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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 1: System Architecture
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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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Server roles

The software running on a server defines the role of that server. In fact, a server can have two or more different roles at times; it depends on the software. The list of the different roles a server can fulfill is long, but for the purposes of the Server+ exam, you should know the role and function of each of the following server types:

  • Application server
  • Database server
  • Directory server
  • File server
  • Mail server
  • Messaging server
  • Network services server
  • Print server
  • Routing and remote access server
  • Web server

The following sections explain each of these server roles.

Application servers

In the current environment of web-enabled or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications in the cloud, an application server functions...