CT-SER+-05
We invited the Best CompTIA Server+ Certified Trainers in the industry to help us develop the ultimate training and certification program which includes everything you will need to fully prepare for and pass your certification exams.
The skills and knowledge measured by the Server+ 2005 exam are derived from an industry-wide and worldwide job task analysis and a survey to validate the job task analysis. The survey results were used to weight the test domains and ensure the weightings are representative of the job requirements. This exam blueprint includes the test objectives and the relative weightings. Example topics and concepts are included to clarify the test objectives and should not be construed as a comprehensive list of all the content of this exam.
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Ken Mayer
Kenneth Mayer - Certified CEH Trainer (CCSI, MCT, CCNP, CCDA)
Ken Mayer is a Microsoft Certified Trainer as well as a Certified Ethical Hacker Trainer and Security consultant. He started his career in computer technology in 1980s. He has offered a wide variety of IT training and high level consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies across the United States and Western Europe. He has achieved the Certified Cisco Systems Instructor certification. The CCSI certification involved a two-day lab and observation event held on Cisco in Paris, France Facility. This gave Ken the accreditation to be able to deliver Cisco Authorized Courses as a CCSI. He has taught the full line of Cisco CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP and CCIP course curriculums, including Cisco\'s security appliances such as PIX and IDS.
Couse Outline Index
Domain 1
Server Hardware
1.01 System Bus Architectures
1.02 Adapter Fault Tolerance
1.03 Types of Servers
1.04 Application Server Models
1.05 Memory Types and Server Memory Requirements
1.06 SCSI Storage Solutions
1.07 SATA (Serial ATA) Storage Solutions
1.08 Fibre Channel Hardware
1.09 iSCSI and FCIP Technologies
1.10 RAID Technologies
1.11 Know the characteristics of hot swap drives and hot plug boards.
1.12 Know the features, advantages, and disadvantages of multiprocessing.
1.13 Know the attributes, purpose, function, and advantages of clustering.
1.14 Server Processor Subsystems
1.15 Know Network Storage Systems
Domain 2
Installation
2.01 Conduct pre-installation planning activities
2.02 Install hardware using best practices
2.03 Develop the server management plan (in-band and out-of-band management)
Domain 3
Configuration
3.01 Check/upgrade BIOS/firmware levels (system board, RAID controller, hard drive, ect.)
3.02 Configure RAID
3.03 Install NOS
3.04 Configure External Peripherals
3.05 Install NOS and driver updates to design specifications
3.06 Install service tools (SNMP, backup software, system monitoring agents, event logs, etc.)
3.07 Perform Server Baseline
3.08 Document the configuration
3.09 Implement the server management plan (OS-dependent and OS-independent components).
Domain 4
Upgrading
4.01 Perform Backup
4.02 Add Processors
4.03 Add Hard Drives
4.04 Increase Memory
4.05 Upgrade BIOS/firmware
4.06 Upgrade adapters (e.g., NICs, SCSI cards, RAID, etc.)
4.07 Upgrade peripheral devices, internal and external & verify appropriate system resources
4.08 Upgrade system monitoring agents
4.09 Upgrade service tools (e.g., diagnostic tools, EISA configuration, diagnostic partition, SSU)
4.10 Upgrade UPS
Domain 5
Proactive Maintenance
5.01 Perform regular backup
5.02 Create baseline and compare performance
5.03 Adjust SNMP thresholds
5.04 Perform physical housekeeping
5.05 Monitor, maintain, and follow the server management and service plan.
Domain 6
Environment
6.01 Recognize and report on physical security issues
6.02 Recognize and report on server room environmental issues
Domain 7
Troubleshooting and Problem Determination
7.01 Perform problem determination
7.02 Use diagnostic hardware and software tools and utilities.
7.03 Identify bottlenecks
Domain 8
Disaster Recovery
8.01 Read and follow the disaster recovery plan.
