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2.11.6.1
Installing Only Necessary IIS Components
IIS 6.0 includes other components and services in addition to the
World Wide Web Publishing
Service
, such as the services for FTP and SMTP. IIS components and services are installed and
enabled using the Windows Components Wizard Application Server that can be launched by double-
clicking
Add or Remove Programs
in the
Control Panel
. After installing IIS, all necessary IIS
components and services required by Web sites and applications must be enabled.
Important:
Various IIS components are already installed and configured within the HP NAS server
systems. Removal of the default IIS components in the NAS server systems is not recommended.
Administrators should only install and remove IIS components that are not a part of the NAS default
IIS component list. Only essential IIS components and services required by Web sites and
applications should be enabled. Enabling unnecessary components and services increases the attack
surface of an IIS server.
Complete the following steps to install Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0:
1.
On the
Control Panel
, double-click
Add or Remove Programs
.
2.
Click the
Add/Remove Windows Components
button to start the Windows Components
Wizard.
3.
In the
Components
list, click
Application
Server
, and then
Details.
4.
In the
Application Server
dialog box, under
Subcomponents of Application Server
, click
Internet Information Services (IIS),
and then
Details.