Is it possible to install IIS 6.0 multiple times on one server?

I have an applicatin that absolutely requires to be
installed on the root of the default website. However, it
seems like a waste to dedicate one server to one website
when I know that IIS is capable of many more (as is my
hardware). I have heard rumblings that it is possible to
install IIS more than once on the same server, is this
true? If so, does someone have a link to MS documentation
on how to do this.

doug
Wed Oct 29 10:55:47 CST 2003

No...you can't install multiple times.

The default website is just a name. It is no different
than any other website that would exist on the server. I
would suggest creating multiple sites and install your
app to the root of each website.

doug

>-----Original Message-----
>I have an applicatin that absolutely requires to be
>installed on the root of the default website. However,
it
>seems like a waste to dedicate one server to one website
>when I know that IIS is capable of many more (as is my
>hardware). I have heard rumblings that it is possible
to
>install IIS more than once on the same server, is this
>true? If so, does someone have a link to MS
documentation
>on how to do this.
>.
>

Kristofer
Wed Oct 29 10:58:12 CST 2003

Hello,

IIS 6.0 (and 5.0 on the server edition) can host multiple websites. As far
as i know, you cannot install multiple instances of IIS.

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"Joe G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have an applicatin that absolutely requires to be
> installed on the root of the default website. However, it
> seems like a waste to dedicate one server to one website
> when I know that IIS is capable of many more (as is my
> hardware). I have heard rumblings that it is possible to
> install IIS more than once on the same server, is this
> true? If so, does someone have a link to MS documentation
> on how to do this.

David
Fri Oct 31 00:00:49 CST 2003

I don't know where you got the idea that one installation of IIS = one
website, so to have multiple websites, you have to install IIS multiple
times. That seems like a real waste to me...

Anyway, IIS6 is capable of hosting multiple websites on one server. You
just need to install it once and create as many Websites as you want within
the IIS Manager UI. The only restriction on Websites is that each must have
a unique IP:Port:HostHeader triplet of information.

i.e. two websites can listen on the same port 80 and NIC but must have
different host headers.

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"Joe G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0e6a01c39e30$b64e7600$a301280a@phx.gbl...
I have an applicatin that absolutely requires to be
installed on the root of the default website. However, it
seems like a waste to dedicate one server to one website
when I know that IIS is capable of many more (as is my
hardware). I have heard rumblings that it is possible to
install IIS more than once on the same server, is this
true? If so, does someone have a link to MS documentation
on how to do this.

Joe
Tue Nov 04 11:01:24 CST 2003

I know that IIS is capable of hosting 1000's of websites, it is the
limitation of our 3rd party software that is causing me the issue.

The software will only work and install to the default website, that's it.
Therein lies the problem.


"David Wang [Msft]" <someone@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I don't know where you got the idea that one installation of IIS = one
> website, so to have multiple websites, you have to install IIS multiple
> times. That seems like a real waste to me...
>
> Anyway, IIS6 is capable of hosting multiple websites on one server. You
> just need to install it once and create as many Websites as you want
within
> the IIS Manager UI. The only restriction on Websites is that each must
have
> a unique IP:Port:HostHeader triplet of information.
>
> i.e. two websites can listen on the same port 80 and NIC but must have
> different host headers.
>
> --
> //David
> IIS
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> //
> "Joe G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0e6a01c39e30$b64e7600$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> I have an applicatin that absolutely requires to be
> installed on the root of the default website. However, it
> seems like a waste to dedicate one server to one website
> when I know that IIS is capable of many more (as is my
> hardware). I have heard rumblings that it is possible to
> install IIS more than once on the same server, is this
> true? If so, does someone have a link to MS documentation
> on how to do this.
>
>

Phil
Tue Nov 04 15:35:31 CST 2003

Joe G wrote:

> I know that IIS is capable of hosting 1000's of websites, it is the
> limitation of our 3rd party software that is causing me the issue.
>
> The software will only work and install to the default website, that's it.
> Therein lies the problem.

You should address that problem to your vendor. However, you DO have one other
option. If you have enough memory in your server, you can install Virtual PC and
run multiple copies of Windows 2000 or 2003 Server OS, each running IIS with one
website.

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Phil Frisbie, Jr.
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http://www.hawksoft.com

Wade
Tue Nov 04 20:55:16 CST 2003

Hi All,

I'm just jumping in to confirm and deny a few things that have been said on
this thread.

First off, it is not possible to install multiple instances of IIS on one
server. The rumblings mentioned earlier in this thread are incorrect.

Second, you can certainly use Virtual PC to create multiple virtual machines
on one single physical piece of hardware. In this case, you really have
multiple and isolated operating systems running on that one system, and each
can have its own IIS installation. Note that, in this case, each individual
virtual machine requires its own licensed copy of the operating system it's
running. For example, if you have 5 virtual machines on one box running
Windows 2000 with IIS 5, then you need 5 Windows 2000 licenses.

Thank you,
-Wade A. Hilmo,
-Microsoft

"Phil Frisbie, Jr." <phil@hawksoft.com> wrote in message
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> Joe G wrote:
>
> > I know that IIS is capable of hosting 1000's of websites, it is the
> > limitation of our 3rd party software that is causing me the issue.
> >
> > The software will only work and install to the default website, that's
it.
> > Therein lies the problem.
>
> You should address that problem to your vendor. However, you DO have one
other
> option. If you have enough memory in your server, you can install Virtual
PC and
> run multiple copies of Windows 2000 or 2003 Server OS, each running IIS
with one
> website.
>
> --
> Phil Frisbie, Jr.
> Hawk Software
> http://www.hawksoft.com
>