1. Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Plug-in User's Guide
  2. Microsoft IIS Plug-in Overview and Prerequisites

1 Microsoft IIS Plug-in Overview and Prerequisites

This topic provides an overview description of the Oracle system monitoring plug-in for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and summarizes the prerequisites required before configuration.

The following topics are provided:

Microsoft IIS Plug-in Overview

The system monitoring plug-in for Microsoft IIS extends Oracle Enterprise Manager to add support for managing Microsoft IIS instances. By deploying the plug-in within your Enterprise Manager environment, you gain the following management features:
  • Monitor IIS instances.
  • Gather configuration data and track configuration changes for IIS instances.
  • Raise alerts and violations based on thresholds set on monitored metrics and configuration data.
  • Provide rich out-of-box reports through Enterprise Manager's Information Publisher reports feature based on the gathered data.
  • Support monitoring by a local Windows Agent that is running on the same host as the Microsoft IIS.
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Jobs that allow for the following management of Microsoft IIS:
    • Restarting the application pool
    • Restarting the W3SVC Service
    • Stopping and Starting the FTP Service

Supported Versions

This plug-in supports the following versions of products:

  • Enterprise Manager 24.1:

    This plug-in is certified for the latest release of Oracle Enterprise Manager 24ai (24.1).

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 10 running on Microsoft Windows Server.

To view the complete list of certified products, you can access the Enterprise Manager certification matrix by following these steps:

  1. Sign in to My Oracle Support: http://support.oracle.com
  2. Click the Certifications tab.
  3. In the Certification Search, from the Product list, select one of the following:
    • Enterprise Manager Base Platform - OMS, to view the certification for OMS.
    • Enterprise Manager Base Platform - Agent, to view the certification for Management Agent.
  4. From the Release list, select release version, and then click Search.

Microsoft IIS Plug-in Prerequisites

To deploy the plug-in, the following prerequisites must be complete:

  • Patches are available from My Oracle Support (https://support.oracle.com):

    1. Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (Oracle Management Server and Oracle Management Agent) must be installed.
    2. The plug-in is only supported when running the Oracle Management Agent on 32-bit or 64-bit Windows
    3. The Oracle Management Agent must be deployed on the same host as the Microsoft IIS instance.

Downloading the Microsoft IIS Plug-in

In Enterprise Manger Release 24.1, the Microsoft IIS plug-in is not available in the Oracle Shiphome. If you are upgrading from Enterprise Manager Release 13.5, with existing Microsoft IIS targets, the Microsoft IIS targets will also appear in Enterprise Manager Release 24.1.

You can download the plug-in in Enterprise Manger from the Extensibility page.

To download the Microsoft IIS plug-in:
  1. In Enterprise Manager go to Setup, select Extensibility, and then select Self Update.
  2. Expand Plug-in folder, go to Middleware.

    Note:

    If you enter Microsoft IIS in the search option, you can see all available versions.
  3. Find the Microsoft IIS plug-in, and then download the latest version and deploy.

You can download plug-ins in online or offline mode. Online mode refers to an environment where you have Internet connectivity, and can download the plug-in directly through Enterprise Manager from My Oracle Support. Offline mode refers to an environment where you do not have Internet connectivity, or where the plug-in is not available from My Oracle Support.

For more information on downloading the plug-ins, see Managing Plug-ins in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide.

You can download plug-ins in online or offline mode. Online mode refers to an environment where you have Internet connectivity, and can download the plug-in directly through Enterprise Manager from My Oracle Support. Offline mode refers to an environment where you do not have Internet connectivity, or where the plug-in is not available from My Oracle Support.

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide for details on downloading the plug-in in either mode.

Deploying the Microsoft IIS Plug-in

You can deploy the Microsoft IIS plug-in to an Oracle Management Service (OMS) instance using the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console, or using the EM Command Line Interface (EMCLI). While the console enables you to deploy one plug-in at a time, the command line interface mode enables you to deploy multiple plug-ins at one time, saving plug-in deployment time and downtime.

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide for instructions on deploying the plug-in.

Upgrading the Microsoft IIS Plug-in

The Self Update feature allows you to expand Enterprise Manager's capabilities by updating Enterprise Manager components whenever new or updated features become available. Updated plug-ins are made available via the Enterprise Manager Store, an external site that is periodically checked by Enterprise Manager to obtain information about updates ready for download. See the Updating chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide for steps to update the plug-in.

Undeploying the Microsoft IIS Plug-in

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide for steps to undeploy the plug-in.