This course is intended for Server installation and maintenance technicians and students who are involved in computer installation, maintenance troubleshooting. It will prepare students for the Server+ Certification examinations.

Candidates are encouraged to have at least one other IT certification such as CompTIA A+, or Network+ certifications. However these are not required.

General server hardware knowledge and their installation. Configuration of server’s hardware and software. Upgrading server’s hardware and software. Proactive maintenance of server. Learn about the environment for server. Troubleshooting, problem determination and disaster recovery of server

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