During the following 9 weeks, we will dive deep into server administration and management, covering hardware installation, storage, virtualization, security, and troubleshooting. You will gain practical skills that apply directly to enterprise data centers and IT environments.
Install physical hardware:
Racking
Cabling
Power
Cooling management
Deploy and manage storage: RAID levels.
Perform hardware maintenance:
out-of-band management,
firmware upgrades
hot-swappable components.
Data security:
Retention policies
Lifecycle management.
Physical security:
Access controls
Environmental controls
Biometric systems.
Identity and access management:
User accounts,
MFA
Permissions.
Server hardening:
OS updates,
Disabling unused services
host security.
Decommissioning:
Media destruction.
Recycling
Asset management.
Troubleshoot hardware:
Power issues
Hardware failures
connectivity problems.
Minimum Configuration
Troubleshoot software:
OS errors,
Application issues
Patching failures
Troubleshoot network:
Latency,
Misconfigurations
Security breaches.
