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Lab 8, Supporting Hard Drives © R. Craig Collins, 2005

General Lab Directions
Note: There is not enough time in lecture to cover all the material; read background info BEFORE you begin the lab
  • Check with your Instructor for due date
  • Document the required steps before you start the lab (this documentation will be turned in): 30%
  • Hands on Grading
    • 0 mistakes: 30%
    • 1 or 2 mistakes: 25%
    • 3 or 4 mistakes: 20%
    • 5 or 6 mistakes: 10%
  • Activity: 40%

    Chapter 10
  • Answer all of the 'Reviewing the Basics' questions, p. 445
        * add appropriate summary of troubleshooting to your documentation
  • Login users to your server
        * Boot your Windows server, Linux Server, and Windows workstation
        * You will need to add appropriate screen shots to your documentation for the following
        * in your XP workstation, open My Computer
        * Under Tools, choose Map Network Drive
        * Enter in \\servername\shared foldername, or browse to your server's shared folder
            * Locate your domain, then right click on your server. Choose Explore. Log in as one of your users.
            *You can then copy and paste the \\servername\shared foldername
        * Add a screen shot to your documentation
        * Compare this to logging into a Linux Server, via Telnet
  • Defrag your server; Project 10-1, #2, p. 448 (you need not finish, just start the process)
        * add appropriate screen shots to your documentation
        * Is there a comparable tool in the Linux GUI? In command Linux?
            *From a terminal session, type apropos defragment, to see if any command documentation contains defragment
  • Backup your server; Project 10-2, all, p. 448-449 (you need not finish, just start the process, and you may choose your backup location)
        * add appropriate screen shots to your documentation
        * Is there a comparable tool in the Linux GUI? In command Linux?
            *From a terminal session, type apropos backup, to see if any command documentation contains backup
  • Learn about Antivirus; Variation on Project 10-3; install AVG antivirus software to your server
        * add appropriate screen shots to your documentation
        * Is there a comparable tool for the Linux GUI? for command Linux?


© R. Craig Collins, 2005

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