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IIST-SI-000224: Separate document directory and system files

The IIS 10.0 website document directory must be in a separate partition from the IIS 10.0 websites system files.
To check compliance with IIST-SI-000224, complete the following steps for each site hosted on the IIS 10.0 web server:
  1. Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.
  2. Click the site name.
  3. In the
    Actions
    pane, click
    Advanced Settings
    .
  4. Review the Physical Path.
If the
Path
is on the same partition as the OS, your application is not compliant.
If this IIS 10.0 installation supports Microsoft Exchange, and is not otherwise hosting any content, this requirement is not applicable.
If your application is not compliant, complete the following steps:
  1. Open the IIS 10.0 Manager.
  2. Click the site name.
  3. In the
    Actions
    pane, click
    Advanced Settings
    .
  4. Change the Physical Path to the new partition and directory location.