Installation guide

Configuring IIS

To ensure that the Web components are correctly configured, verify that the correct role services are

enabled, the bindings are set correctly, and the default Web site is correct.

Verify the IIS 7.5 Role Services are Enabled

Verify that the correct IIS 7.5 Role Services are enabled on the Web server.

Procedure

1. On the Collector, click Start and select All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server Manager.

2. Expand Roles and click Web Server (IIS).

3. If the Web Server (IIS) role does not appear in the list of Roles, scroll to Role Services, click Add Role

Services and add the Web Server (IIS) Role.

When you installed IIS, the ASP Role Service, ASP.NET Role Service, and IIS ServerSideIncludes Role

Service were installed.

4. In the Web Server (IIS) pane, scroll to Role Services and verify that the status is set to Installed for the

following Role Services.

Role Service Category Role Service

Common HTTP Features Static Content

Default Document

Directory Browsing

HTTPErrors

HTTPRedirection

Application Development ASP.NET

.NET Extensibility

ASP

ISAPIExtensions

ISAPI Filters

Server Side Includes

Health and Diagnostics Logging Tools

Request Monitor

Tracing

Security Basic Authentication

Windows Authentication

Digest Authentication

URL Authorization

Request Filtering

IP and Domain Restrictions

Performance Static Content Compression

Dynamic Content Compression

Three-Tier Split Installation

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