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Why Perform General Web Server Maintenance?

You perform general Web server maintenance to back up and restore your data, analyze Web logs, enhance security, ensure the availability of your retail Web site, and complete transaction cost analysis for capacity planning.

Additionally, you might perform the following Web server maintenance tasks:

  • Create additional Web sites.

  • Create virtual directories.

  • Configure authentication.

  • Manage Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.

  • Backup and restore the Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase.

  • Start and stop services.

  • Strengthen security.

  • Optimize performance.

See Also

Other Resources

What Other Resources are Available for Operations?

Managing the Administration Database

Managing Commerce Sites and Applications

What is Commerce Server Operations?