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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and design network servers
   • Identify network server performance and data migration specifications according to organisational requirements
   • Design and document configuration of network services and server applications according to organisational requirements
   • Prototype design and update documentation
   • Develop test plan and confirm alignment according to organisational requirements
   • Submit documented plan and obtain sign of from required personnel
2. Prepare for network server installation
   • Identify safety hazards and implement risk control measures according to network design specifications
   • Determine network and user disruptions and communicate to required personnel
   • Back up local data according to network design specifications
3. Build and configure servers
   • Install network operating system according to design specifications
   • Install additional tools and required third-party software applications according to network server requirements
   • Implement security design and patch operating system and application according to network design specifications
   • Configure network services, restore local data and provide automatic updates according to network design specifications
   • Implement security design to prevent unauthorised access to system according to network design specifications
   • Reconnect and reconfigure connectivity devices according to network server requirements
   • Configure update services to provide automatic updates for operating system and applications
   • Restore local data to new server
   • Implement backup and recovery methods and enable restoration capability in the event of a disaster
4. Test and reconfigure network servers
   • Test server and benchmark against network design specifications and document outcomes
   • Identify and remediate identified server operating issues according to network design specifications
   • Test and validate changes and additions against organisational requirements
5. Complete and document network design and installation process
   • Document server configuration, server status and operational changes
   • Complete required documentation report and notification of server status
   • Clean up and restore worksite according to organisational requirements

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

produce a design report for at least one server with complex user and network service requirements

prepare and install a network server on at least one occasion.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

document work plans and processes

configure a wide range of server network and security services, including:

domain name system (DNS)

dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

web and proxy mail

file transfer protocol (FTP)

firewall.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

features of industry standard network operating systems (NOS)

industry standard server applications compatibility issues and resolution procedures

industry standard network service configuration, including:

domain name system (DNS)

dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

file transfer protocol (FTP)

mail

network time protocol (NTP)

proxy

server messages block (SMB)

web

industry standard network service management including start, stop, restart and start on boot

network service security features, including server firewall configuration

troubleshooting tools and techniques including network diagnostic utilities

industry standard operating system installation and operation issues, including:

installation media

boot process and diagnosing boot failures

operating system rescue environment

operating system help and support utilities

performance monitoring tools and tuning options

compatibility issues and resolution procedures

high availability options for servers

file and print management

data security and storage measures required on networked server, including:

user authentication and directory services

best practice procedures for implementing backup and recovery

error and event logging and reporting

storage options, including file systems and disk partitioning schemes.

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