Verifying the IIS Installation by Using Server Manager
Once
you have installed IIS, there are several ways in which you can verify
that the Web Server processes are working properly. The first is by
using the Server Manager tool. Expand the Roles section and then click
Web Server (IIS) to view the relevant details. This page provides
information on any event log items that need attention. In addition, it
lists the services that have been installed, along with their current
state. (See Figure 7.)
The specific list of included items will vary based on which role
services and dependencies you have installed. The World Wide Web
Publishing Service (W3SVC) component is the main process responsible
for responding to Web requests.
Server Manager also shows information about which role services have been installed for the Web Server. (See Figure 8.) You can use the Add Role Services and Remove Role Services links to make changes to the configuration.
Finally,
the Resources And Support section shows recommendations and other
detailed information that can be helpful when you first set up IIS and
the Web Server role on a computer.
Verifying the IIS Installation by Using Internet Explorer
When
you add the Web Server (IIS) role to a computer running Windows Server
2008, a default Web site that is configured to respond on HTTP port 80
is created automatically. The default location for this site is the %SystemDrive%\Inetpub\wwwroot folder. The default content includes only a simple static HTML page and an image file.
Because
the purpose of IIS is to serve Web pages, a good way to verify that it
is working properly is to launch a Web browser and connect to the local
computer. You can use the built-in local alias by browsing to http://localhost, or you can use the local computer’s fully qualified name (for example, http://server1.contoso.com). Using either method, you should see the default welcome page, as shown in Figure 9. When you click a language, the links will take you automatically to the http://www.iis.net Web site (assuming that the server has access to the Internet).
It
is also a good idea to attempt to access the IIS Web site from a remote
computer. Just open any Web browser and connect to the fully qualified
address of the Web server. If you are unable to connect, some of the
likely problems are Domain Name System (DNS) name resolution issues or
firewall configuration problems.
