Supported Target Systems

The IIS Server scan tasks are supported on the following operating systems:


  • Windows Server 2022
    [Internet Information Server 10]

  • Windows Server 2019
    [Internet Information Server 10]

  • Windows Server 2016
    [Internet Information Server 10]

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 
    [Internet Information Server 8.5]

  • Windows Server 2012
    [Internet Information Server 8]

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 
    [Internet Information Server 7.5]

  • Windows Server 2008
    [Internet Information Server 7]

  • Windows 2003 Server
    [Internet Information Server 6]



Scanning Windows Server 2008 and above

When scanning Windows 2008 and above servers XIA uses WMI to access the configuration information. For this to occur the IIS Management Scripts and Tools role service must be installed on each server you wish to scan. For more information see the IIS Management Scripts and Tools section.




Scanning Windows 2003 Servers (IIS 6) from Windows 2008 and above


To scan IIS 6 servers XIA Configuration uses a combination of WMI and ADSI. 

To enable Windows Server 2008 and above to communicate via ADSI the "IIS 6 Management Compatibility" role service must be installed for the Web Server (IIS) role.




Access Settings

The IIS Server scan tasks use WMI to obtain information remotely from IIS Servers exclusively on Windows 2008 and above however for Windows 2003 the agent uses a combination of WMI and ADSI providers.


  • Firewall access must allow access to the WMI ports on the remote machine


  • By default, the XIA Configuration client service account must have administrator rights on the remote machine (this is a requirement for remote WMI access enforced by the operating system)


  • Firewall access must allow access to the WMI ADSI providers (Windows 2003 only)



Local Service


The IIS server scan tasks support the XIA Local Service.



Automatic Detection


IIS servers can be automatically detected and scanned by Windows Machine Scan Tasks.