load-balancer-install-iis.md

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services	load-balancer
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ms.date	12/04/2023
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Install IIS

1. Select All services in the left-hand menu, select All resources, and then from the resources list, select lb-VM1 that is located in the load-balancer-rg resource group.

2. On the Overview page, select Connect, then Bastion.

3. Select Use Bastion.

4. Enter the username and password entered during VM creation.

5. Select Connect.

6. On the server desktop, navigate to Windows Administrative Tools > Windows PowerShell.

7. In the PowerShell Window, run the following commands to:

   • Install the IIS server
   • Remove the default iisstart.htm file
   • Add a new iisstart.htm file that displays the name of the VM:

    # Install IIS server role
    Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools
    
    # Remove default htm file
    Remove-Item  C:\inetpub\wwwroot\iisstart.htm
    
    # Add a new htm file that displays server name
    Add-Content -Path "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\iisstart.htm" -Value $("Hello World from " + $env:computername)

8. Close the Bastion session with lb-VM1.

9. Repeat steps to install IIS and the updated iisstart.htm file on lb-VM2.

Test the load balancer

1. In the search box at the top of the page, enter Load balancer. Select Load balancers in the search results.

2. Click the load balancer you created, load-balancer. On the Frontend IP configuration page for your load balancer, locate the public IP address.

3. Copy the public IP address, and then paste it into the address bar of your browser. The custom VM page of the IIS Web server is displayed in the browser.

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