Comptia Server+ Study Guide - Troy Mcmillan

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Résumé :

Introduction xxiii

Assessment Test liv
Answers to Assessment Test lxi

Chapter 1 Server Hardware 1

Racking 3

Enclosure Sizes 3

Unit Sizes 3

Rack Layout 5

Power Cabling 14

Voltage 15

Redundant Power 18

Power Connector Types 23

Cable Management 25

Network Cabling 26

Redundant Networking 26

Twisted Pair 27

Fiber 30

Gigabit 31

10 GigE 31

Small Form- Factor Pluggable (SFP) 32

Sfp+ 32

Quad Small Form- Factor Pluggable (QSFP) 33

Cable Management 33

Server Chassis Types 35

Server Components 42

NICs 55

Summary 57

Exam Essentials 57

Review Questions 59

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Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Servers 63

Installing Server Operating Systems 67

Minimum Operating System (OS) Requirements 67

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) 68

Installations 68

Partition and Volume Types 73

File System Types 75

Configuring and Maintaining Server Functions and Features 76

Server Roles Requirements 77

Data Migration and Transfer 96

Administrative Interfaces 97

The Purpose and Operation of Virtualization 98

Host vs. Guest 98

Virtual Networking 99

Resource Allocation and Provisioning 103

Management Interfaces for Virtual Machines 108

Cloud Models 110

Summary 111

Exam Essentials 111

Review Questions 112

Chapter 3 Server Maintenance 115

Given a Scenario, Perform Server Hardware Maintenance 117

Out- of- Band Management 117

Local Hardware Administration 122

Components 125

Drives 126

Hot- Swappable Hardware 129

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)/Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) 131

Explain Licensing Concepts 132

Models 132

Open Source 134

Subscription 135

License vs. Maintenance and Support 135

Volume Licensing 136

License Count Validation 136

Version Compatibility 136

Summary 137

Exam Essentials 137

Review Questions 138

Chapter 4 Storage Technologies and Asset Management 143

Given a Scenario, Deploy and Manage Storage 146

RAID Levels and Types 146

Capacity Planning 151

Hard Drive Media Types 153

Interface Types 157

Shared Storage 161

Explain the Importance of Asset Management and Documentation 165

Asset Management 166

Documentation Management 169

Document Availability 175

Secure Storage of Sensitive Documentation 175

Summary 175

Exam Essentials 176

Review Questions 177

Chapter 5 Identifying Fault Tolerance Requirements 181

Clustering 182

Active-Active 182

Active-Passive 183

Failover/Failback 183

Proper Patching Procedures 184

Heartbeat 184

Fault Tolerance 184

Server- Level Redundancy vs. Component Redundancy 185

Redundant Server Network Infrastructure 185

Load Balancing 185

Network Interface Card (NIC) Teaming and Redundancy 186

Summary 191

Exam Essentials 191

Review Questions 192

Chapter 6 Securing the Server 197

Summarize Physical Security Concepts 200

Physical Access Controls 200

Environmental Controls 206

Explain Data Security Risks and Mitigation Strategies 210

Security Risks 210

Mitigation Strategies 223

Given a Scenario, Apply Server Hardening Methods 226

OS Hardening 226

Application Hardening 228

Host Security 228

Hardware Hardening 230

Summary...

Biographie:
successfully troubleshooting common server problems...

Sommaire:
implementing proper server hardening and security controls...