BN206 System Administration Assignment

Report

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Task 1:.........................................................................................................................................2
Task 2:.........................................................................................................................................3
Task 3:.........................................................................................................................................4
Task 4:.........................................................................................................................................5
Task 5:.........................................................................................................................................8
Task 6:.........................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

Introduction
The system administration report discusses about the command line tools and the configuration
of the system services. The focus is mainly on handling the hardware components of the sever
and then work over the troubleshooting in the system. A proper development procedure is set for
the effective planning and handling the troubleshooting of the network connectivity. This will
help in properly administering the windows server 2012 and explain about the different models
and features as well (Lownds et al. 2017).
Discussion
Task 1:
The three different command tools are Zypper, RPM and URPMI.
Zypper has been best for the installation and updating the packages which are for the
accomplishments of the remote software management tasks and the management of software is
mainly done from the shell scripts. Here, the execution is done to type the name with the
command (Kadiri, 2016). The syntax for the same is:
zypper [global-options] command [command-options] [arguments] ...
There are options which are specific for the command with the arguments based on the search
pattern. It also asks for the confirmation before working further.
URPMI is for the management of the packages and the repositories which could easily be
installed, updated and removed with the particular software package. They are effective for the
working over the software management where the mirrors are set for the core, non-free and the
tainted forms of the software that are subjected to the patent claiming in the different countries.

RMI command is also for the installation, uninstallation, upgrading and then checking the lists of
the queries which are on the LINUX systems. The Red Hat Packet Manager is able to work with
the installation through using rpm -ivh with proper package name, version, release and the
architecture name as well (Stanek, 2013).
Task 2:
The five components are:
a. The motherboard which is considered to be important electronic circuit board which is
able to handle the different components on the computer.
b. The processor which is able to handle the overall system performance. Along with this, it
works on the proper handling the clock time speed which refers to the basic clock that
drives the processor operational ticks as well.
c. The memory is rarely to be complained about where the servers have different types of
memory which are available. Here, the total capacity is to match with the new servers
that can easily support the memory of at least 12 GB and the range can go upto 32GB.
d. The hard driver is considered to use IDE drivers where there are individual users for the
performance and are important for the servers as well. Here, the performance is based on
matching it with the SCSI controller card. The new type of the inexpensive drive is
considered to be appearing on the desktop computers which is used more in the server
due to better reliability and performance (Stanek, 2013).
e. Power supply is also important to be handled so that the system does not lose the
connection with the system screen. For this, there is a need for the devices to match up
the monitoring without affecting the performance of network.

Task 3:
a. They are the work folders which brings the change in functionality of the Dropbox with
the corporate servers. Here, the installation also includes the fully functional standards
with the secured replication service of the file. With this, there are other releases that tend
to support the clients of Windows 8.1. Here, the support for the windows 7 comes with
future scope that includes the copies of the files on the server and client end with
performing sync operations when the client tends to establish the server connection.
b. The desired state configuration is to match with the servers and system administrators to
work over the solutions and in-house tools that have been programmatic to establish the
baseline of the roles and the features. It is important to monitor and update the system
where the requirement of the PowerShell 4.0 is able to work on new cmdlets to
accomplish the monitoring and administering with the specific states and standards.
c. The storage tiering has been set with the different features which are in Windows Server
2012 R2 that allow the ability to hold the moving of chunks of the stored data between
the different storage classes. There are high end storage systems works over the
automation process with the operating level system. Microsoft tends to make use of the
heat mapping algorithm with determining the chunks of data which is for the activity and
automatically working over the hot chunks to the fast tier (Kadiri, 2016).
d. The storage pinning pins over the selected files with the specific tier. Here, there is a need
to ensure that the files are pinning with the boot disks on the virtual desktop
infrastructure deployment. The files are important for the SSD which is then moved to
the HDD tier after there is a periodic inactivity standard. The data duplication in
Windows Server 2012 works over the features where the limitations are related to the

VDI deployment that works on the new capability includes the overall effectiveness with
the deduplications, with boot performance of virtual desktops.
e. The write back cache need to create the proper storage of the volume in Windows Server
2012 R2 where there are options to enable the standards of physical storage. Here, the
fast SSD need to make use of writing cache to help the smooth functioning with the ups
and downs at the time of writing intensive operations. There is different database scenario
with the large volume of disks which writes and tends to exceed with the ability to drive
the controller and disks to keep up. The cache has been for the elimination of any pauses
which are caused by the overwhelming storage system.
Task 4:
The virtualisation works over the new challenge with addressing the capacity for the
organisation. The capacity management works on enabling and making sure the adequate
resources with computing, storage, network etc. The business, time and minimised possible cost
to the organisation. The enterprise works on the changing requirements with the cloud capacity
modelling which is planned and challenging (Ostermann et al., 2009). The enterprise works on
embracing the private cloud model to run with the IT infrastructure with the specific capacity
challenges. The needs are important for the effective and cost model with increased penetration
of mobile devices in enterprise that tends to work over computing the resources (Mell et al.,
2011).

Consumption of the trends over the time.
The virtual infrastructure works over the responsibility with capacity planning to execute the
planning and the changes with the “just in time” basis. There is virtual environment at the
fingertips where the complexity of the virtualised environment approach is set with the lining
charts that could be for modelling the resource usage and consumption over the time (Armbrust
et al., 2010). The usage of the trends, there is a need to focus on the VMWare vCenter
Operations which could help. The operations are important to work over helping the capacity
helpers to understand the historical trends and environmental behaviours (Qian et al., 2009).

The standards are set for the empowering of the IT administrator with adaptable response to the
resource demands and supply fluctuations. The converged infrastructure allows the IT
organisation to integrate the servers, storage and then worked on the shared pools of reusable
physical resources to support pools of virtual resources (Li et al., 2009). The complexity
associated with the management of the infrastructures tend to work with the resources with
higher degree of business agility. The effectiveness is based on the implementation with the
minimum service costing (Buyya et al., 2009). The organisation works over the financial
components to deliver the IT services where the leveraging is for the self-service activities that
allow the enterprise to begin with the IT services. The true IT costs works on helping with IT
practitioners that tends to obtain the visibility into the true cost of virtualised workloads. The
encouragement standards are set for the end-user responsibility with self-service to provide the

cloud and help in eliminate the free virtual machines. This is in-line with the business needs to
match the costs. The capacity planning need to focus on capacity increment that aligns with the
business needs as well. The analysis is based on infrastructure where there are large, medium and
the small virtual machines to handle the physical server with proper support (Armbrust et al.,
2009). It also includes the prediction of the pain points with the VMs that tend to utilise the CPU
with the proper storage of the I/O and the memory of physical server. The fall is on the
administer to predict the issues based on the metrics with the hosts, VMs and the data storage.
Task 5:
a. The ping is considered as the network tool where the focus is on the basic connectivity
test between the requesting and the destination host. This is mainly through the Internet
Control Message Protocol where the ability is to send echo packet for the response from
the host.
b. Tracer and the traceroute is set to determine the path to the destination host which
includes the route of the packet.
c. Ipconfig works over the networking issues with the specific config that works over the
addressing of configuration statistically with the dynamic addressing methods. The utility
on Windows machines and the ipconfig utility on Linux based machines (Stanek, 2013).
d. NsLookup works over the networking issues with DNS address resolutions. They are set
for the use of the internet to resolve the domain names and work over the functionality
with people who tend to make use of resolving the information. The nslookup utility is
about the query specific DNS servers is to determine the issues with the default DNS
servers which are configured on the hosts.

e. Netstat works on the figuring out of the active network connections. Here, the
information is about finding the different reasons and verifying the status of listening port
over the hosts or the check. The remote hosts are generally connected to the local hosts
with the specific port. This is also important and possible to use the netstat utility for
determine the services on the hosts which are associated to the specific active ports.
Task 6:
a. IAAS model: This is about the representation of the IT environment which includes the
proper access and the management through the cloud service based interface and the
tools. They are set for the environment which includes the proper network, hardware and
the connectivity (Langone et al., 2016). The general focus is on the cloud consumers with
the proper higher level of control and responsibility which is mainly to match with the
configuration and placing the administrative responsibility upon the customer. The model
is also used by the cloud consumers to work with the higher level of control with the
cloud based environment setup (Stanek, 2013).
b. PaaS works over the pre-defined with the ready to use environment with the deployment
and the configuration of the IT resources. The reliability is on the usage with ready-made
environment to establish the pre-packaged products to support the entire delivery
lifecycle. The cloud consumer works over the extension on-premise environment into the
cloud for the scalability and the economic purpose. The use is mainly for the ready-made
environment works on the substitutions of the on-premise environment. The cloud
consumer works over the cloud provider and deployment of the cloud services which
works over the ready-made platform (Foster et al., 2008). The cloud consumer need to

work on the administrative burden and maintaining the infrastructure IT resources
through the IaaS model.
c. SaaS works on the positioning with the sharing of the cloud services that has been for the
product and the generic utility. The representation works over the entity that controls the
cloud service with the ownership role. The organisation needs to work over the cloud
consumer with using and working over the PaaS environment that could be helpful to
build the cloud service (Buyya et al., 2008). The decision is about the deployment in the
same environment with the SaaS offering. The organisation effects the cloud provider
role with the SaaS based cloud service that has been available to the other organisations
with the cloud consumers using the cloud services.
Conclusion
The standards are set with the cloud computing features where the standards are to check over
the different sources and standards. The Windows Server 2012 takes hold of the system along
with providing a complete leverage of system setting. The standards are set to meet the system
administration along with working over the cloud computing.

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