Installing the Web Server Role To install the Web Server role on a machine that already is running Windows

Server 2008 R2 (as is the case when building a reference machine for deployment in a data center), follow these steps: Important: Run these steps as an administrator. To install the Web Server role using Server Manager 1. Navigate to Administrative Tools and click Server Manager. 2. In Server Manager, in the Roles Summary section, click Add Roles to start the Add Roles Wizard. 3. Click Server Roles. 4. Under Select one of more roles to install on this server, select Web Server (IIS). 5. Click Next and continue with the Add Roles Wizard.

Note: If you use the Add Roles Wizard to install IIS, you get the default installation, which has a minimum set of role services. If you need additional IIS role services, such as Application Development or Health and Diagnostics, make sure to select the check boxes associated with those features in the Select Role Services page of the wizard.

More info: http://www.iis.net/learn/web-hosting/web-server-for-shared-hosting/installing-the-webserver-role