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Lab Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide

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Installing IIS and .NET Framework on Lab Manager Server

YoumusthaveIISinstalledandenabledontheLab ManagerServersystem.(See

“OperatingSystemandFramework”onpage 14.)InstallIISbeforeyouinstall

Microsoft.NETFramework2.0(ServicePack1orhigher).

Duringtheinstallationprocedure,youmightneedtoinserttheWindowsServer2003

bootdiskintotheCD

orDVDdriveoftheserver.

To install IIS

1 ChooseStart>Settings>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.

2IntheleftpaneoftheAddorRemoveProgramsdialogbox,clicktheAdd/Remove

WindowsComponentsicon.

TheWindowsComponentswizardstarts.

3 SelecttheApplicationServercomponent.

4ClickDetails.

5 SelecttheInternetInformation

Services(IIS)option.

6ClickOKandNexttoinstallthecomponents.

To install the .NET Framework

1OpentheMicrosoftWebsite.

2Searchforthe.NETFramework.

Forexample,tosearchfortheServicePack1download,enter.NET 2.0 SP1

download x86intheSearchfield.

3 Downloadandinstall.NETFramework.

Verifying the Version of an Existing .NET Framework Installation

Ifyoualreadyhave.NETFrameworkinstalledbeforeyousetupLab Manager,verify

theversion.

To verify the version of an existing .NET Framework installation

1 ChooseStart>ControlPanel>AddorRemovePrograms.

2ClicktheMicrosoft.NETFramework2.0ServicePack1programandclickthe

linkforsupportinformation.

Ifyoudonotseeversion2.1.21022orhigher

listedforthe.NETFramework,install

it.