Windows 4

IIS, MSSQL, and High Availability

Description:

Your goal for this project is to become familiar with running an IIS 8 Web Server, Microsoft SQL servers, Windows high availability, and creating web apps.

Installation

Machine Build Notes:

Tasks

Install the IIS role on two of your servers.

Set up Windows Network Load Balancing on your IIS servers.

Install/Create an MSSQL 2012 R2 failover cluster with your remaining pair of servers.

Apply service packs/cumulative updates to your SQL installs.

After completing this step, demo your environment to a runas.

You need to secure all of these services (especially automatically created accounts in MSSQL) – - Enable SSL on your IIS server and use it by default on your website.

Create a simple database on your cluster and then create a web app, using whatever language you like, which will act on the database (display, publish, edit, delete entries).

Ensure that applications which use older versions of ASP.Net will work on your server properly.

Once you have completed these tasks demo the web app for a runas or full-time.