The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook

A Primer for Early Level IT Professionals
 
Edition number: 1st ed.
Publisher: Apress
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Short description:

The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Edition is designed to give new system administrators an understanding of concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in their professional development. This book looks at those commonalities and provides a general introduction to critical aspects associated with system administration.
  • How to plan and implement a home network
  • How to plan for a networked environment
  • How to work with Network Layer Architectures, Network Service Architectures and Network Support Plans
  • How to develop and implement a server hardware strategy
  • What are the differences between physical and virtual server environments
  • How to assess and work with data storage technologies and user data strategies
  • How to handle directory services and central account management
  • How to handle DNS, DHCP, IPv4 and IPv6
  • How to deploy workstations and printers
  • How to work with Antivirus and handle security management
  • How to deploy Intranets and other Internet support services and more

Long description:

Understand the concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in your professional development as a new system administrator. While every information technology culture is specific to its parent organization, there are commonalities that apply to all organizations.

The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook, Second Edition looks at those commonalities and provides a general introduction to critical aspects associated with system administration. It further acts to provide definitions and patterns for common computer terms and acronyms. 

What You Will Learn
  • Build and manage home networking and plan more complex network environments
  • Manage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plans
  • Develop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystem
  • Handle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account management
  • Work with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6
  • Deploy workstations and printers
  • Manage and use antivirus and security management software
  • Build, manage and work with intranets and Internet support services


Who This Book Is For

It is assumed that the reader has little to no experience in a professional information technology environment. 



?Kralicek instead gives a thorough grounding on sysadmin tasks, networking technologies, and various servers and services ? . the higher-level overview presented in most chapters will be a useful introduction to essential areas for many people who have IT responsibility thrust upon them. ? this handbook could help you put your organisation?s IT in a saner and safer state, and save unnecessary problems.? (The MagPi, Issue 47, July, 2016)

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Home Networking
3. Planning a Network Environment
4. Network Layer Architecture
5. Network Service Architecture
6. Network Support Plan
7. Server Hardware Strategy
8. Physical vs. Virtual Server Environments
9. Data Storage Tech and User Data Strategy
10. Directory Services and Central Account Mgmt
11. DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6
12. Deploying Workstations and Printers
13. Antivirus and Security Management
14. Intranet, Internet Support Services