Using the IIS7 Manager with IIS7 Servers at DiscountASP.NET
Additional Resources for this Video
Note: If you don't see the
Start Page
in the IIS7 Manager
you need to install the new remote administration tool for IIS 7.0 that provides end users and administrators with a way to remotely manage IIS 7.0 servers from Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
x86
http://iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1626
x64
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&i=1633&g=6
Overview of IIS 7.0 differences Across Windows Vista Editions and Windows Server 2008 Editions
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/479/iis-70-features-and-vista-editions/
Installing Necessary IIS 7.0 Components on Windows Vista
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/365/installing-necessary-iis7-components-on-windows-vista/
Wikipedia,
History of Internet Information Services
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Information_Services
Remote Administration for IIS Manager
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/158/remote-administration-for-iis-manager/
Clarifying the Confusion: IIS 7 Manager vs. IIS 7 Web Server
http://blogs.iis.net/rlucero/archive/2008/04/30/clarifying-the-confusion-iis-7-manager-vs-iis-7-web-server.aspx
Remote Manager for Windows 2003, XP and Vista SP1
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/390/remote-manager-for-windows-2003-xp-and-vista-sp1/
How to connect to Windows 2008/IIS 7 using the Microsoft IIS 7.0 Manager
http://kb.discountasp.net/article.aspx?id=10575
Web Hosting Companies adopting IIS 7 - Extending Management Options for users
A big "Well Done!" to the folks over at DiscountASP!
Rob Cameron, Developer Evangelist
http://blogs.msdn.com/robcamer/archive/2008/05/23/web-hosting-companies-adopting-iis-7-extending-management-options-for-users.aspx
How to manage IIS7 remotely from Windows Vista
http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/06/12/how-to-manage-iis7-remotely-from-windows-vista.aspx
fantastic step-by-step walkthrough of how to manage IIS7 remotely from Windows Vista:
http://www.trainsignaltraining.com/iis-7-remote-administration/2008-06-11/
how to setup Remote Administration and Delegation:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/159/configuring-remote-administration-and-feature-delegation-in-iis-7/
I also ran across this great video posted on Channel9 by Drew Robbins showing off the new IIS7 Admin Extensions:
http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/C9-Bytes-Drew-Robbins/
IIS7 Administration Pack and Database Manager Technical Preview 2
http://blogs.iis.net/rlucero/archive/2008/05/13/iis7-administration-pack-and-database-manager-technical-preview-2.aspx