applications, and virtual directories to share information with users over the Internet, an intranet, or an extranet. Although these concepts existed in earlier versions of IIS, several changes in IIS...

Abstract - This document explains how to lock and unlock configuration on the server. You will learn what settings the application-level configuration files can override and how to use the <location> element to lock entire sections. You will...

Introduction to ApplicationHost.config - Note : A detailed configuration reference for IIS 7 is available at http://www.iis.net/configreference . ApplicationHost.config is the root file of the IIS 7 configuration system. It includes definitions of...

Introduction - The configuration system in IIS 7.0 is significantly different than in previous versions of IIS, and builds on top of some (but not all) of the concepts of the .NET framework configuration system. Its scope spans across the entire...

Introduction - ApplicationHost.config is the root file of the IIS 7.0 configuration system. It includes definitions of all sites, applications, virtual directories and application pools, as well as global defaults for the web server settings...

Abstract - IIS 7.0 introduces a brand-new configuration system, at the core of all the new administration-related features. The configuration system is based on distributed, clear-text, XML files that hold the configuration settings for the entire...

Overview - AppCmd.exe is the single command line tool for managing IIS 7. It exposes all key server management functionality through a set of intuitive management objects that can be manipulated from the command line or from scripts. AppCmd...