Preparation for the MYOB Acumatica Installation: Implementation Activity

In this implementation activity, you will learn how to enable the required Internet Information Services (IIS) web server features and validate the configuration of IIS. This will prepare you to install the server component of MYOB Acumatica.

Attention:
For training and testing purposes, you can install the server part of MYOB Acumatica on operating systems that are not server operating systems. The instructions in this activity demonstrate the verification of the IIS web server features and the application pool settings on a computer running Windows 10. If you are using other supported environments and have trouble finding the required features, refer to the corresponding documentation for instructions.

Story

Suppose that you are the system administrator of the SweetLife Fruits & Jams company, and you need to verify the system environment prior to installing MYOB Acumatica.

Process Overview

In this activity, you will do the following:

  1. Enable the required IIS web server features
  2. Verify the configuration of the IIS

Step 1: Enabling the IIS Management Console Feature

To enable the IIS Management Console feature, do the following:

  1. On the taskbar, click Start to open the Start menu, which contains all your apps, settings, and files.
  2. On the Start menu, type Windows Features.
  3. Click Turn Windows features on or off. The Windows Features dialog box opens.
  4. Go to Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools.
  5. Select the IIS Management Console check box, as shown in the following screenshot.
    Tip:
    If the check box is already selected, go to Step 2.
    Figure 1. The IIS Management Console feature


Step 2: Enabling World Wide Web Services Features

To enable various features that are included in the World Wide Web Services group of features, do the following:

  1. While you are still viewing the Windows Features dialog box, go to Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features.
  2. Select the following check boxes (as shown in the screenshot below):
    • .NET Extensibility 4.8
    • ASP.NET 4.8
    • ISAPI Extensions
    • ISAPI Filters
    • WebSocket Protocol
    Figure 2. Enabling of the Application Development Features


  3. Go to Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features.
  4. Select the following check boxes (as shown in the screenshot below):
    • Default Document
    • Static Content
    Figure 3. Enabling of the Common HTTP Features


  5. Go to Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Performance Features.
  6. Select the following check boxes (as shown in the screenshot below):
    • Dynamic Content Compression
    • Static Content Compression
    Figure 4. Enabling of the Performance Features


  7. Go to Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Security.
  8. Select the Request Filtering check box (as shown in the following screenshot).
    Figure 5. Enabling of the Request Filtering feature


  9. Click OK.
    Tip:
    If you have turned on some features, Windows shows an informational message.

Step 3: Configuring Internet Information Services

To configure Internet Information Services, do the following:

  1. On the taskbar, click Start to open the Start menu and click search for Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  2. In the left Connections pane, click Application Pools.
  3. In the middle pane, in the list of available application pools on the server, right-click the DefaultAppPool application pool, which you will use on your website, and select Basic Settings.
  4. In the Edit Application Pool dialog box, which opens, make sure that the following settings are specified, as shown in the following screenshot:
    • .NET CLR version: A version configured for .NET Version 4.8
      Note:
      The version number of the .NET Framework does not necessarily correspond to the version number of the CLR it includes. .NET Framework version 4.8 includes CLR Version 4.
    • Managed pipeline mode: Integrated
    • Start application pool immediately: Selected
    Figure 6. The settings of the default application pool


    Important:
    We generally recommend that you use a separate application pool for the MYOB Acumatica production instance.
  5. Click OK to close the dialog box.
  6. While the DefaultAppPool application pool is selected in the middle pane, in the right Actions pane, click Advanced Settings.
  7. In the Advanced Settings dialog box, which opens, make sure that False is selected as the value of the Enable 32-Bit Applications setting (as shown in the following screenshot).
    Figure 7. Advanced Settings of the DefaultAppPool


  8. Click OK to close the dialog box.

    You have verified the Internet Information Services (IIS) configuration and can proceed to installing MYOB Acumatica.