Professional Microsoft IIS 8

The Default IIS 8.0 Installation

The default IIS 8.0 installation discussed in this section is the most basic installation of IIS 8.0 possible. At the end of this installation, your server will be able to serve static content. That's enough for some uses, but this is probably the least common installation. It's not uncommon to receive a server from a vendor who has preinstalled the operating system with the default IIS 8.0 installation you'll see here. Adding features during the IIS 8.0 installation is a more common installation, as is adding features to an existing IIS 8.0 installation, but this installation example will familiarize you with what to expect from a basic IIS 8.0 installation.

To perform a default IIS 8.0 installation, perform the following steps:

1. Open Server Manager and select Manage ⇒ Add Roles and Features, as shown in Figure 4.2.

Figure 4.2

2. In the Add Roles and Features dialog, click on “Role-based or feature-based installation,” as shown in Figure 4.3.

Figure 4.3

3. If more than one server is shown, select the correct server. The local server is selected by default. Click Next, select the Web Server (IIS) role, as shown in Figure 4.4, and click Next.

Figure 4.4

4. The Add Roles and Features Wizard will display any additional required tools and ...