You Will Learn...(Course topics)
General Server Hardware Knowledge
- Characteristics of system bus architecture
- Characteristics of adapter fault tolerance
- Basic purpose, function and application model of servers
- RAM , HD and fiver channel
- RAID Levels
- Hot swap drivers, hot plug boards, multiprocessing, and clustering
General Server Installation
- Pre-installation activity
- Install hardware using best practice
- Server management plan
Server Configuration
- Check/upgrade BIOS/firmware levels
- Configure RAID
- Install NOS
- Configure external peripherals
- Install service tools, perform server baseline and document the configuration
Server Upgrading
- Perform backup
- Add processors, hard drives, memory
- Upgrade BIOS/Firmware, adapters
- Upgrade system monitoring agents, service tools
- Upgrade UPS
Proactive Maintenance and Environment
- Perform regular backup
- Create Baseline and compare performance
- Perform physical housekeeping
- Physical security and server room environmental issues
Troubleshooting and Disaster Recovery
- Perform problem determination
- Hardware and Software tools
- Identify bottlenecks
- Read and follow the disaster recovery plan
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