The Internet Information Services (IIS) page

On this page you can install and configure Web Sites and Virtual Directories on an IIS Server. The IIS configuration tool helps you rapidly deploy web applications on Microsoft Windows servers family running Internet Information Services (versions 5.0 and above). This includes the following operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista. When building a package for operating systems not included in the above list and containing IIS configurations these settings will be ignored.

If you want to prevent a package containing IIS configurations from deploying on operating systems not listed above, use Launch Conditions to set the proper install restrictions.

This Advanced Installer utility ensures a fast and uniform installation of your web applications on multiple servers, without having to worry about manually configuring the IIS on every machine through Microsoft Management Console.

Configuring The Global IIS Settings

In order to configure global IIS settings like: post install actions (backup metabase, open Microsoft Management Console for IIS), adding ISAPI filters or configure a global MIME map, click the "IIS Server" tree item from the left pane.

These options become available once you have added at least one website or virtual directory.

Adding a new Web Site

Use the [ New Web Site ] toolbar button, the "New Web Site"tree context menu item or press the Ins key while the focus is the "Web Sites, Virtual Directories" panel.

Adding a new Virtual Directory to a Web Site

Use the [ New Virtual Directory ] toolbar button, the "New Virtual Directory" tree context menu item or press the + key while the focus is the "Web Sites, Virtual Directories" panel

You can create nested virtual directories by choosing "New Virtual Directory" when another virtual directory is selected in the tree. You can create as many child virtual directories as you like. A nested virtual directory "VDir_C" of the web site "MySite" can be addressed by the following URL: http://MySite/VDir_A/VDir_B/VDir_C

Renaming Web Sites or Virtual Directories

Use the "Rename" tree context menu item or press the F2 key while the focus is in the left-side tree control.

Web Site names and Virtual Directory names are of Formatted Type and can contain Windows Installer property references, which will be resolved at install time.

Deleting Web Sites or Virtual Directories

Use the [ Delete ] toolbar button, the "Delete" tree context menu item, or press the Delete key while the focus is the "Web Sites, Virtual Directories" panel.