TABLE OF CONTENTS Many variables must be taken into account when you are considering a move to IIS 7.0 and Windows Codename: Longhorn server. Microsoft has gone to great lengths to reduce the obstacles and make this move as seamless as possible. This chapter prepares you for the foundation of IIS 7.0 and helps you structure it in a way that is familiar. Knowledge of IIS 6.0 helps in understanding not only how but also why the product was changed. In the following chapters, you will learn the fundamentals that are necessary to move to IIS 7.0.
In this chapter we introduce the fundamentals that are accomplished using IIS 7.0 versus past versions, especially IIS 6.0. These fundamentals include:
An introduction to the installation changes of IIS 7.0 from a very high level, and how it sets the foundation for deploying secure applications.
Why developers like IIS 7.0. A look inside IIS 7.0 s new core server.
The configuration. Why did Microsoft start over and rebuild what already worked?
The administration stack is more powerful than ever before. In the past, administrators had two options out of box to configure IIS without script IIS Manager and AdsUtil.vbs. IIS 7.0 has a command-console utility, IIS Manager, whose areas are developer extensible.
The most efficient diagnostics stack. Why Request Tracing is just the butter on top of the potato or ketchup on fries.
All these fundamentals are collectively necessary and revolutionary. Never in the history...
