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Minimum Server Configuration
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It is beyond the scope of this guide to discuss complete configuration of a Windows web server. However, the following list gives a recommended minimum of what is required in the web server. (Note that different versions of Windows use slightly different names for certain configuration options. However, you should still be able to tell which options MainBoss requires.)
- Required server roles (specified by using the Add Roles wizard during initial Windows configuration or through the functions of Manage Computer):
- Web Server (IIS)
- Application Server
- For the role services of Application Server, select Web Server (IIS) Support (and all the required services).
- Under Application Development Features, you need both ASP.NET 3.5 and 4.5, plus .NET Extensibility 4.6.
- Windows 8 gives you the choice of selecting either ASP.NET 3.5 or 4.5; you should select both. (Microsoft Report Viewer requires version 3.5; MainBoss requires 4.6.)
- Older versions of Windows don't give you a choice; for example, they only specify ASP.NET and .NET Extensibility (without versions). In this case, you automatically get both of the versions you need.
- For the role services of Web Server (IIS), select all the defaults dictated by the previous settings. This includes the following:
Common HTTP Features:
Static Content
Default Document
Directory Browsing
HTTP Errors
HTTP Redirection
Application Development Features
ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters
Health and Diagnostics
HTTP Logging
Logging Tools
Request Monitor
Tracing
Security
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication
Digest Authentication
Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
URL Authorization
Request Filtering
IP and Domain Restrictions
Performance
Static Content Compression
Dynamic Content compression
Management Tools
IIS Management Console
IIS Management Scripts and Tools
Management Service
Note that with IIS 7.5 running on Windows Server 2008 R2, some of the above are not selected by default. In particular, "HTTP Errors" and "HTTP Redirection" are not selected by default. Therefore, you must activate them manually.
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