IIS Configuration

To install Coolearth webservices, first install Windows 2008 Server R2 with Service Pack 2.

Add the Web Server role, and configure the role services as follows:

Web Server (IIS)
 Common HTTP Features
  Static Content
  Default Document
  Directory Browsing
  HTTP Errors
 Application Development
  . ASP.NET
  NET Extensibility
  ISAPI Extensions
  ISAPI Filters
 Health and Diagnostics
  HTTP Logging
  Request Monitor
 Security
  Basic Authentication
  Windows Authentication
  Digest Authentication
  Request Filtering
 Performance
  Static Content Compression
Management Tools
 Management Console
 Management Scripts and Tools
 Management Service
 IIS 6 Management Compatibility
  IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
  IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
  IIS 6 Scripting Tools
  IIS 6 Management Console
WMI Compatibility Plot installed

Create a domain user with write privileges to the web application directory tree.

Deploy the service using the provided installer and provide the credentials to the installer when prompted. The installer will deposit the webservice in a predetermined directory located under the root for the Default Web Site and assign it to an app pool, which it will likewise create.

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