Make your next IIS 7.0 web server a lean one

MVolo's Blog — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:05:52 GMT

Among IT circles, IIS 7.0’s modularity is definitely one of its most welcomed traits. It promises a significantly

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Dave — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:14:00 GMT

great post! what about using server core?

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Mike Volodarsky — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:50:32 GMT

Thanks. Server core doesnt significantly impact the throughput and footprint of the IIS workload, because that workload is virtually identical in both cases.

However, it does make a giant difference in the overall footprint of the server. In my tests, I run the minimal static workload on Windows Server 2008 with 508 Mb of memory used, and on Server Core with 228 Mb.

So, with Server Core, you can support the minimal workload with significantly less memory, which also makes it a great candidate for lower-powered hardware or virtualized environments that are memory bound.

Thanks,

Mike

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Reza Shirazi — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:46:03 GMT

Hi Mike, I have a question, How can I add application to IIS 6.0 programatically in ASP.NET? Is there any solution for this? Thanks,

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Mike Volodarsky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:55:03 GMT

Hi Reza,

You'll have to have Administrative rights on the server, and use either WMI (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524972.aspx) from .NET. You can also use the ADSI provider.

I wouldnt recommend doing it from an ASP.NET page, since it means granting Administrative rights to your IIS worker process or the ASP.NET application.

In IIS 7.0, this is a lot simpler with the Microsoft.Web.Administration namespace.

Thanks,

Mike

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Whitesites — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:42:43 GMT

Great article. I wish there was a IIS 7.0 guide for dumbies, showing specific modules needed for different kinds of websites. One of my big complaints with IIS 6.0 is how everything seems to be co-dependent on each other. For example no way to remove SSL if you don't need it. I run websites that use asp.net 2.0, and MySQL. Along with SmarterMail and SmarterStats. I could really use a guide for what each module does.

Make your next IIS 7.0 web server a lean one

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