Chapter 15. IIS Optimization and the Metabase

Previous chapters in this part of the book focused on techniques you can use to monitor Internet Information Services (IIS) and to optimize server hardware. In this chapter you’ll learn how to optimize IIS and its related services. You’ll learn techniques for improving IIS performance, configuring automatic restarts of IIS, and getting the most from IIS applications. You’ll also learn advanced techniques for managing IIS through the Microsoft Windows Registry and the IIS metabase.

The Windows Registry contains configuration settings for the operating system, the server hardware, and all applications installed on the server, including IIS. The metabase contains configuration settings that are specific ...

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