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System Administration Introduction

This document provides an introduction to system administration. It discusses what system administration entails, including managing computers, hardware, software, networks, users, and other system components. It outlines the duties of a system administrator such as applying updates, installing/configuring hardware/software, managing user accounts, performing backups and troubleshooting issues. The document also describes different types of administrators like database administrators, network administrators, and security administrators. Finally, it provides a brief history of common operating systems used in system administration like Windows and Unix/Linux variants.

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System Administration Introduction

This document provides an introduction to system administration. It discusses what system administration entails, including managing computers, hardware, software, networks, users, and other system components. It outlines the duties of a system administrator such as applying updates, installing/configuring hardware/software, managing user accounts, performing backups and troubleshooting issues. The document also describes different types of administrators like database administrators, network administrators, and security administrators. Finally, it provides a brief history of common operating systems used in system administration like Windows and Unix/Linux variants.

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SYSTEM

ADMINISTRATION
INTRODUCTION
TO COMPUTER
ADMINISTRATION
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION
•System Administration
•Duties of System Administrator
•Types of Administrators/Users
•Operating Systems Supporting Administration
• Windows
• Unix
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION
What is System Administration
 Management of the System
 System Comprise of
 Computers
 Hardware (CPU , Printer , Scanner etc)
 Software
 Operating System
 Application Software (Business Software, Office Automation, Peach Tree etc)
 Management Software (Database / Web / Email etc)
 Networks
 Users
 Any thing else?
 What do you understand by Management?
SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION
The subject matter of systems administration includes computer
systems and the ways people use them in an organization. This
entails a knowledge of operating systems and applications, as well
as hardware and software troubleshooting, but also knowledge of
the purposes for which people in the organization use the computers.
DUTIES OF A SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR
A system administrator's responsibilities might include:

Applying operating system updates, patches, and


configuration changes.
Installing and configuring new hardware and
software.
Adding, removing, or updating user account
information, resetting passwords, etc.
System performance tuning.
DUTIES OF A SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR
Responsibility for documenting the configuration
of the system.
Responsibility for security.
Performing routine audits of systems and software.
Performing backups.
Analyzing system logs and identifying potential
issues with computer systems.
Troubleshooting any reported problems.
DUTIES OF A SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATOR
Introducing and integrating new technologies into
existing data center environments.
Answering technical queries.
Insuring that the network infrastructure is up and running
TYPES OF
ADMINISTRATORS/USERS
In a larger company, following may all be separate positions within
a computer support or Information Services (IS) department. In a
smaller group they may be shared by a few sysadmins, or even a
single person.

Database Administrator
Network Administrator
Security Administrator
Web Administrator
Technical support
computer operator
TYPES OF
ADMINISTRATORS/USERS
A database administrator (DBA) maintains a database
system, and is responsible for the integrity of the data and
the efficiency and performance of the system.
A network administrator maintains network
infrastructure such as switches and routers, and diagnoses
problems with these or with the behavior of network-
attached computers.
A security administrator is a specialist in computer and
network security, including the administration of security
devices such as firewalls, as well as consulting on general
security measures.
TYPES OF
ADMINISTRATORS/USERS
A web administrator maintains web server services (such as IIS or
Apache) that allow for internal or external access to web sites.
Tasks include managing multiple sites, administering security, and
configuring necessary components and software. Responsibilities
may also include software change management.
Technical support staff respond to individual users' difficulties
with computer systems, provide instructions and sometimes
training, and diagnose and solve common problems.
A computer operator performs routine maintenance and upkeep,
such as changing backup tapes or replacing failed drives in a RAID
array. Such tasks usually require physical presence in the room
with the computer; and while less skilled than sysadmin tasks
require a similar level of trust, since the operator has access to
possibly sensitive data.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATION

Microsoft Windows
 History: http://www.worldowindows.com/wintime.html
 1975 - Microsoft Formed
 1980 - Xenix released by Microsoft
 1981 - MS-DOS 1.0 released with new IBM PC
 1985 - Windows 1.0 released
 1992 - Windows 3.1 released
 1993 - Windows NT 3.1 released (over 6 million lines of code)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATION

 1995 - Windows NT 3.5.1 released


 Windows 95 released
 1996 - Windows NT 4.0 released
 1998 - Windows 98 released
 1998 - Microsoft announces Windows NT 5.0 will be
renamed Windows 2000
 2000 - release of windows 2000 (aka NT 5.0)
 2001 - release of windows XP (aka NT 5.1)
 2003 - release of windows 2003 server
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATION

UNIX
 Early 70s --> AT&T System V Unix (and C
developed)--> BSD Unix (U. Cal-Berkley)
 Today - many variants. Portable and Scalable.
HP - HP/UX
IBM - AIX
Silicon Graphics - Irix
Sun Microsystems - SunOS/Solaris
 For history see:
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/coinfo/history.html
OPERATING SYSTEMS
SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATION

 1982 - Sun Microsystems founded.


 PC Based Unix - solaris, SCO Unix, FreeBSD,
NetBSD
 Linux - Linus Torvalds (Finland) 1991. Free/Open.
 (Red Hat Linux – Commercial Version)
 Debian, another popular version of Linux (freeware)
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