CompTIA

Servers and Data Centers

(CST-165)
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1

Server Hardware

  • Server Form Factors
  • Installing and Configuring Server Components
  • Maintaining Power and Cooling Requirements
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
2

Installing and Configuring Servers

  • Installing and Configuring Server Operating Systems
  • Using Access and Control Methods to Administer a Server
  • Purpose and Operation of Virtualization Components
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
3

Server Maintenance

  • Server Roles and Requirements
  • Proper Server Maintenance Techniques
  • Asset Management and Documentation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
4

Storage Technologies

  • Hardware and Features of Various Storage Technologies
  • Installing and Deploying Primary Storage Devices
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
5

Identifying Capacity and Fault Tolerance Requirements

  • Calculating Appropriate Storage Capacity and Planning for Future Growth
  • Configuring RAID
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
6

Securing the Server

  • Physical Security Methods and Concepts
  • Server Hardening Techniques
  • Proper Environmental Controls and Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
7

Securing Server Data and Network Access

  • Basic Network Security Systems and Protocols
  • Logical Access Control Methods
  • Data Security Methods and Secure Storage Disposal Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
8

Disaster Recovery

  • Disaster Recovery Principles
  • Backup
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
9

Understanding Virtualization

  • Describing Virtualization
  • Understanding the Importance of Virtualization
  • Understanding Virtualization Software Operation
10

Understanding Hypervisors

  • Describing a Hypervisor
  • Understanding the Role of a Hypervisor
  • Comparing Today's Hypervisors
11

Understanding Virtual Machines

  • Describing a Virtual Machine
  • Understanding How a Virtual Machine Works
  • Working with Virtual Machines
12

Creating a Virtual Machine

  • Performing P2V Conversions
  • Loading Your Environment
  • Building a New Virtual Machine
13

Installing Windows on a Virtual Machine

  • Loading Windows into a Virtual Machine
  • Understanding Configuration Options
  • Optimizing a New Virtual Machine
14

Installing Linux on a Virtual Machine

  • Loading Linux into a Virtual Machine
  • Understanding Configuration Options
  • Optimizing a New Linux Virtual Machine
15

Managing CPUs for a Virtual Machine

  • Understanding CPU Virtualization
  • Configuring VM CPU Options
  • Tuning Practices for VM CPUs
16

Managing Memory for a Virtual Machine

  • Understanding Memory Virtualization
  • Configuring VM Memory Options
  • Tuning Practices for VM Memory
17

Managing Storage for a Virtual Machine

  • Understanding Storage Virtualization
  • Configuring VM Storage Options
  • Tuning Practices for VM Storage
18

Managing Networking for a Virtual Machine

  • Understanding Network Virtualization
  • Configuring VM Network Options
  • Tuning Practices for Virtual Networks
19

Copying a Virtual Machine

  • Cloning a Virtual Machine
  • Working with Templates
  • Saving a Virtual Machine State
20

Managing Additional Devices in Virtual Machines

  • Using Virtual Machine Tools
  • Understanding Virtual Devices
  • Configuring a CD/DVD Drive
  • Configuring a Floppy Disk Drive
  • Configuring a Sound Card
  • Configuring USB Devices
  • Configuring Graphic Displays
  • Configuring Other Devices

1

Installing and Configuring Servers

  • Running any application as administrator
  • Running any application as administrator using command line
  • Assign new IP address with DNS and subnet mask
  • Concept of SSO possibility
  • Disabling a service
  • Disabling a service in linux
  • Add roles and features
  • Swap or Pagefile Optimization
2

Server Maintenance

  • Set Automatic Windows Update
  • Install a loopback adapter
3

Identifying Capacity and Fault Tolerance Requirements

  • Compress a file to save disk space
  • Compress a folder to save disk space
  • Set size of a log file
  • Set Quota Usage Limit
4

Securing Server Data and Network Access

  • Configuring the Network-based Firewall
  • Router Access List
  • Configuring VPN
  • Configure VLAN
  • NTFS File permission
  • EFS (Encryption File System)
  • Disk-Level Encryption
5

Disaster Recovery

  • Incremental Backup
  • Full Backup
  • Perform Restore Point

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