IIS: missing configuration/properties

In IIS (Windows Server 2008) I open the IIS Manager, then expand the local server name, the expand “Sites” and right click on “Default Web Site” but no “Properties” show up.

According to this Microsoft article, that is where I would go to find the logging options (which I need to turn on).

What am I missing? I can stop or start “Default Web Site” no problem. The right click menu only brings up:

• Explore
• Edit Permissions
• Add Application
• Add Virtual Directory
• Edit Bindings
• Manage Web Site -> Restart/Start/Stop/Browser, Advanced Settings (no Logging tab)
• Refresh
• Remove
• Rename
• Switch to Content View

Under the Features View, I don’t see Logging either. I see:

• .NET Auth
• .NET Compilation
• .NET Error Pages
• .NET Globalization
• .NET Trust Levels
• Application Settings
• Connection Strings
• SMTP E-mail
• Authentication
• Handler Mappings
• HTTP Responses
• Modules
• Output Caching
• Request Filtering
• SSL Settings
• Configuration Editor

It sounds as if you’ve not installed any of the logging elements of the Health and Diagnostics IIS Role Service:

You need to install at least the “HTTP Logging” role service for the Logging feature to appear.

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