Services Manager / Web Services
The Services Manager feature adds the ability to create and manage GIS Services and the GIS Server. The Web Services feature adds the ability to host and access GIS Services through SOAP and REST. Both the Services Manager feature and the Web Services feature require Internet Information Services (IIS) to be installed. If IIS is not installed, the Services Manager feature and the Web Services feature will not be available for installation.
Installing IIS on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Specific IIS components are required for IIS 7.0 and 7.5. Operating systems with IIS 7.0/7.5 are Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 IIS requirements
Windows Server 2008 (including R2) IIS requirements
The following IIS components must be installed when performing an installation on Windows Vista and Windows 7. If these components are not installed, the Services Manager and Web Services features will not be available for installation.
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 Web Server (IIS) components must be installed when performing an installation on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. If these components are not installed, the Services Manager and Web Services features will not be available for installation.
Web Server (IIS)
Web Server
Common HTTP Features
Static Content
Application Development
ASP.NET
.NET Extensibility
ISAPI Extensions
ISAPI Filters
Security
Basic Authentication
Windows Authentication
Request Filtering
Management Tools
IIS Management Console
IIS Management Scripts and Tools
Management Service
IIS 6 Management Compatibility
IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
Installing IIS on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components. Click the checkbox for the Application Server component -> Next.
Windows XP: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components. Click the checkbox for the Internet Information Services (IIS) component -> Next.