Publisher's Synopsis
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. You'll learn:How to build and manage home networking and plan more complex network environmentsHow to manage the network layer and service architectures as well as network support plansHow to develop a server hardware strategy and understand the physical vs. virtual server ecosystemHow to handle data storage, data strategies and directory services, and central account managementHow to work with DNS, DHCP, IP v4 and IP v6How to deploy workstations and printersHow to manage and use antivirus and security management softwareHow to build, manage and work with intranets and Internet support servicesAudienceIt is assumed that the reader has little to no experience in a professional information technology environment.
