Linux File and User Server

the purpose of a server is to manage data , control users and to back and print.

when caring for the server rack we had to clean the actual rack and the servers of dust and we had to set up the servers by

1. Insert disk into server
2. Power on computer
3. Wait for the prompt that says press f12 to boot to removable media
4. Then when prompted press any key
5. On the windows installation screen click install now
6. On the next screen select the second option then click next
7. Now click the check box then click next
8. Then click custom now remove all partitions
9. Now click next
10. After windows has installed set a user
11. Next click configure this local server
12. Click manage then click add roles and features
13. Click next until you get to the roles menu
14. Now click active directory domain services and click add features
15. Do the same for DNS server and DHCP
16. Click next until our goes grey then click install
17. When it’s done click finish

Some risks and hazards include electrical hazards of cable management so if you fray your wire and it touches a conductive mental you could electrocute your self. Dust is also another factor as it can get in your eyes and lungs. If you keep the server clean and maintain it, the components lasts longer and reduces the impact on the environment due to components lasting longer.

Before the server drives were formatted, we configured the drives using the raid configuration BIOS for raid 1.RAID 1 consists of an exact copy (or mirror) of a set of data on two or more disks; a classic RAID 1 mirrored pair contains two disks. this is useful as it will use the second disk if you have broken the first one. Community Enterprise Operating System is a free, open source Linux distribution. CentOS is functionally compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). And it’s derived from RHEL

Then we tested the installation by turning it on, then checking if fans run normally ie no over-heating. Then we test it out we could add users and test their permissions by creating files they should and shouldn’t have access to. (What other tests?)

We documented the process on a word document.

Some of the issues were that the system wouldn’t accept the version of OS due to it being out-dated and not supported anymore. we used the 2017 version