IIS Settings for IIS Web Servers
You can locate the Internet Information Services (IIS) settings for IIS Web servers in the Settings and Constraints Editor and in IIS Manager (or Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in). This topic explains where to find these settings.
The following sections contain more information about finding these settings:
Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
IIS Settings in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
Application Pools in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
Web Sites in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
For more information, see Settings and Constraints Editor and the IIS documentation (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=54804).
Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
In Logical Datacenter Designer, you can configure or import Internet Information Services (IIS) settings for an IIS Web server. These settings represent the configuration expected on the corresponding servers in the deployment environment. For more information, see How to: Import Settings from an IIS Server.
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The deployment report also includes these settings. For more information, see Overview of Deployment Reports and Overview of Deployment Using Deployment Reports.
You can locate these settings in IIS Manager when you need to configure or validate these settings for deployment.
The following illustration shows an IIS Web server in Logical Datacenter Designer, the Settings and Constraints Editor, and IIS Manager.
Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
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IIS Settings in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
In Logical Datacenter Designer, you can view the settings for an IIS Web server by selecting it on the logical datacenter diagram and opening the Settings and Constraints Editor. In this editor, you can find these settings in the Logical Server Settings folder under the InternetInformationServices resource. This resource contains the IIS configuration for the IIS Web server, its application pools (IIS 6.0 and later), and its Web site endpoints.
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If you include the Web server's global configuration when you import settings, the InternetInformationServices resource is renamed with the name of the Web server used to import those settings.
In IIS Manager, you can view these settings under the name of the Web server. The IIS configuration for that Web server, its application pools (IIS 6.0 and later), its Web sites, and the applications that it hosts are found under that Web server.
The following illustration shows the InternetInformationServices resource in the Settings and Constraints Editor and the corresponding node in IIS Manager.
IIS configuration in Settings and Constraints Editor and in IIS Manager
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The settings pane in the Settings and Constraints Editor displays settings for each resource. You can find many of these settings in IIS Manager when you open the Properties dialog box from the corresponding node.
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Some setting names, values, or types differ from their IIS metabase counterparts and might require translation. For more information, see Setting Names that Differ from the IIS Metabase and Setting Types that Differ from the IIS Metabase.
The following illustration shows the settings pane in the Settings and Constraints Editor and the Properties dialog box in IIS Manager. The Properties dialog box displays different properties for each node in IIS Manager.
Settings pane in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager Properties dialog box
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Application Pools in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
In the Settings and Constraints Editor, you can view the application pool settings in the Logical Server Settings folder. Under the InternetInformationServices resource, select the ApplicationPools resource to find these settings. Each application pool resource under ApplicationPools corresponds to an application pool in IIS Manager.
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When settings for application pools are imported, the ApplicationPools resource is renamed DefaultApplicationPool. The appropriate application pool resources are then created under that resource.
In IIS Manager, you can view these settings on the appropriate Web server under the Application Pools node.
The following illustration shows the ApplicationPools resource in the Settings and Constraints Editor and the corresponding node in IIS Manager.
Application pool settings in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
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For example, suppose you import application pool settings into an IIS Web server from an existing Web server. The existing Web server specifies that pinging is disabled for worker processes in a particular application pool. This setting is imported into the PingingEnabled setting for the corresponding application pool on the IIS Web server.
In the Settings and Constraints Editor, you can locate this setting by using the editor's search functionality or navigating to the corresponding application pool. In the Logical Server Settings folder, locate the InternetInformationServices resource (or Web server name), then the ApplicationPools (or DefaultApplicationPool) resource, and select the corresponding application pool. In the settings pane, find the PingingEnabled setting under the Monitoring node.
In IIS Manager, you can find this setting by opening the Properties dialog box for the application pool, selecting the Health tab, and locating the Enable pinging setting.
Web Sites in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
In the Settings and Constraints Editor, you can view Web site settings when you select an IIS Web server or a Web site endpoint on that server. If you select a Web site endpoint, you can find its settings in the Logical Endpoint Settings folder. However, if you select the IIS Web server, you can find settings for all its Web sites in the Logical Server Settings folder. Under the InternetInformationServices resource, select the WebSites resource to find these settings. Each Web site endpoint resource under the WebSites resource corresponds to a Web site in IIS Manager.
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You can import Web site settings into existing Web site endpoints or create new Web site endpoints on an IIS Web server. If you create new Web site endpoints, the appropriate Web site endpoint resources for those endpoints are created under the WebSites resource. You can also choose to import settings from the Default Web Site node in IIS Manager. If you choose to import settings from the default Web site, the WebSites resource is renamed DefaultWebSite.
The following illustration shows the WebSites resource in the Settings and Constraints Editor and the corresponding node in IIS Manager.
Web site and Web site endpoint settings in Settings and Constraints Editor and IIS Manager
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For example, suppose you import Web site settings into an IIS Web server from an existing Web server. The existing Web server specifies the authentication method used for a Web site. This setting is imported into the AuthFlags setting for the corresponding Web site endpoint on the IIS Web server.
In the Settings and Constraints Editor, you can locate this setting by using the editor's search functionality or navigating to the corresponding Web site endpoint. In the Logical Server Settings folder, locate the InternetInformationServices resource (or Web server name), then the WebSites (or DefaultWebSite) resource, and select the corresponding Web site endpoint. In the settings pane, find the AuthFlags setting under the Authentication node.
In IIS Manager, you can find this setting by opening the Properties dialog box for the Web site, selecting the Directory Security tab and clicking the Edit button under Authentication and access control. The Authentication Methods dialog box displays the authentication method configured for that Web site.
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If you imported settings from the default Web site, open and view the Properties dialog box for the Default Web Site node.
For more information, see "Authentication in IIS 6.0" (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54799) and "IIS 6.0 Reference" (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54800).