Server Administration

Welcome to the topics on server administration. The IIS default settings are adequate for many situations, but it may be necessary to change these defaults for your situation. You may be able to provide additional value, better performance, and improved security by making adjustments to the default settings. This section describes how to create additional Web and FTP sites and change the default settings. It also covers how to log site traffic and monitor server performance.

This section contains:

Web and FTP Sites: Defining sites and basic operation instructions, including remote administration.,
Name Resolution: Setting up WINS or DNS name resolution.
Configuring Applications: Controlling the scope of applications.
Security: Protecting your server, content, and applications from unauthorized entry.
Logging Web Site Activity: Tracking traffic at your site.
Performance Tuning: How to get the best performance from your server.
Performance Monitoring: Checking for bottlenecks or other performance problems.
Replication and Clustering: Providing fault tolerance and load balancing for IIS.

This section does not contain information on:

Virtual directories; see Web Site Content.
Scripting; see Web Applications.
Installation problems; see IIS Setup and Troubleshooting.
Script administration; see Sample Administration Scripts.