How to Enable IIS for BizTalk 2013: Step-by-Step Guide

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) provides a Web application infrastructure for many BizTalk Server features. BizTalk Server requires IIS for the following features:

HTTP adapter
SOAP adapter
Windows SharePoint Services adapter
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
BAM Portal

📝 One-Minute Brief

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a foundational requirement for BizTalk Server features like the HTTP/SOAP adapters and the BAM Portal. This guide details the step-by-step installation of IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012, highlighting the specific Role Services and Features (like ASP.NET 4.5 and IIS 6 Management Compatibility) required for a successful setup. Crucially, it also explains how to enable 32-bit mode for the BAM Portal in a 64-bit environment.

To install IIS 8, use the following steps:

Open Server Manager.
Under the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features (or press Add roles and features under the Dashboard panel)

On the Before You Begin screen, click Next.

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add-roles and features before you begin

On the Installation Type screen, select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features installation type

On the Server Selection screen, select the appropriate server, leave the default options, and click Next.
- Select a server from the server pool.
- local is selected by default.

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features server selection

On the Server Roles screen, select the Web Server (IIS) option.
- If prompted, click Add Features, and then click Next.

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features server roles

On the Features screen, no additional features are needed for IIS; however, in addition to the default values, we will need to select the following options:
- .NET Framework 3.5 Features.
- SMTP Server (If prompted, click “Add Features”) – optional.
- Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 – optional: Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) is required for the SharePoint Services adapter or SharePoint Online when used with SharePoint Services Client-Side Object Model (CSOM).

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features features

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features features wif

Then click Next.
On the Web Server Role (IIS) screen, click Next.
On the Role Services screen under Web Server Role (IIS), we will customize our installation of IIS with the following options:
- Common HTTP Features
  - Default Document
  - Directory Browsing
  - HTTP Errors
  - Static Content
- Health and Diagnostics
  - Http Logging
  - Logging Tools
  - ODBC Logging
  - Request Monitor
  - Tracking
- Performance
  - Static Content Compression
  - Dynamic Content Compression
- Security
  - Request Filtering
  - Basic Authentication
  - Digest Authentication
  - Windows Authentication
- Application Development
  - Select all options
- Management Tools
  - IIS Management Console
  - IIS 6 Management Compatibility
    - IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
    - IIS 6 Management Console
    - IIS 6 Scripting Tools
    - IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features roles services

Then click Next.
On the Confirmation screen, click Install.

BizTalk Server 2013 IIS Add roles and features confirmation

When the IIS installation completes, the wizard reflects the installation status on the Results screen
Click Close to exit the wizard

Running the BAM Portal in a 64-bit Environment

BAM Portal runs only in a 32-bit mode. If you are using Internet Information Services (IIS) in a 64-bit environment, you must set IIS to 32-bit mode to run the BAM portal. To do this, follow these steps:

Open a command prompt and run the adsutil command. To do this, press the Windows key to switch to Metro UI, type cmd, and click on the Command Prompt option on the Apps menu.
Type the following at the command prompt:
- cscript c:\inetpub\adminscripts\adsutil.vbs SET W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1
Close the command prompt.

Or:

Press the Windows key to switch to Metro UI.
Type Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager or IIS and click on the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager option on the Apps menu.
Expand the server and click on Application Pools to display available application pools in the center panel.
Right-click on DefaultAppPool and select Advanced Settings.