Not only does IIS have a new
task-focused user interface, it also includes a new command-line tool called APPCMD
.EXE that can be used to query or configure any of the many options and configuration
settings available in IIS. If you have an inclination toward scripting, you??™ve probably
dropped this book just to read more about it (but this tool is covered later in this chapter).
With an easy-to-use command-line interface and the ability to write managed code
to interface directly with the Web server administration components, you??™ll find it much
easier to reach whatever level of automation you want from IIS than ever before.
Finally, one of IIS 7.0??™s best new strengths is the ability to deploy applications by
doing nothing more than running Xcopy. Site- or application-specific configuration settings
can be stored in web.config files along with the application, so that as soon as you
copy the folder to a new server, the configuration is instantly enabled. This functionality
has existed in competing Web server products for years, and it??™s good to see this finally
implemented in IIS 7.0.
Hands-On Exercise: Installing IIS 7.0
Although I love knowing the technical details of how things work, what I like most is
working with the product in front of me. Before we move on to the rest of the exciting
features in IIS 7.0, let??™s install IIS 7.0 on a Windows Server 2008 server.
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