Just a question about Win2K3 SBS,
does anyone know if IIS is required for Win2K3 to function properly? I’m asking on behalf of a friend who’s currently running it as a file/print/app server (recently purchased Dell Server) but wants to also run it as a webserver. I have no real experience with Win2K3 and don’t know what ill effects would be had if the IIS Service was stopped or better yet if IIS was completely removed from his win2k3 server altogether. He currently also runs SQL server on this box as well and I would also like to know if IIS is integral for SQL server to continue running. I guess I’m probably leaving out a whole lot of info here, I wish I had more tech.info to provide on the situation, it’s always hard to offer support remotely (I guess it’s even harder for you to offer advice remotely also). Can he run Apache web server (any recommendations on versions) on Win2K3 instead of IIS and if he does, would IIS conflict with Apache if he left IIS installed and the service running? Also, any firewall recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I guess my friend’s goal in a nutshell is to run this server as a webserver (on top of it’s other functions because Win2K3 SBS is supposed to be able to do everything! – yeah right) and run his company website off this box and not just a business card type site, he will hook up his site with sql server and provide an online catalog of his company’s products, and allow customers to purchase items online from him, etc. I don’t need help on how to setup his website because I’m not offering that help to him as I have no experience in that area whatsoever.
Any help you can offer would be great.