The following improvements to IIS and the Windows Web platform are included in Windows Server 2008 R2:
- Reduced Effort to Administer and Support Web-Based Applications
- Reduced Support and Troubleshooting Effort
- Improved File-Transfer Services
- Ability to Extend Functionality and Features
- Improved .NET Support
- Improved Application Pool Security
- IIS.NET Community Portal
Reduced Effort to Administer and Support Web-Based Applications
Reducing the effort required to administer and support Web-based applications is a key differentiator for IIS 7.5. Included with this release is support for increased automation, new remote administration scenarios, and improved content publishing for developers and authors. A short list of these features includes:
- Expanding the capabilities of IIS Manager through new management modules
- Automating common administrative tasks through the Windows PowerShell Provider for IIS
- Support for .NET on Server Core, enabling ASP.NET and remote management through IIS Manager
Reduced Support and Troubleshooting Effort
Windows Server 2008 R2 reduces support and troubleshooting effort in the following ways:- The new Configuration Logging feature in IIS 7.5 provides enhanced auditing of changes to IIS and application configuration, which allows you to track the configuration changes made to your test and production environments. This provides logging of both reads and writes as well as logon attempts, changes to path mappings, file creations, and more.
Failed Request Tracing for FastCGI.- In IIS 7.5, PHP developers can use the FastCGI module to include IIS trace calls in their applications. This reduces the effort required for debugging code during development and troubleshooting application errors after deployment.
Best Practices Analyzer (BPA).- The BPA for IIS 7.5 is a management tool that can help you reduce best practice violations by scanning an IIS 7.5 Web server and reporting on potential configuration issues found. You can access the BPA through Server Manager and Windows PowerShell.
Reduced Support and Troubleshooting Effort
Windows Server 2008 R2 reduces support and troubleshooting effort in the following ways:
- The new Configuration Logging feature in IIS 7.5 provides enhanced auditing of changes to IIS and application configuration, which allows you to track the configuration changes made to your test and production environments. This provides logging of both reads and writes as well as logon attempts, changes to path mappings, file creations, and more.
Failed Request Tracing for FastCGI.
- In IIS 7.5, PHP developers can use the FastCGI module to include IIS trace calls in their applications. This reduces the effort required for debugging code during development and troubleshooting application errors after deployment.
Best Practices Analyzer (BPA).
- The BPA for IIS 7.5 is a management tool that can help you reduce best practice violations by scanning an IIS 7.5 Web server and reporting on potential configuration issues found. You can access the BPA through Server Manager and Windows PowerShell.
Ability to Extend Functionality and Features
One of the design goals for IIS 7.5 was to make it easy for you to extend the base functionality and features in IIS 7.5 IIS Extensions allow you to build or buy software that can be integrated into IIS 7.5 in such a way that the software appears to be an integral part of IIS 7.5.Extensions can be created by Microsoft, partners, independent software vendors, and your organization. Microsoft has developed IIS Extensions since the RTM version of Windows Server 2008. These IIS Extensions are available for download from http://www.iis.net. Many of the IIS Extensions developed by Microsoft will be shipped as a part of Windows Server 2008 R2, including WebDAV, Integrated & Enhanced Administration Pack and Windows PowerShell Provider for IIS
Improved .NET Support
The .NET Framework (versions 2.0, 3.0, 3.5.1 and 4.0) is now available on Server Core as an installation option. By taking advantage of this feature, administrators can enable ASP.NET on Server Core, which affords them full use of PowerShell cmdlets. Additionally, .NET support means the ability to perform remote management tasks from IIS manager and host ASP.NET Web applications on Server Core as well.Improved Application Pool Security
Building on the application pool isolation that was available with IIS 7.0, that increased security and reliability, every IIS 7.5 application pool now runs with a unique, less-privileged identity. This helps harden the security of applications and services running on IIS 7.5.IIS.NET Community Portal
To stay current with new additions to IIS in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, make sure to visit the IIS.NET community portal (http://www.iis.net). The site includes news updates, in-depth instructional articles, a download center for new IIS solutions, and free advice via blogs and technical forums.
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