Network Server Operating System
This is a 2-credit Unit intended for candidates who require an understanding of Network Server Operating Systems. It is designed to develop an understanding of the issues involved in installing and administering a desktop operating system. On completion of the Unit you should be able to:
- Manage and maintain physical and logical devices
- Manage users, computers and groups.
- Manage and maintain access to resources
- Manage and maintain a server environment
- Manage and implement disaster recovery
In the first part of the course, you will study managing and maintaining physical and logical devices, including managing hard disk subsystems, monitoring server hardware, optimising server disk performance, installing and configuring server hardware devices
The second section covers managing users, computers and groups, including managing user profiles, creating and managing and troubleshooting user and computer accounts, and creating and managing groups
The third section covers managing and maintaining access to resources, including configuring access to shared folders, troubleshooting terminal services and configuring file system permissions.
The fourth section covers managing and maintaining a server environment, including monitoring and analyse events and system performance, managing software updates and site licensing, managing servers remotely, monitoring file and print servers, monitoring and optimising application performance and managing a web server.
The final section covers managing and implementing disaster recovery, performing system recovery for a server, managing backup procedures, recovering from server hardware failure,
restoring backup data and scheduling backup jobs.
There will be one or more closed-book restricted-response assessments covering all outcomes. You will be presented with a total of 40 questions and expected to answer 70% of these correctly. You will also be expected to keep a logbook recording the practical tasks you have carried out during the Unit. You must satisfy the requirements for these assessments in order to achieve the Unit.
