Creating IIS Site

What Is IIS?

Internet Information Services (IIS) is a basic Internet service provided by Microsoft based on Microsoft Windows.

It is a service and a component of the Windows 2000 Server series. Different from common applications, IIS is a part of the operating system like a driver. It is started when the system is started.

Creating an IIS Site on a Windows Host

**Table 1** Parameters
Parameter	Description
Action Name	Name of an action displayed in the deployment actions area.
Environment	Target environment.
Application Pool	Application pool of IIS.
.Net CLR Version	Version of .Net CLR.
Website Name	Name of the website.
Port	The (listening) port that is bound.
Physical Path	Physical path of the application.
Log Path	Log path of the IIS running site.
Control Options	Enable this action. Continue the task even if this action fails.

Procedure

Select an environment for the application.
Check whether the IIS version of the Windows host where the application is to be performed is later than 7.0. The procedure is as follows:
a. Press Windows+R to open the Run dialog box, enter the inetmgr command for opening the IIS management window, and click OK.

b. Start Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, and then choose Help > About Internet Information Services.

c. View the IIS version in the displayed dialog box.

If the IIS version of the Windows host where the application is to be performed is earlier than or is 7.0, upgrade the IIS.
Enter the physical path and log path of the application.
Enter the .Net CLR Version of the target Windows host.
- Find clever.exe in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin or C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools.
- Run the program in the cmd window to obtain the version supported by the .NET CLR.
If the clever.exe program cannot be found, download and install it.
Enter the application pool name and website name.
Specify a port (the port bound) and deploy the application.