Duration:

5 Days

Course Description:

This course builds on existing professional experience with personal computer hardware support to present the next tier of skills & concepts students will use on the job when administering any type of network server.

Audience:

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

On course completion, participants will be able to:

  • Manage server hardware.
  • Install server hardware and operating systems.
  • Configure networking hardware and protocols.
  • Perform basic server configuration tasks.
  • Create a virtual server environment.
  • Administer servers.
  • Implement server storage solutions.
  • Secure the server.
  • Plan and test disaster recovery.
  • Troubleshoot server issues.

Course Outline:

1 – Understanding Server Administration Concepts

  • Understand Server Administration Concepts
  • Understand Troubleshooting Methods
  • Manage Licenses

2 – Understanding Virtualization and Cloud Computing

  • Understand Virtualization Concepts
  • Understanding Cloud Concepts
  • Understand On-Premises versus Cloud Deployments

3 – Understanding Physical and Network Security Concepts

  • Understand Physical Security Concepts
  • Understand Network Security Concepts

4 – Managing Physical Assets

  • Understand Asset Management Concepts
  • Manage Documentation

5 – Managing Server Hardware

  • Manage the Physical Server
  • Administer the Server and Storage
  • Troubleshoot Server Hardware

6 – Configuring Storage Management

  • Manage Storage
  • Troubleshoot Storage

7 – Installing and Configuring an Operating System

  • Install an Operating System
  • Configure Storage
  • Configure Network Settings
  • Use Scripts to Configure Servers

8 – Troubleshooting OS, Application, and Network Configurations

  • Troubleshoot an Operating System and Applications
  • Troubleshoot Network Configurations

9 – Managing Post-Installation Administrative Tasks

  • Understand Secure Administration Practices
  • Manage Server Functions
  • Configure Server Hardening

10 – Managing Data Security

  • Understand Data Security Concepts
  • Manage Data Security
  • Troubleshoot Data Security

11 – Managing Service and Data Availability

  • Manage Data Backup and Restore
  • Manage High Availability
  • Manage Disaster Recovery

12 – Decommissioning Servers

  • Decommission Servers