OPS705 Lab 5 (2207)

LAB PREPARATION

Purpose / Objectives of Lab 6

In this lab, you will set up an IIS web server on your Windows Server VM, and learn how to set up port forwarding through your Linux Server VM to allow access to the IIS web server on the Internet.

Remember: While you are working through this lab, it is highly recommended that you write notes down in your OPS705 Lab Logbook.

If you encounter technical issues, please contact your professor via e-mail or in your section's Microsoft Teams group.

Minimum Requirements

Before beginning, you must have:

1. Successfully completed Lab 5
2. Watched the Week 5 video lecture
3. Read through the Week 5 slides, and have them handy as a reference for concepts
4. Your Azure-based Linux VM
5. Your OPS705 Lab Logbook

INVESTIGATION 1: Setting Up An IIS Web Server

Setting up an Internet Information Services web server on an Azure VM is incredibly easy, especially in contrast to Lab 5's Apache setup.

Part 1: Installing IIS

1. Spin up your Windows Server VM, and wait until it's fully started up.
2. In the Azure blade for your Windows Server VM, click on the Manage artifacts item in the menu bar to the left.
3. In this new window, click on the Apply artifacts button. This will bring you to the Add artifacts screen.
4. In the Add artifacts search field, type IIS.
5. Click on Internet Information Services (IIS) in the results listing, then click Add in the next window.
6. You'll be returned to the Add artifacts window. Simply click OK.
7. The Manage Artifacts window will return, and a new entry for Internet Information Services (IIS) will appear. Its status will cycle through Pending, Installing, and finally Succeeded.
8. Remotely connect to your Windows Server, open a browser in the VM, and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the IIS default splash page. Congratulations!

Part 2: Editing Your IIS Website

1. Connect to your VM remotely.
2. Open Server Manager and click on the Local Server menu bar option.
3. Towards the top of the window, click Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
4. In the new window, find the View menu item near the top, and click View file extensions.
5. In the menu on the right of the new window, click View Sites, then click Explore. This will open a new folder where your IIS web pages are stored.
6. Right-click anywhere in that window, click New > Text Document. Name it index.html.
7. Open the text file, and write the same HTML code as Lab 5, changing the title tag to OPS705 IIS Web Server - Fall 2020.
8. Refresh your browser page from Part 1. You should see your new code.