Valid for Sitecore
5.3.2, 5.3.1
IIS Configuration
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Some important notes concerning IIS configuration.
- Ensure Application Protection on the Home tab is set to "Medium (Pooled)" – "High" will cause excessive caching.
- The following folders and files under the WebSite root should not be accessible to the public:
/data
/sitecore/admin
/sitecore/debug
/sitecore/rest.html
Ensure that Enable anonymous access is disabled in the Authentication window of the Directory tab in the properties of each folder in the IIS management console.
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Windows 2003
On the Performance tab in the Properties of the appropriate Application Pool, ensure Maximum number of worker processes is ALWAYS “1”.
Note: on multiple processor servers, this value may automatically be set higher than one during the process of OS/IIS installation. On these servers it is therefore especially important to check this setting as it will likely be higher than "1".
- Restart IIS (see Restarting ASP.NET and/or the machine).
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