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Introduction to Servers

Info

  • Level: Beginner
  • Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
  • Date Created: March 23, 2010
  • Length of Class: 52 Minutes

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Prerequisites

  • None

Purpose of Class

  • Discusses what servers are and misconceptions about them.

Topics Covered

  • Definition of a Server
  • Server Operating Systems
  • Server Hardware
  • Server Functions

Class Notes

  1. Defining a Server
    1. A server provides services to other computers on a network.  A server can be an expensive Windows 2008 Server, or a simple Windows XP Home computer with a shared printer.
  2. Operating System
    1. Server Operating Systems are more stable and secure then Desktop operating Systems
    2. Server Operating Systems and their Software are generally much more expensive then Desktop counterparts
    3. Server Operating Systems are generally not as easy to administer as Desktop Operating Systems
  3. Hardware
    1. A Server can use ANY hardware to operate, but Server Hardware is made to be more reliable then desktop hardware.
    2. Xeon Processors are standard processors used in servers
    3. Redundant Power Supply allow one power Supply to Fail while the Server is Still Running
    4. RAID – Allows for a Hard Drive to fail without crashing the Server
    5. ECC RAM is RAM that does a self test.  It is more stable then regular RAM, but much more expensive.
  4. Types of Servers
    1. Software features – multiple features can be on one box
    2. Security and Authentication gives access to network resources
    3. Print Servers share printers on a network
    4. File Servers share files on a network
    5. Web/ FTP Servers provide websites on a network
    6. Mail Servers provide email routing for an organization
    7. Database Servers store data for outside applications
    8. Remote Access Servers allow Internet users to access the internal network.  Usually a VPN connection.
  5. Final Thoughts…
    1. Buy what you need… Many people buy a $5000 server when all they need is a Dell bargain bin system.

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Eli the Computer Guy (429 Posts)

Eli the Computer Guy has 16 years experience in technology being the guy to fix "it". From the Army, to building out new satellite offices for the enterprise, to running his own shop with 9 full time employees Eli has real world experience with almost all systems that technicians will be working with. Eli has 1600 hours of formal technical beyond his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice on technologies ranging from Avaya PBX/ Audix to Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, MySQL, Cisco and much more.


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    please, in a SOHO ROUTER lan network , do you connect the router to a switch and all the clients including the server 2003 to the same switch. in this case you dont need 2 NIC for th server. the servers hld have ADS instaled

  • Eli the Computer Guy

    Yes… you’ll want to make sure to turn off DHCP on the Router and setup DHCP and DNS on the Windows server though.

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