Overview of Available Features in IIS 7
Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 is the Web server role in Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008. The Web server has been redesigned in IIS 7 to enable you to customize a server by adding or removing modules to meet your specific needs. Modules are individual features that the server uses to process requests. For example, IIS uses authentication modules to authenticate client credentials, and cache modules to manage cache activity.
Windows Server 2008 has all the IIS features you need to support hosting of Web content in production environments. Windows Vista also has IIS features, but the available features depend on the version of Windows Vista. IIS in Windows Vista is ideal for those who want to build and test Web applications.
Available IIS Features
The tables in this section display the availability of features in each version of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The availability is described as:
Default - The feature is selected by default when you install IIS on your computer, but you can decide not to install a feature if you do not need it.
Available - The feature is available, but it is not selected by default when you install IIS on your computer. You can install the feature if you need it.
Unavailable - The feature is unavailable and cannot be installed when you install IIS.
See the following tables to learn more about the availability of features in each version:
Common HTTP Features
Application Development Features
Health and Diagnostics Features
Security Features
Performance Features
Management Tools
Windows® Process Activation Service
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Publishing Service Features
Simultaneous Connection Limits
Common HTTP Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Static Content |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Unavailable |
Default Document |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Unavailable |
Directory Browsing |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Unavailable |
HTTP Errors |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
HTTP Redirection |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Application Development Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASP.NET |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
.NET Extensibility |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
ASP |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
CGI |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
ISAPI Extensions |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
ISAPI Filters |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Server-Side Includes |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Health and Diagnostics Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HTTP Logging |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Logging Tools |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Request Monitor |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Tracing |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Custom Logging |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
ODBC Logging |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Security Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Authentication |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Windows Authentication |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Digest Authentication |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Client Certificate Mapping Authentication |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
URL Authorization |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Request Filtering |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
IP and Domain Restrictions |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Performance Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Static Content Compression |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Dynamic Content Compression |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Management Tools
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IIS Management Console |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Unavailable |
IIS Management Scripts and Tools |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Management Service |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
IIS Metabase Compatibility |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
IIS 6 WMI Compatibility |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
IIS 6 Scripting Tools |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
IIS 6 Management Console |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Windows® Process Activation Service Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Process Model |
Default |
Default |
Default |
Default |
.NET Environment |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Configuration APIs |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Publishing Service Features
| Feature Name | Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
FTP Server |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
FTP Management Console |
Available |
Available |
Unavailable |
Unavailable |
Simultaneous Connection Limits
| Windows Server 2008 Editions | Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions | Windows Vista Home Premium Edition | Windows Vista Home Basic and Starter Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
Unlimited |
10 |
3 |
3 |