[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change]

IIS Snap-in

The Internet Information Services snap-in provides server management options to control content and access to your Web or FTP sites. For example, if you are a developer testing a site before uploading it to a corporate intranet or the Internet, you can use this tool to test your settings exactly as they will be on the final server. In previous releases of IIS, this tool was called the Internet Service Manager. The IIS snap-in includes these features:

Additional server settings, such as settings to manage an FTP site, isolate applications, map MIME types, or designate additional script engines.
A wizard to create new virtual directories.
The ability to administer installations of Internet Information Services across a network.

To launch the Internet Information Services snap-in

An easy way to access the snap-in is through the Start menu:

From the Start menu, click Programs, Administrative Tools, and then Internet Information Services. The Internet Information Services snap-in appears.

You can also launch the snap-in from the Run dialog box:

From the Start menu, click Run. The Run dialog box appears.
In the Open text box, type inetmgr
Press ENTER. The Internet Information Services snap-in appears.

You can also access IIS from the Computer Management Window. Accessing IIS in this way does not give you the range of administration options offered by the IIS snap-in; however, it does offer quick access and limited management options for your Web sites.

Click Start, right-click My Computer, and click Manage from the drop-down list. The Computer Management window appears.
In the left pane, expand the Services and Applications tree.
Click Internet Information Services. The names and states of your Web sites appear in the right pane. Expand the Internet Information Services tree in the left pane and any subsequent Web site trees to see a list of directories and virtual directories for that Web page.

For more information on using the IIS snap-in and administering IIS, see Server Administration.