CIW Server Administrator Series:

Advanced Internet System Management (CIWAISM)

Advanced Internet System Management is a comprehensive three-day course that teaches students how to implement mission-critical services on the Windows NT 4.0 and Red Hat Linux 6.1 platforms. Students install and configure Web, Newsgroup, e-mail and proxy servers; receive in-depth understanding of how to connect e-commerce databases to Web servers; and learn how to enable CGI on NT and Linux. Students also learn about backup and load balancing issues, and receive foundational knowledge concerning Internet security. This course is designed for personnel responsible for implementing real-world solutions for company intranets or ISPs that provide Internet Web services.

Target Audience

LAN/WAN administrators, systems administrators, systems managers, intranet administrators, network engineers, and internetworking engineers.

Job Responsibilities

Manage and tune corporate Internet and intranet infrastructure; monitor Web server systems, FTP, news and mail servers; configure and deploy e-business solutions servers.

Prerequisites

Students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent experience, and have completed the Internet System Management course or have equivalent experience with TCP/IP networking and Windows NT operation.

Topics

Mission-Critical Services

  • Foundational Services
  • Mission-Critical Services
  • System Logging
  • Performance Monitoring and Server Optimization
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Load Balancing
  • Backup

Installing and Configuring a Web Server

  • Common Web Servers
  • Microsoft IIS and the Option Pack
  • IIS and the MMC
  • Virtual Servers
  • Administering Apache Server

Advanced Web Server Configuration

  • HTTP
  • Web Applications and E-Commerce
  • Server-side Applications and E-Commerce
  • Web Applications and MIME
  • E-Commerce Web Servers and Perl
  • Enabling Script Execution in IIS 4.0
  • Apache Server and Perl
  • E-Commerce Web Servers and Gateways
  • Active Server Pages
  • ODBC, Web Gateways and E-Commerce
  • Streaming Media Servers

Enabling Secure Sockets Layer

  • SSL Handshakes
  • Applying SSL Encryption
  • Requesting and Installing Certificates
  • Certificate Concerns

Configuring and Managing a News Server

  • NNTP Service

E-Mail Server Essentials

  • Sending and Delivering E-Mail
  • E-Mail Agents
  • E-Mail Server Terminology
  • Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • Post Office Protocol 3
  • IMAP and LDAP
  • Web Mail

Configuring an E-Mail Server

  • MX Records and E-Mail Servers
  • DNS and E-Mail Configuration in Windows NT

Proxy Servers

  • Proxy Server Considerations

Logging Activity

  • Logging Information
  • HTTP Server Log Files
  • FTP Log Files
  • Commercial File Analysis Software

Monitoring and Optimizing Internet Servers

  • Analyzing Server Performance
  • Queues and Bottlenecks
  • Correcting Bottlenecks
  • Hardware Concerns

Fault Tolerance and System Backup

  • Fault Tolerance
  • Combining RAID and Tape Backup
  • Additional Data Protection Options
  • Planning a Backup Strategy
  • Disaster Assessment and Recovery

Security Overview

  • Server Vulnerabilities
  • Auditing Your System
  • Enhancing Server Security
  • Firewalls
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Security Tradeoffs
  • Recognizing Security Breaches

Installation (Appendix)

  • Installing Microsoft Certificate Server
  • Installing a Windows NT Primary DNS Server
  • Installing Apache Server
  • Configuring an E-Mail Server in Linux