Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 and Windows .NET Server provide the most dependable, productive, connected, and integrated Web server solution. IIS 6.0 offers many new features to increase Web server reliability, manageability, security, performance and scalability.

With the XML metabase, administrators can transfer server configuration information between computers. The XML metabase also allows for remote administration. Worker process isolation mode protects the core of IIS from faulty applications and Web sites. In addition, IIS 5.0 isolation mode remains available for applications, providing greater choice to administrators. IIS 6.0 introduces more command-line tools, and the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider uses COM object interfaces to provide access to IIS metabase data in a similar, yet more manageable manner than Microsoft Active Directory® Service Interfaces (ADSI).

Significant architectural improvements have also been made to meet and exceed the requirements of customers around the world. With all these new improvements, IIS 6.0 can host thousands more Web sites per server than IIS 5.0 and provides better throughput and improved startup time. All together, these improvements, features, and new architecture make IIS 6.0 the most reliable, robust, and manageable Web server available.

Included in the document below:

•  Introduction
•  The Application Server Role
•  IIS 6.0 Architecture—A New Request Processing Architecture
•  New Security Features
•  New Manageability Features
•  New Performance and Scalability Features
•  Enhanced Development Experience and New Programmatic Features
•  Platform Improvements
•  Summary