The New Look for IIS.NET

Following up on today's public release of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Internet Information Services 8.0, you'll notice some big changes on the IIS.net website.

Over the past few months, we've been working hard with several partners to roll out a brand-new design for the IIS.net website that resembles more closely the look and feel of our websites for Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2012, and Visual Studio 2012.

Let us know what you think!

Windows Server 2012 and IIS 8 are now available!

Microsoft has just released Windows Server 2012! You can find out more about this release on the Official Windows Server 2012 Launch Website (http://www.windows-server-launch.com).

In tandem with the release of Windows Server 2012, the IIS team is happy to announce the general availability of Internet Information Services 8.0 This new version of IIS offers a wealth of new features and improvements, and here are just a few of the enhancements that you can expect in IIS 8.0: Application Initialization, Dynamic IP Address Restrictions, Centralized SSL Certificate Store, CPU Throttling, FTP Logon Attempt Restrictions, Server Name Indication (SNI) Support, Improved SSL and Configuration Scalability, support for Multicore Scaling on NUMA Hardware, and more! Additional information about IIS 8.0 is available in the "What's New in IIS 8.0 for Windows 8?" web page.

If you'd like to try IIS 8.0 for yourself, you can download the evaluation version and start experimenting today!


Note: This blog was originally posted at http://blogs.msdn.com/robert_mcmurray/

WebDAV Module for Windows Server 2008 GoLive Beta is released

Earlier today the IIS product team released the GoLive beta version of the new WebDAV extension module for IIS 7. (This version is currently available for Windows Server 2008 only.)

Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages:

We've loaded this version with many great new features such as:

  • Integration with IIS 7.0: The new WebDAV extension module is fully integrated with the new IIS 7.0 administration interface and configuration store.
  • Per-site Configuration: WebDAV can be enabled at the site-level on IIS 7.0, which differed from IIS 6.0 where WebDAV was enabled at the server-level through a Web Service Extension.
  • Per-URL Security: WebDAV-specific security is implemented through WebDAV authoring rules that are configured on a per-URL basis.

Here are a couple of screenshots of the new WebDAV UI in action:

WebDAV UI WebDAV Authoring Rules

Additional documentation about installing and using this version of WebDAV can be found at the following URL:

Installing and Configuring WebDAV on IIS 7.0:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=105146

While this release is a beta version and not technically supported, feedback about this release and requests for information can be posted to the following web forum:

IIS7 - Publishing:
http://forums.iis.net/1045.aspx

I would be remiss if I did not mention that special thanks go to:

  • Keith – for building it
  • Eok, Sriram, Ciprian – for testing it
  • Gurpreet, Brian, Reagan – for making it look pretty
  • Vijay, Will, Taylor – for helping keep everything on track ;-]

Thanks!


Note: This blog was originally posted at http://blogs.msdn.com/robert_mcmurray/

FPSE 2002 RC1 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (x86/x64)

Earlier today Microsoft and Ready-to-Run Software released to web the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version of the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. This build now includes a combined installation package for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.

Listed below is the link for the download page for the combined 32-bit/64-bit installation package:

FPSE 2002 RC1 for IIS 7 is supported on all of the the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 (Code Name "Longhorn")
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Enterprise

Once again, additional documentation about installing and using this version of FPSE 2002 can be found at the following URL:

Installing the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=88546

While this release is a beta version and not technically supported, feedback about this release and requests for information can be sent to fpbeta@rtr.com or posted to the following web forum:

IIS7 - Publishing:
http://forums.iis.net/1045.aspx

Thanks!


Note: This blog was originally posted at http://blogs.msdn.com/robert_mcmurray/

FPSE 2002 RC0 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista (x86/x64)

Earlier today Microsoft and Ready to Run Software released to web the Release Candidate 0 (RC0) version of the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions for IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. This build now includes support for 64-bit Windows, and addresses several issues that we've seen since the FPSE release that shipped last April.

Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages:

FPSE 2002 RC0 for IIS 7 is supported on all of the the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 (Code Name "Longhorn")
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Enterprise

Additional documentation about installing and using this version of FPSE 2002 can be found at the following URL:

Installing the FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=88546

Quoting and updating some of my notes from the last release:

It should be noted that this version of FPSE 2002 is a beta release and is therefore unsupported. Also, this version of FPSE 2002 introduces no new functionality; it is essentially the same version of FPSE 2002 that was created for Windows Server 2003 that has been updated to work on Windows Server 2008 (code name "Longhorn") and Windows Vista. That being said, this version of FPSE 2002 will enable web hosters and developers to author their web content on servers or workstations that are running IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.

While this release is a beta version and not technically supported, feedback about this release and requests for information can be sent to fpbeta@rtr.com or posted to the following web forum:

IIS7 - Publishing:
http://forums.iis.net/1045.aspx

Thanks!

FTP7 for Windows Server 2008 RC0 is released!

Today Microsoft released the newest version of our FTP server for Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)!

Listed below are the links for the download pages for each of the individual installation packages:

I added the following text to my "Installing and Troubleshooting FTP7" walkthrough, but I’m going to repost that here because it sums up nicely what our new FTP server has to offer:

This new FTP service incorporates many new features that enable web authors to publish content better than before, and offers web administrators more security and deployment options.

  • Integration with IIS 7.0: IIS 7.0 has a brand-new administration interface and configuration store, and the new FTP service is tightly integrated with this new design. The old IIS 6 metabase is gone, and a new configuration store that is based on the .NET XML-based *.config format has taken its place. In addition, IIS 7.0 has a new administration tool, and the new FTP server plugs seamlessly into that paradigm.
  • Support for new Internet standards: One of the most significant features in the new FTP server is support for FTP over SSL. The new FTP server also supports other Internet improvements such as UTF8 and IPv6.
  • Shared hosting improvements: By fully integrating into IIS 7.0, the new FTP server makes it possible to host FTP and Web content from the same site by simply adding an FTP binding to an existing Web site. In addition, the FTP server now has virtual host name support, making it possible to host multiple FTP sites on the same IP address. The new FTP server also has improved user isolation, now making it possible to isolate users through per-user virtual directories.
  • Extensibility and custom authentication: The new FTP server supports developer extensibility, making it possible for software vendors to write custom providers for FTP authentication. Microsoft is using this extensibility feature to implement two new methods for using non-Windows accounts for FTP authentication for IIS Managers and .NET Membership.
  • Improved logging support: FTP logging has been enhanced to include all FTP-related traffic, unique tracking for FTP sessions, FTP sub-statuses, additional detail fields in FTP logs, and much more.
  • New supportability features: IIS 7.0 has a new option to display detailed error messages for local users, and the FTP server supports this by providing detailed error responses when logging on locally to an FTP server. The FTP server also logs detailed information using Event Tracing for Windows (ETW), which provides additional detailed information for troubleshooting.

Additional information about new features in FTP7 is available in the "What's New for Microsoft and FTP?" topic on Microsoft's http://www.iis.net/ web site.

The following prerequisites are required to install this new version:

  1. You must be using Windows Server 2008 (code name "Longhorn") Release Candidate 0 (RC0) or later.
  2. Internet Information Services 7.0 must be installed.
  3. If you are going to manage the new FTP server using the IIS 7.0 user interface, the administration tool will need to be installed.
  4. You must install the new FTP server as an administrator.
  5. IIS 7.0 supports a new shared configuration environment, which must be disabled on each server in a web farm before installing the new FTP server for each node. Note: Shared configuration can be re-enabled after the FTP server had been installed.
  6. The FTP server that is shipped on the Windows Server 2008 DVD must be uninstalled before installing the new FTP server.

To help you get started using the new FTP server, the following walkthroughs have been published on the http://www.iis.net/ web site:

Special thanks go to:

  • Jaroslav, Emily, Daniel, Umer – for building it
  • Suditi, Ciprian, Jeong – for testing it
  • Andrew, Carlos, Brian – for making it look pretty
  • Reagan, Claudia, Rick – for documenting it

Thanks!

IIS Show #8

Okay, it's somewhat self-promoting, but I was cornered by Brett Hill the other day, who is the IIS 7 Evangelist for Microsoft, and he interviewed me for the IIS Show on MSDN's Channel 9:

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/IIS_Show

We discuss several topics like IIS history, HTTP modules in IIS 7, componentization in IIS 7, etc.