What do you guys actually know?

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by TechDudeDan, Oct 27, 2008.

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    So, how many of you guys know how to configure server hardware, troubleshoot networking hardware or are you just all software guys?
     
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    I personally know about hardware to a certain extent, but as all our servers are US based, the datacenters take care of all of that. I think the majority of those on this forum will be the same.
     
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  3. TechDudeDan

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    I wanted to know because I am thinking about getting into the server administration bit of things, do you recommend I just get a iso of a linux distro and run it as a VM and ssh into it and have a mess around?
     
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    Definitely. Pick one of the leading distro flavors(Debian, Centos, Fedora, etc) and get your hands dirty. Using a VM is one of the best ways to do this too as if you foobar the OS beyond recognition, you can restore a couple of the VM and start over.

    I've done(and do) hardware, networking, software and design. I like being able to shift from one to another as I have too many interests to stay just in one area.
     
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    I am first of all a software kind of guy. however in the last 2 years I have also head dived in to the hardware side of things (it helps a lot btw) - both sides complement each other.
    If you are thinking about getting into the server administration bit of things I also say some kind of Virtual machine is the way to go. Thigs can not really go terribly wrong in a virtual envirinment...
     
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    Hi,

    I'm a support technician so I try to keep up in both ends as much as I can to keep everything well rounded.

    Lately I've been focusing on Networking in order to obtain a CCNA.

    It's my opinion that if you don't understand how something works you can't effectively troubleshoot it so I try to understand everything I need to be able to fix.
     
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    Installing would be the best way to dwelve into the linux.
    Once you are done with it grab some book or look around the forums or IRC and other websites, There are hell lot of sites which will guide you through about the apache and other softwares in linux that you might require.
     
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    Thanks guys for the information when I have some more free time I defiantly plan to learn Linux a bit more.
     
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