System Administration Assignment: Server management systems and tools

Purpose

This assignment is designed to assess students' knowledge and skills related to the following learning outcomes:

a) Understand various server management systems
b) Manage emerging tools and techniques for system management

Length: 1000-1200 words.

Task 1: Server management with Linux commands

Q1. Managing Linux servers requires skills in using command line tools. Consult various sources of information to gain an understanding of why Linux System Administrators must be proficient in using Linux command line tools as opposed to graphical user interface (GUI) based tools. Write down your understanding on this in your own words in one  paragraph. Your submission will be checked for originality using the Turnitin similarity checking software, and if it is detected that your paragraph is has high level of similarity with other sources, you will score zero marks for this answer. Remember to use citations and references (list at the end of the document along with your other references) in your paragraph.

Q2. Use the following commands on a Linux machine running any flavour of Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, Kali), and document the following for each command:

Commands:

• lsof
• netstat
• mtr

What to document for each command:

• What the command is used for

• Syntax of the command

• A valid screenshot with appropriate figure number and caption showing how you explored the command on your Linux system. Figure 1 shows an example of a valid screenshot where the user who used the command is clearly displayed. This is required for checking the originality of your work. Do the following before using any of the above commands to achieve this:

o On the Linux terminal, use the following commands one after the other:

mkdir (Replace with your own name!)
cd (You are changing directory to the newly created directory)

Figure 1: Example of a valid screenshot showing the name of the user (User: Jahan)

Task 2: Server management Systems

Every server operating system has its own server management features included. Select and research one topic from the list below, and write a report containing the following sections. Your submission will be checked for originality using the Turnitin similarity checking software, and if it is detected that your report has high level of similarity with other sources, you may score zero marks for this part.

List of topics (choose 1):

• Red hat enterprise Linux
• Windows nano server
• Any OS for Cloud Servers

Report sections:

Investigate your chosen topic by reading articles and technical configuration from any source other than Wikipedia. These articles can be searched online or from a journal. Provide a Report to share your understanding (between 1000-1200 words limit), which should include the following sections:

• Introduction
• Background information/history of development
• Technical details and features
• Target platform
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Conclusion
• References.