New to Servers

[Ashley Hathaway]

Cheers buddy i will take a look, I have a lot to learn in just over a week. I don't want to be an expert but just be comfortable enough to know i wont severely screw up the servers.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

"lot to learn in just over a week"? Heh...it's an ongoing process. Heck I've been doing this nearly 20 years and still learning!

 

[Ashley Hathaway]

"lot to learn in just over a week"? Heh...it's an ongoing process. Heck I've been doing this nearly 20 years and still learning!

right... when you put it that way...
I just need to learn the basics so not to screw something up, the rest I should learn on the job as thats the point of a placement

 

[MDD1963]

I think i might have to invest in a licence key. I have a copy of windows server 2012 but just need a key. I believe it will be so much easier

If for tinkering/learning/evaluation purposes, you can always download/install/use Windows Server 2012R2 for a trial use (180 days, extendable)....

 

[MDD1963]

Well thanks to YoOldeStoneCat and PhaZed I have a nice list of stuff to look at. So here it is:

• Configure RAID
  • Learn RAID levels and nested levels
• Install Windows Server
• Learn About the Hardware
  • What hardware I have
  • Difference between server grade and ordinary components
• Install HP Management Tools inc. RAID Utility
• Swap drives whilst its Running
  • See how the management tools respond
• Look at group policy
  • What is it
  • how it works
• Look into DNS
• Look at Active Directory
  • how it works
  • Adding, deleting and managing users
• Promote to domain Controller
  • Learn what a domain controller
  • Learn how to promote
  • Learn how to manage

• Look at Network Drives/ User folders

• Look at iLO2
  • Learn how it works
  • how to configure
  • use it to remotely access server

• Install VMware ESXi
  • Learn how to install virtual guests
  • Learn how to manage virtual guests

• Install Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Learn how to install virtual guests
  • Learn how to manage virtual guests

• Install a computer onto the domain

• Install Untangle (Linux based)
  • learn how it works
  • Learn how to configure it

Well that is certainly quite a list to get started with, is there anything else worth looking at?

I will edit this post with new points. My aim here would be to write an article for anyone new to servers, sound like a good idea?

If you search for these points individually on Youtube, you can likely find multiple quality videos explaining/demonstrating each principle....