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Purpose of the Assessment:

This assignment has two parts: (i) command line tools and techniques for server management, and (ii) server management systems. The parts combined, the assignment provides students with opportunity to undertake work on the above topics and develop an understanding and professional skills required to manage and maintain network servers.

By doing this assignment, students will get an opportunity to enquire some of the server Operating System features, and basic tools used in LINUX servers. They will also get an idea of various tasks performed by the system administrators. In addition to that, the overview of the modern day operating systems is also necessary to keep up with the current technological trend.

Task 1: Server management with Linux commands

Q1. Managing Linux servers requires skills in using command line tools. Consult various sources of information to gain an understanding of why Linux System Administrators must be proficient in using Linux command line tools as opposed to graphical user interface (GUI) based tools. Write down your understanding on this in your own words in one (1) paragraph.

Your submission will be checked for originality using the Turnitin similarity checking software, and if it is detected that your paragraph has a high level of similarity with other sources, you will score zero marks for this answer.

Remember to use at least two (2) citations and references (list at the end of the document along with your other references) in your paragraph.

Q2.Use the following commands on a Linux machine running any flavour of Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, Kali), and document the following for each command:

Commands:

1. ifconfig

2. netstat

3. lsof

For each command, document the following:

1. What the command is used for

2. Syntax of the command

3. A valid screenshot with appropriate figure number and caption showing how you explored the command on your Linux system. Figure 1 shows an example of a valid screenshot where the user who used the command is clearly displayed. This is required for checking the originality of your work. Do the following before using any of the above commands to achieve this:

o On the Linux terminal, use the following commands one after the other:
mkdir<your name> (Replace <your name> with your own name!)

cd<your name>(You are changing directory to the newly created directory)

Task 2: Server management Systems

Every server operating system has its own server management features included. Select and research one (1) topic from the list below, and write a report containing the following sections.

Your submission will be checked for originality using the Turnitin similarity checking software, and if it is detected that your report has high  level of similarity with other sources, you may score zero marks for this part.

List of topics (choose 1):

• CentOS

• Windows nano server

• Red hat enterprise Linux

Report sections:

Investigate your chosen topic by reading articles and technical configuration from any source other than Wikipedia. These articles can be searched online or from a journal. Provide a Report to share your understanding (between 1000-1200 words limit),which should include the following sections:

• Introduction

• Background information/history of development

• Technical details and features

• Target platform

• Advantages and Disadvantages

• Conclusion

• References(minimum 5 references)