Overview

This document describes how to add and install IIS roles on a CVM instance with Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2008.

Directions

Windows Server 2012 R2

1. Log in to Windows CVM.
2. On the desktop, click and open Server Manager, as shown below:
   
3. Click Add roles and features and enter the “Add Roles and Features Wizard” window.
4. In the pop-up window, click Next and enter the “Select installation type” page.
5. Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next twice, as shown below:
   
6. Check Web Server (IIS) on the “Select server roles” page, as shown below:
   The “Add features that are required for Web Server (IIS)** dialog box will pop up.
   
7. Click Add Features in the pop-up dialog box, as shown below:
   
8. Click Next.
9. On the Features page, check .NET Framework 3.5 Features and click Next twice, as shown below:
   
10. On the Role Services page, check CGI and click Next, as shown below:
    
11. Review your installation selections and click Install. Wait for the installation process to complete.
    
12. When the installation has completed, open a browser on CVM and visit http://localhost/ to verify if IIS has been successfully installed.
    If the following page appears, it indicates that IIS has been successfully installed.
    

Windows Server 2008

1. Log in to Windows CVM.
2. On the desktop, click and open Server Manager, as shown below:
   
3. Select Roles in the left sidebar, and click Add Roles in the right panel, as shown below:
   
4. Click Next in the “Add Roles Wizard” window, as shown below:
   
5. On the “Server Roles” page, check Web Server (IIS) , and click Next twice, as shown below:
   
6. On the Role Services page, check CGI and click Next, as shown below:
   
7. Review your installation selections and click Install. Wait for the installation process to complete.
   
8. When the installation has completed, open a browser on CVM and visit http://localhost/ to verify if IIS has been successfully installed.
   If the following page appears, it indicates that IIS has been successfully installed.