Configuring Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) on a Windows 2012 R2 Server

How to:

This section describes how to configure Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) on a Windows 2012 R2 Server.


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Procedure: How to Install the Required IIS Features on a Windows 2012 R2 Server

To install the required IIS features:

  1. From the Server Manager, click Local Manager in the left pane, as shown in the following image.

  2. Click the Manage tab, and then select Add Roles and Features, as shown in the following image.

    The Add Roles and Features Wizard dialog box appears.

  3. Click Next, as shown in the following image.

  4. In the Select installation type pane, select Role-based or feature-based installation, and click Next, as shown in the following image.

  5. In the Select destination server pane, ensure that Select a server from the server pool is selected, and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

  6. In the Select server roles pane, scroll down the Roles list and select the ASP check box, as shown in the following image.

  7. Continue scrolling down the Roles list and ensure that the Web Server check box is selected, and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

    The following pane asks you to add features required for the Web Server.

  8. Select the Include management tools (if applicable) check box, and then click Add Features, as shown in the following image.

  9. In the Select features pane, select the .NET Framework 4.5 Features check box, and click Next, as shown in the following image.

    The following pane asks you to add features that are required for HTTP activation.

  10. Select the Include management tools (if applicable) check box, and then click Add Features, as shown in the following image.

  11. In the Select features pane, select the TCP Activation check box, and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

    The following pane asks you to add features that are required for HTTP activation.

  12. Select the Include management tools (if applicable) check box, and then click Add Features, as shown in the following image.

  13. In the Select features pane, select the HTTP Activation check box, and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

    The Web Server Role (IIS) pane appears, as shown in the following image.

  14. Click Next.
  15. In the Select role services pane, select the Web Server check box in the Role services list, as shown in the following image.

  16. Scroll down the Role services list and select the other role services you wish to install for the Web Server (IIS), and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

    The following pane asks you to add features that are required for IIS 6 Scripting Tools.

  17. Select the Include management tools (if applicable) check box, and then click Add Features, as shown in the following image.

  18. In the Select server roles pane, select the Web Server check box, under Web Server (IIS), and then click Next, as shown in the following image.

  19. In the Select role services pane, scroll down the Role services list and select the IIS Management Scripts and Tools check box, and then click Next, as shown in the following image.
  20. Click Install.
  21. Click Export configuration settings, and then save your configuration, as shown in the following image.

    The Installation progress pane appears, as shown in the following image.

  22. Once the Feature installation progress bar is complete, click Close, as shown in the following image.

    You are returned to the Dashboard screen of the Server Manager, as shown in the following image.

  23. Click the notification symbol next to the Manage tab to see the pending notification(s), and then select Task Details, as shown in the following image.

    The Task Details and Notifications dialog box appears, as shown in the following image.

    A message from the Feature installation notification informs you that a restart is pending. During the restart process, the following screen appears.

    After your computer restarts, you are returned to the Server Manager Dashboard, as shown in the following image.


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Procedure: How to Verify the Installed IIS Features on a Windows 2012 R2 Server

To verify the installed IIS features:

  1. Enter the URL of the IIS Windows Server, for example, http://localhost, as shown in the following image.

  2. Run the following command from the Administrator Windows PowerShell to verify that the necessary roles and features have been installed in the 2012 R2 Server.
    C:\>  Get-WindowsFeature -ComputerName "computer's name" | Where-Object InstallState -eq Installed 

    The following image shows the output.


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