NET 193 - Server Administration

1. Manage server hardware installation
   1. Install and configure physical hardware
   2. Deploy and manage storage
   3. Maintain server hardware
2. Maintain servers
   1. Install server operating systems
   2. Configure servers to use network infrastructure services
   3. Configure and maintain server functions and features
   4. Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers
   5. Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization
   6. Utilize scripting basics for server administration
   7. Explain the importance of asset management and documentation
   8. Explain licensing concepts
3. Incorporate security and disaster recovery concepts
   1. Explain data security concepts
   2. Summarize physical security concepts
   3. Explain important concepts pertaining to identity and access management for server administration
   4. Explain data security risks and mitigation strategies
   5. Apply server hardening methods
   6. Summarize proper server decommissioning concepts
   7. Explain the importance of backups and restores
   8. Explain the importance of disaster recovery
4. Evaluate troubleshooting methodologies
   1. Explain the troubleshooting theory and methodology
   2. Troubleshoot common hardware failures
   3. Troubleshoot storage problems
   4. Troubleshoot common OS and software problems
   5. Troubleshoot network connectivity issues
   6. Troubleshoot security problems
5. Analyze server virtualization
   1. Explain hybrid cloud implementations
   2. Discuss the importance of secure API implementation
   3. Summarize project scope and scope management
6. Create server room documentation
   1. Design a server rack configuration using common tools like Microsoft Visio
   2. Calculate the server rack power needs and incorporate a solution into documentation
   3. Configure specs for various server rack requirements for air cooling, data management, data storage, and connectivity
   4. Describe processes used to build a network operations center (NOC)
   5. Discuss requirements to create a secure operations center (SOC)