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CompTIA Server+ Certification Guide

By : Ron Price
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CompTIA Server+ Certification Guide

By: Ron Price

Overview of this book

CompTIA Server+ Certification is one of the top 5 IT certifications that is vendor neutral.System administrators opt for CompTIA server+ Certification to gain advanced knowledge of concepts including troubleshooting and networking. This book will initially start with the configuration of a basic network server and the configuration for each of its myriad roles. The next set of chapters will provide an overview of the responsibilities and tasks performed by a system administrator to manage and maintain a network server. Moving ahead, you will learn the basic security technologies, methods, and procedures that can be applied to a server and its network. Next, you will cover the troubleshooting procedures and methods in general, and specifically for hardware, software, networks, storage devices, and security applications. Toward the end of this book, we will cover a number of troubleshooting and security mitigation concepts for running admin servers with ease. This guide will be augmented by test questions and mock papers that will help you obtain the necessary certification. By the end of this book, you will be in a position to clear Server+ Certification with ease.
Table of Contents (28 chapters)
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Section 2: Administration
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Section 3: Security
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Section 4: Troubleshooting
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Establishing a probable cause

Identifying a problem is one thing, often obvious, but sometimes identifying the underlying cause can be more problematic. Establishing a probable cause is a process that identifies the possible causes of a problem, analyzes their probability of being a cause, and, in the end, identifying one or more causes to investigate further. The overall objective of this process is to identify the probable root causes of the problem. List the probable causes with the simpler or more obvious issues at the top and the more complex and less likely at the bottom.

Working from the prioritized list, top to bottom, begin testing each one to either prove or disprove the probable causes you identified. The possible causes at the top of the list should be the simplest to test. If one of the probabilities proves to be the cause of the problem, the next step is to develop...