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THE QUE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE 2013 SPONSORS. Staying Up & Running: The Most Common Pitfalls of System Administration. Roque Napoli William Gookin. Who are we Roque Napoli, Component Control Senior Network Services Technician William Gookin, Component Control
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Staying Up & Running: The Most Common Pitfalls of System Administration Roque Napoli William Gookin
Who are we • Roque Napoli, Component Control Senior Network Services Technician • William Gookin, Component Control Network Services Technician
In This Session we will discuss… • Performance Considerations • Backup and Recovery • Dedicated, Physical and Virtual servers • Upgrade Management
Performance Considerations • Server hard disk configuration • Server memory requirements (RAM and HD) • Server CPU requirements • Networkand client side considerations
Backup and Recovery • Database backups and where to store them • Recovering from backups • 3rd party backup software • Standby/backup servers
Dedicated, Physical and Virtual Servers • Physical or virtual, always use dedicated servers • Advantages of a physical database server • Advantages of a virtualized database server • Use separate RDP servers for remote access
Upgrade Management • Server hardware upgrades and migrations • Server software upgrades • Client software upgrades
Where to Find More Information • Hardware requirements for Small Business • Hardware requirements for Medium & Large Business • Quantum Server Upgrade Request Form • Network Services RFQ Form • System Admin class at San Diego Training facility • As a QUE Group Member be sure to subscribe to forums or visit www.quegroup.org • As a Quantum User be sure to visit Component Control at www.componentcontrol.com
Key Points to Take Home • Get your database backups offsite • Dedicated and virtual servers will minimize the impact on your infrastructure when failures occur • Don’t be afraid to contact us for assistance in planning any hardware or software upgrades or migrations
Your Turn! ? Questions? How to contact us: Roque Napoli rnapoli@componentcontrol.com William Gookin wgookin@componentcontrol.com Please remember to complete your conference evaluation
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