Skill Level: Intermediate+

Course Benefits:                    
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.

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

What will you learn?
                    
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
Course Contents
                    
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

 
The CompTIA Server+ certification is recognized by the industry to prove competency in server support.
CompTIA Server+ is an international, vendor-neutral certification for technical support professionals with 18 to 24 months of IT experience. Although not a prerequisite, it is recommended that CompTIA Server+ candidates hold a CompTIA A+ certification.
CompTIA Server+ certifies the technical knowledge and skills required to build, maintain, troubleshoot and support server hardware and software technologies. The exam covers virtualization, disaster recovery and security procedures.  
Number of questions: 100

Length of test: 90 minutes

Passing score: 750 on a scale of 100-900

Recommended experience: CompTIA A+ certification

Exam codes: SK0-003