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Chapter 7 • Troubleshooting Internet Information Server
MCSE 7.1
Troubleshooting Configurations
In this section, you will learn to identify and correct basic IIS configuration
problems. Many such problems are related to the underlying Windows NT
Server, the installation of IIS, or TCP/IP.
Hardware Configurations
The IIS will work improperly, if at all, if installed on incompatible hardware.
Windows NT Server and IIS can run on either Intel-based computers or
Reduced Instruction Set Chip (RISC)-based computers, such as the Digital
Equipment Corp. (DEC) Alpha, so long as its minimum performance
requirements are met.
To run on an Intel-based computer, Windows NT Server and IIS 4.0
requires:
• At least a 486DX processor running at 90 MHz.
• At least 50 Mbytes of hard disk space, with 120 Mbytes preferred.
• At least 32 Mbytes of RAM, with 48 Mbytes preferred.
• At least an SVGA monitor.
To run on a RISC-based computer, Windows NT Server and IIS 4.0
requires:
• A processor running at 150 MHz. or faster.
• At least 120 Mbytes of hard disk space, with 200 Mbytes preferred.
• At least 48 Mbytes of RAM, with 64 Mbytes preferred.
• At least an SVGA monitor.
Depending on the role a newly installed Windows NT Server is to play,
it is better to deploy a computer originally designed as a “server” rather than
one designed to be a “desktop” computer. Server computers often have hardware that is specially configured for higher hard disk and network throughput, and which permits the addition of a larger number of peripherals and
upgrades.
Also note that whatever equipment is purchased or redeployed should
be listed on the current Windows NT Server Hardware Compatibility List. A
hard copy of this document comes with the Windows NT Server installation
CD-ROM. You might also be able to find a more up-to-date version on
Microsoft’s Web site, as shown in Figure 7.1.
If the hard drive onto which you plan to install IIS uses the FAT format,
you might consider converting it to the NTFS format. FAT provides security
at the directory level, but NTFS provides security at the directory and file
level, as previously described.