Vista/Windows 7 IIS requirements

The ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework installation process on the Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems require specific components of Internet Information Services (IIS) to be installed. If these components are not installed, certain features will not be available. Features include Services Manager and Web Services features of the GIS Services setup and the Applications Manager feature of the Web Applications setup. The IIS components detailed below satisfy the minimum requirements for these features.

Note:

The IIS components listed below are only minimum requirements. If other IIS components are installed, they do not need to be removed.

Steps to add IIS components on Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off (found under Programs and Features).
2. Expand the Internet Information Services feature.
3. Verify that the IIS components listed below are turned on.

Note:

A filled box means only that part of the feature is turned on. A check mark indicates that the feature is completely installed.

The following IIS components must be installed when performing an installation on Windows Vista and Windows 7. If these components are not installed, the dependent features will not be available.

Internet Information Services

• Web Management Tools
  • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
    • IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
  • IIS Management Console
  • IIS Management Scripts and Tools
  • IIS Management Service

• World Wide Web Services
  • Application Development Features
    • .NET Extensibility
    • ASP.NET
    • ISAPI Extensions
    • ISAPI Filters

  • Common HTTP Features
    • Static Content
  • Security
    • Basic Authentication
    • Request Filtering
    • Windows Authentication

The following image shows how the Windows Components dialog box appears on Vista and Windows 7: