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Troy McMillan, A+, Network+, Server+, CCNA, CCNP, writes practice tests, study guides, and online course materials for Kaplan IT Cert Prep. He holds more than 30 industry certifications, delivers certification training classes, appears in training videos, and runs his own consulting and training business.
Inhalt
Introduction xxi Assessment Test li
Chapter 1 Server Hardware 1
Server Form Factors 3
Rack Mount 3
Tower 6
Blade Technology 7
Installing and Configuring Server Components 11
CPU 11
RAM 16
Bus Types, Bus Channels, and Expansion Slots 19
NICs 21
Hard Drives 22
Riser Cards 25
RAID Controllers 26
BIOS/UEFI 26
Firmware 28
USB Interface/Ports 28
Hot-Swappable Component 29
Maintaining Power and Cooling Requirements 29
Power 29
Cooling 34
Summary 37
Exam Essentials 37
Review Questions 39
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Servers 43
Installing and Configuring Server Operating Systems 45
Determining the Server Role/Purpose 45
Updating Firmware 46
BIOS/UEFI Configuration 46
Disk Preparation 49
Configuring Hostnames 54
Local Account Setup 55
Connecting to the Network 56
Joining a Domain/Directory 56
Addressing Security Concerns 57
Enabling Services 58
Installing Features, Roles, Applications, and Drivers 60
Performance Baseline 60
Unattended/Remote Installations 63
Using Access and Control Methods to Administer a Server 66
Local Hardware Administration 66
Network-Based Hardware Administration 69
Network-Based Operating System Administration 71
Purpose and Operation of Virtualization Components 73
Hosts and Guests 73
Management Interface for Virtual Machines 74
Hypervisor 74
Hardware Compatibility List 77
Resource Allocation Between Guest and Host 78
Summary 85
Exam Essentials 85
Review Questions 87
Chapter 3 Server Maintenance 91
Server Roles and Requirements 93
Web Server 93
Application Server 94
Directory Services Server 95
Database Server 96
File Servers 96
Print Server 97
Messaging Server 98
Mail Server 98
Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) Server 98
Network Services Server 99
Proper Server Maintenance Techniques 100
Change Management 101
Patch Management 101
Outages and Service-Level Agreements 104
Performance Monitoring 105
Hardware Maintenance 108
Fault Tolerance and High Availability Techniques 120
Asset Management and Documentation 123
Asset Management 123
Documentation 125
Secure Storage of Sensitive Documentation 129
Summary 130
Exam Essentials 130
Review Questions 131
Chapter 4 Storage Technologies 135
Hardware and Features of Various Storage Technologies 136
Direct Attached Storage (DAS) 136
Network-Attached Storage (NAS) 136
Storage Area Networks (SANs) 137
Using iSCSI and FCoE 140
JBOD 142
Tape 142
Optical Drive 144
Flash, Compact Flash, and USB Drive 144
Installing and Deploying Primary Storage Devices 144
Disk Specifications 144
Interfaces 146
Hard Drive vs. SSD 150
Summary 152
Exam Essentials 152
Review Questions 153
Chapter 5 Identifying Capacity and Fault Tolerance Requirements 157
Calculating Appropriate Storage Capacity and Planning for Future Growth 158
Base 10 vs. Base 2 Disk Size Calculation 158
Disk Quotas 159
Compression 160
Capacity Planning Considerations 160
Configuring RAID 164
RAID Levels and Performance Considerations 165 Software vs. Hardware RAID 167&l...