Installation and Management of a Server

This document provides a detailed guide on how to plan and install a server for business clients. It covers the features of network operating systems, the main functions of server OS, and the installation and configuration process. The document also includes information on DHCP server deployment, interdependencies, and backup and recovery requirements.

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ICTNWK401 INSTALL AND MANAGE
A SERVER
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Table of Contents
1. Assessment One (Project)..............................................................................................................3
1.1 Part A.....................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Part B.....................................................................................................................................6
2. Assessment Two (Observation)...................................................................................................16
2.1 Part A...................................................................................................................................16
2.2 Part B...................................................................................................................................17
3. Aspects of Server OS...................................................................................................................20
1. Features of Network Operating Systems..................................................................................20
2. Features of Server Applications...............................................................................................21
3. Main Functions of Server OS..................................................................................................22
4. Server OS - Resource Allocation and Security access.............................................................23
References...........................................................................................................................................24
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1. Assessment One (Project)
Main objective of this assessment is to plan and install a server for business client and
user needs to identify the client business requirements and then develop the detailed
installation plan for server. The installation and configuration of server will be developed.
1.1 Part A
In this part, we will plan and install a DHCP server for business client and develop the
detailed installation plan for DHCP server. The development of installation plan for DHCP
server includes the following aspects such as,
Deployment Environment Overview
The DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a client and server protocol
which is used to automatically provide the IP host with their IP address and other related
configuration information like default gateway and subnet mask. It is used to allow the host
to obtain the necessary TCP/IP configuration information from a DHCP server. The
Deployment overview of DHCP includes one DHCP server in an active directory domain.
This is configured to give the IP address to the DHCP clients on two different subnets and the
subnets are spitted by a router which is enabled the DHCP forwarding. The deployment
overview of DHCP server in an Active directory domain is illustrated as below (Blackstone
& Cooley, 1871).
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Details of Interdependencies, Interoperability And Current System Capacity
o Interdependency - Basically, the DHCP server has interdependence or
interaction between the routers and switches which are used to assign the
IP address that corresponded domains.
o Interoperability - In DHCP server using the window server, The DHCP
identifier key allows for interoperability. The interoperability is used to
configure the active directory integrated zones for securing dynamic
updates with other DNS server implementations.
o Current system capacity - The current system capacity supports the NAP
function and it enforces the NAP policies. The DHCP scopes are NAP
enabled.
Details of Preferred Installation Option
To install the DHCP server on window server by using the below steps,
 In window server 2012, open server manager ("How to configure DHCP
Server Scope in Windows Server 2012 R2", 2019).
 Click the Add Roles and Features and click next.
 After this, select the role based or feature based installation and click the
next button.
 Select a server from the Server Pool and click the next button.
 In Roles lists, check the DHCP Server role and click next to choose the
Add Features.
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 And click next to install the DHCP server on Window server 2012.
Details of Scale of Installation
To install the DHCP server on window server by using the below steps,
 In window server 2012, open server manager ("How to configure DHCP
Server Scope in Windows Server 2012 R2", 2019).
 Check the DHCP Server role and click next to choose the Add Features.
 And click next to install the DHCP server on Window server 2012.
Data Mitigation
The mitigation of data in DHCP server requires following requirements such as,
o Datacenter server
o IP DHCP helper
o Secondary Domain Controller
o Global Catalog server
Backup requirements
The DHCP server requires the actions like backup in the event of software and
hardware failure in case of fail configuration change. By default, windows server
automatically backups the DHCP database and configuration every 60 minutes at below
location
%SystemRoot%System32\DHCP\backup
Recovery requirements
The DHCP server requires the actions like restore in the event of software and
hardware failure in case of fail configuration change. By default, windows server
automatically restores the DHCP database and configuration every 60 minutes at below
location
%SystemRoot%System32\DHCP\restore
Resource Requirements
o DHCP server Installation and configuration
o DHCP client Installation and configuration
Training
Once developed the installation plan, the user needs to explain the plan to the clients and
provide the training for the client about the developed plan. And, then obtain the client sign
off. In the end, user needs to ensure the plan meets the client requirements (Lynn, 2013).
Deployment Plan
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The DHCP server is packaged as a role in window server 2012, which can be used to
install using the add roles and feature wizard in the server manage console on Window server
2012. Once installing of DHCP server is completed, user needs to configure the DHCP
service by creating a scope before it can serve the clients.
1.2 Part B
Identify and advise client of the required system down time
In this part, user needs to install and configure the DHCP server in the client premises.
Install the DHCP server
Installation and configuration of DHCP server on Window server 2012 by using the
below steps,
In window server, Open server manager to click add roles and features. It is illustrated as
below,
Click the next button before you begin wizard. It is shown below,
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Next, select the installation type as role based or feature based installation and click next
button.
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Choose the select a server from the server pool on select the destination server phase and
click next button.
Here, select the server roles as DHCP server and double click the DHCP server. Then click
next button.
Then add features for DHCP server.
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After installing the DHCP server by clicking on install button.
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Configuration of server
Once installation is completed, then open DHCP server and create scope to the DHCP
server ("Maintaining DNS and DHCP Server Roles - excerpted from Microsoft Official
Course 6431, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure
Servers", 2019).
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Connect and configure the clients
To create new scope, right click on DHCP server and choose the new scope.
Then Add Scope name as scope01 and click next button.
Next, add IP address for new scope of DHCP server and then click next button.
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Then add router Gateway for new scope of DHCP server and add DNS IP address and then
click next button.
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Finally, click the Finish button.
Then, DHCP server of new scope creation is completed.
Testing the System
To test a DHCP Server to auto configures the DHCP server. It is illustrated as below.
First, Right click on DHCP server and choose the new scope.
Then Add Scope name as scope01 and click next button.
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Next, add IP address for new scope of DHCP server and then click next button.
Next add router Gateway for new scope of DHCP server and add DNS IP address and
then click next button.
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At last click finish button to view the created scope on DHCP server.
Then, DHCP server of new scope creation is completed.
Create log in and file access documentation for users
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In the last step, the user needs to create the log in and file access documentation for
clients to provide the detailed information about the development plan for DHCP server and
its installation and configuration setup which is used for giving the detailed understanding of
the installation / management of a DHCP server.
2. Assessment Two (Observation)
Main objective of this assessment is used to analyse the server performance for one of
the servers that is established in Assessment one. To analyse the server performance by
developing maintenance and configuring the documents for server guidelines and also to
ensure the server related reports. In the last step, evaluate the server performance to rectify
for any performance issues. These are discussed in detail.
2.1 Part A
In this part, user needs to develop maintenance and configuration document for one of the
server established in Assessment one. The document includes the following aspects such as,
 Outlines the Server Maintenance Procedure
The Managing and monitoring of the DHCP server after it has been installed
and configured. Managing the DHCP server by examining its server statistics and by
reconciling the DHCP database. The server statistics includes the start time, up time,
offers, requests, releases, total scopes, total address, declines and more. And,
reconciling the DHCP database is for determining the trouble shoot DHCP which is
used to verify the DHCP server integrity (Minasi, 2014).
 Defines the required services levels to be maintained
o Server level
o Scope level
o Class level
o Client level
 Provide the selective independent tests and audits
The selective independence test and audit tests are used to provide the detailed
activities for DHCP server. So, user can use the event analyser tool to view the
DHCP activity. The DHCP server system event log IDs are shown below.
 Event ID 1037
 Event ID 1038
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 Event ID 1039
 Event ID 1044
 Event ID 1042
The above mentioned event log IDs are used to provide the detailed activities
for DHCP server.
 Ensure the service functionality to identify the tools
The performance monitor tool is used to ensure that the service functionality
for DHCP server.
2.2 Part B
In this part, user needs to evaluate the server by ensuring the following reports,
 Performance reports
The performance report is used to provide the detailed understanding
of the DHCP server performance on windows DHCP servers. This report
contains the following information such as,
o DHCP utilization statistics
o DHCP service functionality
o DHCP trouble shooting issues
 File structure reports
The file structure report is used to provide the detailed understanding
of file structure for the DHCP server on windows DHCP servers. This report
contains the following information such as ("Monitoring and Troubleshooting
the DHCP Server", 2019),
o DHCP system functionality
o DHCP system log files information’s
o File check information
 Disk structure reports
The disk structure report is used to provide the detailed understanding
of file structure for the DHCP server on windows DHCP servers. This report
contains the following information such as ("Monitoring and Troubleshooting
the DHCP Server", 2019),
o DHCP system disk functionality
o DHCP system log files information’s
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o Disk check information
 Server Utilization reports
The server utilization report is used to provide the detailed understanding
to enable and configure the DHCP scope utilization on windows DHCP servers.
This report contains the following information such as,
o Creation of DHCP server and DHCP server group
o DHCP utilization statistics
o Monitoring the DHCP server and its scopes
Above mentioned reports are interpreted to identify the following aspects such as,
 Performance issues
The identified performance issues are listed below.
o Declines/Sec - It monitors the number of DHCP decline messages that
the DHCP server receives per second from the client computers.
o Active Queue Length – It monitors the current length of the internal
message queue of the DHCP server
o Requests/Sec - It monitors the number of DHCP request messages that
the DHCP server receives per second from the client computers.
 Peak usage periods
The peak period time is used to specify the amount of time that elapses
before a DHCP server is automatically transitioned to a DHCP client state
when the network is interrupted to a DHCP server (Tulloch, 2012).
After the server performance is evaluated, user needs to undertake the server
maintenance to optimise the performance and rectify the performance issues. The
maintenance procedure includes the following aspects such as,
 Check for disk errors
 Ensure the software, drivers and OS are all current and updated as required.
 Remove unnecessary files
 Disk defragmentation
 Full virus scan
At last, user needs to change the identified in Assessment one including,
 File and folder structure creation
The DHCP server enables the default exclusion for all roles to create
the file and folder structure for DHCP server.
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 Security, sharing and access of files
In Assessment one, the creation security, sharing and access of file needs
to be changed. The DHCP server enables the default exclusion for all roles to
modify the security, access and sharing of files for each user and each group.
 File system documentation and testing
The file system documentation and testing requires the DHCP for fail
over which is used to provide the detailed information about the DHCP file
system functionality and its testing and it is used to ensure continuous
availability of DHCP service to clients.
 Log on scripts
The log on scripts for DHCP server is used to ensure that it meets the
business requirements.
 Privileges
User needs to have DHCP control without giving any other admin
permissions. So add user needs to add the DHCP administrator’s domain group to
local group on server.
To authorize the DHCP Server service, the DHCP server must be
authorized in an Active Directory domain environment. To authorize the DHCP
server in Active Directory, you must authorize the DHCP server by using a user
account that has appropriate permissions.
3. Aspects of Server OS
1. Features of Network Operating Systems
Network OS Features
Linux O/2  Linux Terminal Services
 Apache/ MS ISS for web services
 Oracle / MS SQL server / IBM DB2 for data bases
and data ware housing
Novell Network  Novell Directory services / iPlanet for Directory
services
 Novell Border Manager/ MS Proxy server for
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network services
 Lotus Notes/ Novell Group wise for Messaging
Unix ware  Apache/ MS ISS for web services
 HP Open view / Intel LAN desk server manager /
CA uni-center for Management
MS windows NT  Apache/ MS ISS for web services
 Oracle / MS SQL server / IBM DB2 for data bases
and data ware housing
 HP Open view / Intel LAN desk server manager /
CA uni-center for Management
Ms windows Server
2000/Net
 MS Terminal server / Citrix Meta frame for terminal
services
 Red hat Enterprise Server
Ms Exchange Server 2010  SAP / People soft / Bann for line of business
applications
 MS Terminal server / Citrix Meta frame for terminal
services
2. Features of Server Applications
Server Applications Features
Red hat Enterprise Server  It support and powers the software and
technologies for application
development, management, storage,
virtualization, management, middleware,
containers, automation, cloud and more.
Linux Terminal Services  It is used to adds thin client support to
Linux servers.
Lotus Notes, Novell Group wise for
Messaging
 It provide the solutions that help achieve
a legal compliance, secure email
infrastructure, manage the administrator
email environment and underlying the
network in an reliable and efficient
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manner.
 It is also help users become more
efficient in their use of the messaging
technologies.
Apache/ MS ISS for web services  It consists of series of services including
FTP.
 It compatible with a standard web
interface all over the world.
Novel Border Manager/ MS proxy Server
for network services
 It enables user to protect and manage
border where the network meet.
 It is designed as a proxy server, firewall
and VPN access point.
Oracle / MS SQL server / IBM DB2 for
data bases and data ware housing
 It supports a wide variety of analytics
applications, business intelligence, and
transaction processing in corporate IT
environments.
Novel Directory services / iPlanet for
directory services
 It a most popular software for managing
the access to computer resources and
keeping track of the users of a network
like intranet from a single point of
administration.
HP Open view / Intel LAN desk server
manager / CA uni-center for Management
 It is used to provide the complete
enterprise management on desktop and
servers to tightly link Intel hardware
based agents and LAN Desk
management which bundled CA-Uni
center with HP'S Open View.
SAP / People soft / Bann for line of
business applications
 Cost effective
 Enterprise Applications
 Provide stable and flexible applications
environments
MS Terminal server / Citrix Meta frame
for terminal services
 It extends to model of distributed
computing by allowing computers to
operate in a server based computing
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environment.
3. Main Functions of Server OS
The server operating system is an operating system which is specifically designed to
run on servers which are specialized computers that operate with a client and server
architecture which is used to serve the client request computers on the network. It is software
lay on the top of which other software program and application and it can run on the server
hardware. It is help enable and facilitate the typical server role such as print server, database
server, file server, application server, mail server and web server. The main functions of
server OS is illustrated as below.
 Provide security
 Control overall the system performance
 Error detecting aids
 Keep track the time and resource used by various users and tasks
 Memory management
 Coordination between others users and software and more.
4. Server OS - Resource Allocation and Security access
The server operating system is used to enables the resource allocations including the
memory and CPU resources amount the various applications based on business priorities.
Basically, the server system administrator sets target for the amount of the hardware
resources that running applications or users are allowed to consume. It can easily allocate the
resource among the various applications on a server according to defined policies. The
resource allocation graph for server OS is presented as below.
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The Server OS are secure the access by using the below practices such as,
 Patching - It is used to keep the operating system version up to date. It installs the all
the latest security patches for systems and applications
 Inventory - It is used to find out the server inventory form and create a record in Net
DB.
 Firewall - It is protect the traffic coming in and going out. It can stop the both
incoming and outgoing attacks.
 Control access to server - It is used disable, remove or change the passwords to
default accounts. It disables the guest accounts and access and more.
 Monitor the server performance
 Monitor the unusual activity
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References
Blackstone, W., & Cooley, T. (1871). Commentaries on the laws of England. Chicago:
Callaghan and Cockcroft.
How to configure DHCP Server Scope in Windows Server 2012 R2. (2019). Retrieved from
http://www.itingredients.com/configure-dhcp-server-scope/
Lynn, S. (2013). Windows Server 2012: up and running. Beijing: O'Reilly.
Maintaining DNS and DHCP Server Roles - excerpted from Microsoft Official Course 6431,
Managing and Maintaining Windows Server® 2008 Network Infrastructure Servers.
(2019). Retrieved from https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/gg508657.aspx
Minasi, M. (2014). Mastering Windows Server 2012 R2. Indianapolis: Sybex.
Monitoring and Troubleshooting the DHCP Server. (2019). Retrieved from http://www.tech-
faq.com/monitoring-and-troubleshooting-the-dhcp-server.html
Tulloch, M. (2012). Introducing Windows Server 2012. Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press.
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