When it comes to improving Windows server performance, most sysadmins focus on hardware such as adding CPUs or RAM. However, low disk space can also impact performance sometimes even causing critical processes such as backups to fail. Fortunately there are quite a few places to check on a Windows server to free up additional disk […]
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Managing IIS Logs with GZipStream
Depending on how many sites your Windows web server is hosting maintaining IIS logs can be a challenge. IIS logs provide valuable insight into the traffic your sites are experiencing as well as detailed SEO metrics and performance data. A typical web server will have just enough free disk space for future growth needs but […]
asp.net, c#, IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8How to Hot Add CPU and RAM with VMware vSphere
One of the many benefits of using virtual servers over physical servers is the ability to add server resources such as CPU, RAM, and disk space on the fly without downtime. An addition drawback with a physical server is that you were often limited by the physical capacity of the server. Once those limits were […]
vmware, vsphere, Windows Server 20123 Steps to Securing FTP on IIS 8
The FTP protocol is some 43 years old now. Yet it continues to be one of the most widely used file transfer technologies available. Over the years it has been shown to be vulnerable to brute force attacks, packet capture, and other attack vectors. Fortunately with IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012 your FTP server […]
FTP, FTP Logon Attempt Restrictions, FTP Over SSL, FTP User Isolation, IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8, Windows Server 2012Preventing Automated Attacks with IIS Dynamic IP Restrictions
Another one of the great built-in features of IIS 8 is Dynamic IP Restrictions (DIPR). With a few simple configuration steps you can quickly set limits for blocking IP addresses based on the number of concurrent requests or frequency of requests over a period time. With these parameters in place IIS will take over blocking […]
Dynamic IP Restrictions, Fiddler, IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8, Log Parser, StressStimulusSolving SQL Server High CPU with IIS Request Filtering
The other day I was troubleshooting 100% CPU utilization on a SQL Server 2008 database server. The server had 100 or so databases of varying sizes however none were larger than a few hundred MB and each database had a corresponding web site on a separate web server. Since the server hosted quite a few […]
DTA, IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8, Log Parser, SQL Injection, SQL ProfilerScaling SSL With IIS 8 Server Name Indication (SNI)
One of the many great new features with IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012 is Server Name Indication (SNI). SNI is a TLS extension that includes the hostname or virtual domain name during SSL negotiation. The reasoning behind this was to improve SSL scalability and minimize the need for dedicated IP addresses due to IPv4 […]
IIS, IIS 8, SSL, Windows Server 2012Installing WordPress, PHP, and MySQL on Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer (Web PI) makes installing applications a breeze. In a recent blog post I covered just how easy installing IIS has become using Web PI. In this walkthrough I’m going to cover installing WordPress, PHP, and MySQL using Web PI. I remember the days when installing these applications was a manual process. […]
IIS, IIS 8, PHP, Web PI, WordpressInstalling IIS on Windows Server 2012 with Web PI
Thanks to Microsoft’s Web Platform Installer (Web PI) installing IIS has never been so easy. Before using Web PI to install IIS became available, you had to use the Server Manager to install the Web Server (IIS) role and then select various Role Services that you need to be enabled. Depending on your level of […]
IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8, Web PI, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012Enhancing Log Parser Reports with Charts
When you need quick analysis of your traffic logs you won’t find an better tool than Microsoft’s free Log Parser. With Log Parser you can read a variety of log files including the Registry and Windows event logs. It’s ease of use comes from using SQL queries against your log file. You can get your […]
IIS, IIS 7, IIS 8, Log Parser, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012