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
- Log in to Windows CVM.
- On the desktop, click
and open Server Manager, as shown below:

- Click Add roles and features and enter the “Add Roles and Features Wizard” window.
- In the pop-up window, click Next and enter the “Select installation type” page.
- Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next twice, as shown below:

- 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.

- Click Add Features in the pop-up dialog box, as shown below:

- Click Next.
- On the Features page, check .NET Framework 3.5 Features and click Next twice, as shown below:

- On the Role Services page, check CGI and click Next, as shown below:

- Review your installation selections and click Install. Wait for the installation process to complete.

- 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
- Log in to Windows CVM.
- On the desktop, click
and open Server Manager, as shown below:

- Select Roles in the left sidebar, and click Add Roles in the right panel, as shown below:

- Click Next in the “Add Roles Wizard” window, as shown below:

- On the “Server Roles” page, check Web Server (IIS) , and click Next twice, as shown below:

- On the Role Services page, check CGI and click Next, as shown below:

- Review your installation selections and click Install. Wait for the installation process to complete.

- 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.

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