Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS Performance & Troubleshooting 2

Question 1

Where are IIS log files stored by default on Windows Server?

Accepted Answer

%SystemDrive%\inetpub\logs\LogFiles

Answer

IIS logs are stored by default in C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles, with subdirectories per site (W3SVC1, W3SVC2, etc.).

Question 2

Which Windows performance counter tracks the number of current connections to all IIS websites?

Accepted Answer

Web Service\Current Connections

Answer

The Web Service\Current Connections counter in Performance Monitor shows live connection counts for IIS.

Question 3

What is the effect of setting the application pool 'Idle Time-out' to 0 minutes?

Accepted Answer

The worker process never shuts down due to inactivity

Answer

Setting idle time-out to 0 disables automatic shutdown of the worker process when no requests are being processed.

Question 4

Which IIS module is responsible for serving static files like HTML, CSS, and images?

Accepted Answer

StaticFileModule

Answer

StaticFileModule (System.WebServer/staticFile) reads files from disk and streams them to the client for non-dynamic requests.

Question 5

What tool can be used to test IIS connectivity and response headers from the command line?

Accepted Answer

curl

Answer

Curl can send HTTP requests to IIS and display response headers and body, making it ideal for quick connectivity tests.

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