Microsoft Internet Information Server IIS Application Pools & Worker Processes 2

Question 1

What does the '.NET CLR version' setting in an IIS application pool specify?

Accepted Answer

Which version of the .NET framework the pool uses to run managed code

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The Windows Server version required for compatibility

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The CLR memory allocation limit for the worker process

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The timeout for .NET runtime initialization during pool startup

Question 2

What does the 'Rapid Fail Protection' feature do in an IIS application pool?

Accepted Answer

Disables an application pool after repeated worker process failures within a time window

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Speeds up worker process startup by pre-loading common assemblies

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Distributes load to healthy pools when the primary pool becomes overloaded

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Activates a backup application pool when the primary pool fails

Question 3

Which application pool identity runs with the least privilege for hosting IIS applications?

Accepted Answer

ApplicationPoolIdentity

Answer

Local System

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Network Service

Answer

Local Service

Question 4

What does the 'Queue Length' setting control in an IIS application pool?

Accepted Answer

The maximum number of HTTP requests that can queue for the pool before a 503 error is returned

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The maximum number of concurrent database connections the pool may use

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The number of worker processes that can run simultaneously in the pool

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The number of idle timeout checks IIS performs before shutting down a worker process

Question 5

Which Windows event log should administrators check when an IIS application pool fails to start?

Accepted Answer

Application Log

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System Log

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Security Log

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Setup Log

Question 6

What does the 'Always Running' startup mode do when configured for an IIS application pool?

Accepted Answer

Starts the worker process at system startup before any requests arrive

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Prevents the application pool from ever being recycled

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Enables continuous load balancing across all configured application pools

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Forces the pool's worker process to run at the highest CPU scheduling priority

Question 7

When hosting a 32-bit application on a 64-bit IIS server, which application pool setting must be enabled?

Accepted Answer

Enable 32-Bit Applications

Answer

Enable Protocol Activation

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Enable Kernel-Mode Authentication

Answer

Enable Preload