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This document provides an overview of network administration, detailing the roles, responsibilities, and challenges faced by network administrators. It highlights the importance of effective management styles, such as reactive and proactive approaches, and outlines the skills necessary for success in this field. Additionally, it identifies various industries that require network administrators and emphasizes the need for strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

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2 An Introduction To Network Administration

This document provides an overview of network administration, detailing the roles, responsibilities, and challenges faced by network administrators. It highlights the importance of effective management styles, such as reactive and proactive approaches, and outlines the skills necessary for success in this field. Additionally, it identifies various industries that require network administrators and emphasizes the need for strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO

NETWORK
ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2
ALLEN A. LLORCA
OBJECTIVES
• Explore the world of the Network admin.
• Duties of the Network admin.
• Structure of systems and network management organization.
• Goals of System/Network Administration
• Comparison of System/Network Management Styles
• Challenges of Administration
• List a few personality traits of a typical Network admin.
WHAT IS NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?

A network administrator is responsible for keeping an organization’s computer


network up-to-date and operating as intended.
Any company or organization that uses multiple computers or software
platforms needs a network admin to coordinate and connect the different
systems.
WHAT IS NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?
Network administration can be defined as: “branch of engineering that concerns
the operational management of human-computer systems”.

A network administrator has different roles


• Controlling corporate strategic assets
• Controlling complexity
• Improving service
• Balancing various needs
• Reducing downtime
• Controlling costs
STRUCTURE OF SYSTEMS AND NETWORK
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

Network Hardware
Division of Labor

Applications
TASK OF A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?

• Security Management
• Performance Management
• Planning for Growth
• Fault Management and Recovery
• Account/User Management
• Networked Application Support
TASK OF A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?
• Security Management
• Firewalls Usernames
• Password control
• Resource Access Control
• Performance Management
• Availability
• Response Time
• Accuracy
TASK OF A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?

• Planning for Growth • Fault Management and Recovery


• A Network (or any organization) is not • Monitoring
static • Reporting status
• Growth means increased load on a • Testing
network. This must be planned for….
• Fixes and Patches
• Systems eventually need replacement.
• Updates
This must be planned for – in advance.
• Repairs
• Change Management
TASK OF A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?

• Account / User Management • Software Usage


• Communication Facilities • Licensing,
• Connection - Rental - Charges • Application usage
• Hardware Usage • Accounts are Managed for:
• Lease - Rent - Hire • Intrusion detection / prevention
• Consumables Usage • Charging for Services
• Power, Paper, Media (flash drive, • Legal protection of the
CDs…) Organization
TASK OF A NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR?
• Networked Application Support
• Client / Server systems support
• Internet support
• Server support
• Applications and Hardware
• Helpdesk
• Trouble report / Bug fixes
• Printing
• E-mail
GOALS OF SYSTEM/NETWORK
ADMINISTRATION
• Put together a network of computers
• Get them running
• Keep them running (despite Users)
• Provide a Service to Users
• Requires skills of
• Mechanic
• Sociologist
• Researcher
CHALLENGES OF ADMINISTRATION
• Design Logical, Efficient networks
• Easily deploy & update many machines
• Decide what services are needed
• know the business tasks & customers
• Plan and implement adequate security
• Provide comfortable User environment
• Be able to fix errors and problems
• Keep track of & be able to use knowledge
COMPARISON OF SYSTEM/NETWORK
MANAGEMENT STYLES

• Fire-Fighting
• Managing by responding to situations when they happen (Reactive)
• Preventative management
• Monitor network and make repairs and changes before problems appear
(Proactive)
• These are two opposite extremes. Most real managers combine both.
COMPARISON OF SYSTEM/NETWORK
MANAGEMENT STYLES

• Fire-Fighting
• Investigate the Fault or Problem
• Isolate the problem and identify/define it
• Use tests and tools to diagnose the problem
• Solve the problem and document the solution
• Prioritize multiple problems
PREVENTATIVE MANAGEMENT

Preventative
management Reduced
The Good Circle Downtime
management cycle

Decrease in
error searching
PREVENTATIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

• Capacity Planning
• Simulation and Testing
• load generators
• Benchmarks
• Performance Monitors and System Tuning
• Network analysis and modelling
• Load balancing
• Hardware upgrades
MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COST
WHERE DO NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS
WORK?
Organizations of all kinds rely on their networks and internet systems to conduct business.
That’s why network administrators are needed in nearly every industry. To prove that, we
referred to our job analysis to identify the top industries hiring network administrators.
Here’s what we found:
• Employment services
• Architectural, engineering and related services
• Computer systems design services
• Insurance carriers
• Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
• Management, scientific and technical consulting services
• Colleges, universities and professional schools
• National security and international affairs
SUMMARY

• Network admins are often viewed as “a jack of all trades”


• Network admins are customer service oriented.
• Network admins need to be able to communicate clearly.
• Network admins need to be able to solve problems
• Network admins need to be analytical thinkers.
• Network admins need to be management thinkers.
REFERENCES

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_administrator
• https://www.techtarget.com/searchnetworking/definition/system-administrator
• Cisco Networking Academy - Routing and Switching Essentials V6 Companion Guide (2016, Cisco Press)
• https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/technology/blog/what-does-a-network-administrator-do/

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