Why is system administration important?

And, although system admins are often forgotten, they play one of the most critical roles in an organization's security. From the maintenance and upkeep of servers to ensuring internal systems are secure and protected from breaches and viruses, system admins are the gatekeepers of an organization and the data within.

Is System Administration hard?

Since maintaining an entire IT infrastructure is not an easy feat, system administrators need to have a mixture of hard and soft skills. Here are a few skills that companies look for in system administrators. Knowledge of different operating systems (Microsoft, Unix, Linux, etc.)

How can I improve my System Administrator skills?

The best way to gain and improve your systems administrator skills is to seek out formal education in essential computer skills such as coding, network maintenance and database management.

Who reports to the System Administrator?

A system administrator likely reports to an IT department head. Unlike some IT positions, sysadmins have a unique responsibility to communicate and problem solve with colleagues both within and beyond the IT team.

What is the next level of System Administrator?

A sysadmin can level up to architect expertise by pursuing both. This is especially important if you are looking to change jobs, but not companies. To be an architect, you need to have a pretty broad knowledge of technology stacks. At a minimum, I would consider networking, security, storage, and data to be essential.

What are the 3 types of IT Infrastructure?

There are essentially 3 pieces to IT infrastructures: infrastructure hardware, software and networking.

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Learn to operate from a single computer to a whole fleet of computers by learning System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services from Henry Harvin® | In this course, you will learn about Infrastructure Services to keep all organizations, of different sizes, up & running | Understand how to setup and manage the IT infrastructure services to help a business stay productive | Choose and manage the best tools for your organization | Get guidance & support from top Industry Experts to upgrade your System Administrator skills

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System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services

Systems administration is the field of IT that’s responsible for maintaining reliable computer systems in a multi-user environment. The course will make you understand everything from typical cloud infrastructure setups to how to manage cloud resources. You will also learn how to manage and configure servers and how to use industry tools to manage computers, user information, and user productivity. Learn to handle system administration tasks smoothly. At the end of the course, gain skills like Directory Service, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) & Backup.

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Training: 24 Hours of Two-way Live Online Interactive Sessions
Projects: Facility to undergo projects in System Administration, The Cloud, Application Layer, Directory Services & more
Internship: Get Internship Support to gain experiential learning
Certification: Get Hallmark Certification of Certified System Administrator (CSA) from Henry Harvin® Govt of India recognized & Award-Winning Institute, and showcase expertise
Placement: Get 100% Placement Support for 1-Year post successful completion
E-Learning: Access to Abundant Tools and Techniques, Video Content, Assessments, etc
Masterclass: Attend Regular Masterclass spread over the next 12 months on the Industry demand
Hackathons: Free Access to #AskHenry Hackathons and Competitions
Membership: 1-Year Gold Membership of Henry Harvin® IT Service Management Academy for the System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services course

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Avail 1-Year Gold Membership of Henry Harvin®️ IT Service Management Academy that includes E-Learning Access through recorded Videos, Games, Projects, CPDSPe Studies
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Weekly 10+ job opportunities offered.
Experience Industry Projects during the training

Learning Benefits

Know the Basics of system administration
Learn to manage Potential Issues
Learn about Network and Infrastructure Services
Explore the concept of Centralized Management
Know how Centralized Management can help SysAdmins to maintain and support all the different parts of an IT infrastructure
Learn about Data Recovery and Backups
Learn about common Corporate Practices
Learn to manage System Administration Task smoothly

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Understand the Roles and Responsibilities of a System Administrator
Explore ways to Troubleshoot platform services and common issues
Know how to Setup and Manage the IT infrastructure services
know how to add users, passwords, and use group policies in Active Directory and OpenLDAP
know how to Backup and Recover data
Develop Job-Ready Skills on learning System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services course
Strengthen your CV with certified System Administrator certification
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System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services Curriculum

Module 1: What is System Administration?
This module will cover the basics of system administration, organizational policies, IT infrastructure services, user and hardware provisioning, routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and managing potential issues. By the end of this module, you will understand the roles and responsibilities of a System Administrator.
- Course Introduction
- What is Systems Administration?
- Servers Revisited
- The Cloud
- Organizational Policies
- IT Infrastructure Services
- User and Hardware Provisioning
- Routine Maintenance
- Vendors
- Troubleshooting and Managing Issues
- In Case of Fire, Break Glass
- Dion Michelle Obama Story
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
- Never Test in Production
- Assessing Risk
- Fixing Things the Right Way
Module 2: Network and Infrastructure Services
Learn about network and infrastructure services. This module covers what IT infrastructure services are and what their role is in system administration. Also learn about server operating systems, virtualization, network services, DNS for web services. Understand how to troubleshoot network services. By the end of this module, you will know the most common IT infrastructure services you'll encounter when handling system administration tasks.
- What are IT Infrastructure Services?
- The Role of IT Infrastructure Services in SysAdmin
- Types of IT Infrastructure Services
- How do Qwiklabs Work?
- Heather: First Tech Job
- Server Operating Systems
- Virtualization
- Remote Access Revisited
- FTP, SFTP, and TFTP
- NTP
- Network Support Services Revisited
- DNS
- DNS for Web Servers
- DNS for Internal Networks
- DHCP
- Unable to Resolve a Hostname or Domain Name
- What do Services Look Like in Action
- Managing Services in Linux
- Managing Services in Windows
- Configuring Services in Linux
- Configuring Services in Windows
- Configuring DNS with Dnsmasq
- Configuring DHCP with Dnsmasq
- The Application Layer
Module 3: Software and Platform Services
Explore software and platform services. The module covers what types of software and platform services you may encounter in a tech role and how to manage them. Learn how to configure email services, security services, file services, print services, and platform services. Know the ways to troubleshoot platform services and common issues to look out for.
- Module Introduction
- Configuring Communication Services
- Configuring Email Services
- Configuring User Productivity Services
- Configuring Security Services
- Heather Managing Self Doubt
- What are file services?
- Network File Storage
- Mobile Synchronization
- Configuring Print Services
- Web Servers Revisited
- What is a database server?
- Is the website down?
- Cloud Concepts
- Typical Cloud Infrastructure Setups
- When and How to Choose Cloud
Module 4: Directory Services
In this module, learn about directory services, how two of the most popular directory services, Active Directory and OpenLDAP, work in action. Explore the concept of centralized management and how this can help SysAdmins maintain and support all the different parts of an IT infrastructure. By the end of this module, you will know how to add users, passwords, and use group policies in Active Directory and OpenLDAP.
- Module Introduction
- What is a directory server?
- Implementing Directory Services
- What is centralized management?
- What is LDAP?
- What is LDAP Authentication?
- Heather Overcoming Obstacles
- What is Active Directory?
- Managing Active Directory
- Managing Active Directory Users and Groups
- Managing Active Directory User Passwords
- Joining an Active Directory Domain
- What is Group Policy?
- Group Policy Creation and Editing
- Group Policy Inheritance and Precedence
- Group Policy Troubleshooting
- Mobile Device Management (MDM)
- What is OpenLDAP?
- Managing OpenLDAP
Module 5: Data Recovery & Backups
In this module, learn about data recovery and backups. Know how to backup and recover data; it's even more important for system administration. Also learn about common corporate practices like designing a disaster recovery plan and writing post-mortem documentation. By the end of this module, you'll know the tradeoffs between on-site and off-site backups, understand the value and importance of backup and recovery testing, know different options for data backup (as well as the risks) and understand the purpose and contents of a disaster recovery plan.
- Module Introduction
- What is Data Recovery?
- Backing Up Your Data
- Backup Solutions
- Job transition
- Testing Backups
- Types of Backup
- User Backups
- What's a Disaster Recovery Plan?
- Designing a Disaster Recovery Plan
- What's a post-mortem?
Complementary Module 1: Soft Skills Development
- Business Communication
- Preparation for the interview
- Presentation Skills.
Complimentary Module 2: Resume Writing

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Skills Covered

Directory Service

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Backup

Troubleshooting & Managing Issues

DHCP

DNS

Application Layer

Cloud Concepts

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FAQs

Why is system administration important?

And, although system admins are often forgotten, they play one of the most critical roles in an organization's security. From the maintenance and upkeep of servers to ensuring internal systems are secure and protected from breaches and viruses, system admins are the gatekeepers of an organization and the data within.
Is System Administration hard?

Since maintaining an entire IT infrastructure is not an easy feat, system administrators need to have a mixture of hard and soft skills. Here are a few skills that companies look for in system administrators. Knowledge of different operating systems (Microsoft, Unix, Linux, etc.)
How can I improve my System Administrator skills?

The best way to gain and improve your systems administrator skills is to seek out formal education in essential computer skills such as coding, network maintenance and database management.
Who reports to the System Administrator?

A system administrator likely reports to an IT department head. Unlike some IT positions, sysadmins have a unique responsibility to communicate and problem solve with colleagues both within and beyond the IT team.
What is the next level of System Administrator?

A sysadmin can level up to architect expertise by pursuing both. This is especially important if you are looking to change jobs, but not companies. To be an architect, you need to have a pretty broad knowledge of technology stacks. At a minimum, I would consider networking, security, storage, and data to be essential.

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