Deploying the Web Server

You must install the Web server before you can install your ASP.NET applications. In addition to installing Windows Server 2003, you must install and configure IIS 6.0 on the Web server. You must also enable ASP.NET so that the Web server can run ASP.NET applications.

Figure 2.2 illustrates the process for deploying the Web server.

Deploying the Web Server

Figure 2.2. Deploying the Web Server

Installing Windows Server 2003

The deployment process presented here assumes that you install Windows Server 2003 with the default options. If you use other methods for installing and configuring Windows Server 2003, such as unattended setup, your configuration ...

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