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ICTNWK401 Install and manage a server

Assessment - Knowledge Assessment

Samantha was hired as a server administrator at XYZ international. While going over her first job's list of requirements she sees that she will need to choose a network operating system (NOS) to be installed on the server. What is a NOS and how would she choose one? How is a network operating system different from a regular operating system?

Her client at XYZ gave her a list of server software that needs to be installed in order to setup the web server. What is the difference between server software/applications and desktop applications?

What are some compatibility issues she may face while installing the software and how can she overcome them?

(identify and describe current network hardware and software systems and their requirements, including network operating systems (NOS), server applications including compatibility issues and resolution procedures; desktop applications and operating systems)

Edward recently completed work on a print server for ABC International. What information does he need to create the server documentation and why? How can he determine if the documentation is satisfactory?

While he was about to complete the documentation, the systems administrator asks him what method he's used for error logging and whether he mirrored the log to ABC's log server. Why is error logging important and what does it mean to mirror it?

Troy, a network security engineer at ABC is sent to inspect his work before completion. During the inspection Troy notices that the server is using a single HDD. He asks Edward to implement a RAID configuration in order to secure data. What are RAID configurations and how do they help?

(Recognise and describe basic server installation and maintenance processes and procedures, including documentation skills for networks; error logging and reporting; high availability options for file systems, including redundant array of independent disks (RAID) and replication)

Based on the client requirements Thomas finds that he needs to setup the network directory service. Since this is his first job requesting the task, he's having a hard time remembering what it was. How would you explain what a directory server is to him, and what steps would he need to do to configure his server to use it?

What does he need to know in order to complete network service configuration?

While setting up user accounts he decided to go over the policy to ensure good security for the enterprise. What are some things that may be included in the policy?

(Recognise and describe basic server installation and maintenance processes and procedures, including network directory services and network service configuration; options for performance tuning; user authentication)

After completing the server installation Becky needs to determine a proper way to create backups. One of her colleagues, Janice, recommended creating backups once every weekend but she decided it would be safer to create them at the end of every day. Janice is worried the daily backups would take too much space. Is this true? Is there anything Becky can do to limit that?

Although the backups will be created to protect the server in the case of an emergency, such as hardware failures, is there a way Becky can monitor the server health so she will know before it happens?

(specify and describe processes and procedures required to support and manage a server, including best practice for implementing backup and recovery procedures and boot process)

Jeffrey came across some issues while testing the server setup. The operating system (OS) began to crash due to unknown reasons. Looking through the server logs he found out when the error happened but is unable to understand it, he did find the error code though.

What methods are available to Jeffrey for software support, meaning to resolve the issue, with proprietary software? What about open source?

Software support is related to server management, what else falls under server management and what do they mean?

(specify and describe processes and procedures required to support and manage a server, including operating system help and support utilities)

Briefly explain what Alex needs to do in order to maintain a server to keep quality of service consistent. What are the basic things he will need to monitor to measure the current health of the system in order to do so?

One of his colleagues is required to install a different server in the system. They approached Alex and asked if it mattered what method they chose to install the operating system, either from a CD or DVD, USB boot disk, using network boot, or a script. How would Alex explain this?

(specify and describe processes and procedures required to support and manage a server, including operating system installation methods, including installation from CD or DVD, universal serial bus (USB) boot disk, network and script (automated install))

One of Edward's requirements for his server installation includes adding network printers.

What methods are available to him for this purpose, and how can he manage the printers including print tasks.

Suppose that the client requested that some tasks need to be able to run no matter what which includes stopping anything with a lower priority. How can he handle this process management and termination?

What is a task scheduler and what is it used for?

(specify and describe processes and procedures required to support and manage a server, including printer management; process and task management, including process termination; task scheduling utilities)

What are some troubleshooting tools and techniques Jack can use to resolve issues with his server installation?

One of the requirements was to set up network diagnostic tools but he's unsure of what he needs to do, what are some network diagnostic tools and what are they used for?

After he's done resolving these issues, he is required to create the user accounts and set up their passwords before launch. What methods are available for creating them?

(specify and describe processes and procedures required to support and manage a server, including troubleshooting tools and techniques, including network diagnostic utilities; user account and password management)