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    Managing IIS 6.

    0 Servers in
    an Enterprise Environment:
    A Handful of Tips and Tricks

    Chris Adams
    Program Manager
    IIS Product Unit
    Microsoft Corporation
    Agenda
    A quick introduction…
    Understanding Complexities with Deployments
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications in an Enterprise
    Preparing when things go wrong…
    Protection: Looking at disasters
    Summary…
    A quick introduction…
    The day starts and ends with Preparation
    IT Administrators lifecycle events in IIS
    Deployments
    Managing Sites & Applications
    Troubleshooting & Diagnostics
    Preparing for the unknown: Disasters
    Prepare with understanding of Tools
    Deployment: Scripting
    Managing: Log Parser, Performance Monitor
    Troubleshooting: Event Tracing, Log Parser, Debug Diagnostics
    1.0
    Disasters: Xcopy, IIsCertDeploy, IIsBack
    A quick introduction (2)
    Tools for IIS 6.0 enterprise management facts
    OS-related tools shipped on Windows Server
    2003 CD
    IIS 6.0 related tools shipped on the Windows
    Server 2003 CD
    IIS 6.0 Resource Kit Tools
    IIS Diagnostics Tools: www.iisdiagnostics.com
    Today…learn how to use ‘em right! (I hope!)
    Understanding
    complexities
    with
    Deployments
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments
    Why is it so hard?
    Moving IIS 6.0 configuration from server to
    servers
    Effectively doing “diffs” between IIS 6.0 servers
    Moving content from server to server
    How do I solve these complexities?
    Understand what tools to use
    Understand your IIS 6.0 server requirements
    Model deployments (i.e. templatize them)
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments (2)
    Tools to use:
    Xcopy or Robocopy
    IIsCnfg.vbs, AdsUtil.vbs & IIsExt.vbs
    IIsCertDeploy.vbs (only for SSL-enabled sites)
    XCopy\Robocopy
    Moves content from server to server
    Why use this method?
    Server Backups offer disk-based & files backup
    Web Farms: Difficult because you have x-servers
    Use Xcopy\Robocopy to move to Central Location
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments (3)
    IIsCnfg.vbs
    Moves configuration from dev\staging environment
    /export  /import – Understand offerings
    Automation opportunities…
    AdsUtil.vbs
    First step: Add to System Path (not in %windir
    %\system32)
    Default: %systemroot%\inetpub\adminscripts
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments (4)
    IIsExt.vbs: Used to enable dynamic content
    ISAPI’s: Typically *.dll’s
    Do not require regsrv32 (like COM objects)
    Requires Path for Deployment
    Application Permissions: Requirements
    CGI’s:
    Typically *.exe or *.cgi
    Base Threads for Execution
    Security: Enable one-by-one, or per application
    Do not choose “Allow all Unknown…”
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments (5)
    SSL-enabled sites & IIsCertDeploy.vbs
    SSL Background:
    Typical: IP:Port Bindings for SSL-enabled sites
    Advanced: IP:Port:HostHeader
    Requires Service Pack 1
    Why is this important?
    Testing environments with no SSL are
    dangerous & problematic
    Understanding Complexities
    with Deployments (6)
    Why is this important? (cont.)
    Ex: Testing using IP address, not FQDN
    Ex: 4443, not 443Using non-standard ports
    Result: Failure to understand the end-user’s
    experience
    Moving Certificate from Test to Production

    Single Server
    iiscertdeploy.vbs –e %pathtopfxfile% -I %metabasepath% -p pwdforfile
    demonstration

    One Click Deployment


    Managing IIS
    6.0 &
    applications
    in an
    Enterprise
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise
    Use the right Tools
    Core OS Tools
    Using Performance Monitor
    Service Pack 1 Tracing
    Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005
    Base lining the application
    Understanding the Applications usage
    Top request URI’s per day
    Maximum Requests per time slot
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise (2)
    Using Log Parser to get this Top …
    URI’s per day
    Max Requests per time slot

    REM ** Top URI Per Day

    SELECT TO_STRING(TO_LOCALTIME(TO_TIMESTAMP(date, time)), 'HH


    AS Hours,
    COUNT(*) AS PercentHits

    INTO PercentHourlyHits.gif
    FROM logs\ex*.log
    www.logparser.com for more…
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise (3)
    Why should you install Service Pack 1?
    Many features added…
    Enable Metabase Auditing
    Enable Static Compression
    Enable key Logging Fields
    Centralized W3C Logging
    Biggest: Enterprise Tracing events increased
    10x to ~240 events
    What is tracing (um, how ETM works?)
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise (5)
    How ETW works -
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise (6) Request

    Primary purpose of Begin Request


    Tracing –
    Diagnostics… Read Metadata
    Why do I use Authenticate
    tracing to “manage”
    applications? Authorize
    Application
    “Profiling” Cached

    Know each ISAPI Filter


    component “used”
    for the application Determine Handler
    Managing IIS 6.0 & applications
    in an Enterprise (6)
    Additional thoughts…
    Improve performance by using compression
    where appropriate
    Review Application Pool (i.e. worker processes)
    strategy
    Using time-based recycling – when?
    Using request-based recycling
    Memory-based recycling…
    Avoid downtime: Turn off recycling on
    configuration changes
    demonstration

    A few tricks…(or Tips)


    Enable Metabase Auditing
    Enable Compression
    Enable Centralized Logging
    Enable Time-Taken, etc.
    Enable LogEventOnRecycle
    Preparing
    when things
    go wrong…
    Preparing when things go
    wrong…
    Troubleshooting 101
    Isolate the issues…
    Web Farm considerations
    “Typical” issues you deal with… (or will!)
    Application failures: Crash, Hang, or Memory Leaks
    Server Errors: HTTP 500 Errors
    Common Tools used for Troubleshooting:
    Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Tracing
    www.iisdiagnostics.com (Log Parser, IIS Request Viewer,
    DebugDiag, AuthDiag, SSLDiag)
    demonstration

    Viewing Currently
    Executing Requests
    Using Tracing & IIS
    Request Viewer
    demonstration

    Finding Permission
    Failures with
    AuthDiag’s AuthMon
    Protection:
    Looking at
    Disasters
    Protection: Looking at
    Disasters
    Often overlooked, rarely prepared for…
    Why overlooked?
    IT professionals often think they are covered with
    disk backups
    Misconception that System state backups include
    Metabase
    Creating turn-key solutions for backups &
    recovery
    Simplify: Create a single share to create single
    directory for capture
    Test, test, and test
    Protection: Looking at Disasters
    (2)
    Backing up IIS 6.0 & key data points
    What data to get…
    SSL Certificates (if necessary)
    IIS 6.0 Metabase
    Content
    Get it done… Practice, practice, practice
    demonstration

    Automating Backups in IIS 6.0


    Protection: Looking at Disasters
    (3)
    Restoring IIS 6.0 & key data points
    Benefit of central store
    Turn-key restore script needs no fancy connections
    If central store not available, use tape backup to restore
    to another location (and update script!)
    Make sure all scripts are hosted locally on server
    and in system path
    Get it done…Practice, practice, practice
    demonstration

    Turn key (one-click) restores


    Session Summary
    Use the right tools to deploy IIS 6.0
    configuration, content, and
    dependencies
    Use application log data to find out
    how your application works
    Configure your server the right way
    at deployment, not afterwards
    Be prepared for failures and take
    appropriate action
    Always have a roll-back strategy –
    timing is everything!
    References and Resources
    Drill-down webcasts on key topics discussed
    today:
    Automate, Automate, Automate: Scripting IIS 6.0
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID
    =1032280620&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
    Disaster Recovery and IIS 6.0: Metabase Backups in a Nutshell
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?
    EventID=1032255809&Culture=en-US
    IIS 6.0: IIsCnfg.vbs versus IIsBack.vbs
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?
    EventID=1032268486&Culture=en-US
    Using Host Headers with SSL-enabled Websites
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?
    EventID=1032280959&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US
    References and Resources
    (2)
    Drill-down webcasts on key topics discussed today:
    Using MOM Web Sites and Services Management Pack
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?
    EventID=1032267008&EventCategory=5&culture=en-
    US&CountryCode=US
    IIS 6.0 Service Pack Tracing: Inside and Out
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?
    EventID=1032268451&EventCategory=5&culture=en-
    US&CountryCode=US
    IIS Data Mining with Log Parser 2.x
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?
    EventID=1032263723&EventCategory=3&culture=en-
    US&CountryCode=US

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