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Windows Server 2008 R2’s New IIS 7.5 Offers Management Improvements

Windows Server 2008 R2’s New IIS 7.5 Offers Management Improvements
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Jim Rapoza
Aug 31, 2009
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Windows Server 2008 R2’s New IIS 7.5 Offers Management Improvements

Windows Server 2008 R2’s New IIS 7.5 Offers Management Improvements

Web Server Role

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As always, Windows Server 2008 R2 administrators can add IIS functionality by adding the Web Server role to their server. Despite the fact that this screen references IIS 7.0, the version supplied with Server 2008 R2 is IIS 7.5.


Windows PowerShell

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Administrators comfortable with Windows PowerShell now have multiple new ways to configure, deploy, manage and schedule tasks within IIS 7.5.


Request Filters

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Rather than having to edit configuration files, IIS 7.5 administrators now have a management console interface for boosting the security of their Web server through request filters.


Configuration Editor

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A new configuration editor in IIS Manager makes it easy to quickly view and edit configuration files.


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Improved FTP Capabilities

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Improved FTP capabilities have been built in throughout IIS 7.5.


FTP Management

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FTP management is now done side-by-side with Web server management, making it easy to configure and integrate Web and FTP servers.

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