List of tasks commonly performed by our Systems Administrators
Admin Tools
- Built-in Standard Windows Admin Tools
- Component Service, Computer Management, ODBC
Web Server – IIS
- Install and configure IIS Web Server
- Install, configure and manage FTP servers (Standard FTP / CuteFTP Server / WSFTP Server)
- Patch IIS with the latest version from Microsoft
- Secure communication with web server certificate
- Creation of Website and assigning identification , ipaddress, tcp port , max connections, logging file
- Tuning Web server performance, enable bandwidth throttling , enable process throttling
- Create ISAPI filter , update server extension with the latest version
- Install and configure FrontPage extension
- Manage server using server level administration
- Backup + restore server configuration
- Create secure communication using SSL
Mail Server (SMTP/POP3/IMAP with Imail or Exchange)
- Install active directory with new windows service pack
- Install / configure Microsoft Exchange server :
- Adding domain for email server
- Exchange server administrator and monitoring
- Configure SMTP routing, Mail relay restriction , anti spamming restriction
- User access restriction , access file restriction
- Install and securing Microsoft outlook Web access for users Web mail
- Securing Microsoft outlook Web access
- Exchange security
- Administration delegation
- Set advance permission
- Outlook webaccess troubleshooting
- Diagnostic logging with using IIS logging feature
- Performance monitoring
- Migrating / upgrading exchange
- Coexisting exchange with previous version
- Replicating exchange users mailbox databases
- Managing public folder
- Connect to other messaging server like lotus notes, cc:mail, Novell Groupwise server.
DNS Server
- Install and Configure DNS Server type ( Primary, secondary, cache only DNS )
- Adding forward lookup, reverse lookup zone
- Zone transfer at secondary DNS server
- Configure Dynamic update , refresh interval , retry interval , ttl
- Adding Domain / host record , Adding CNAME record , Adding MX record , PTR record
Networking
- TCP / IP, Subnetting allocation setting
- NAT configuration Windows Routing Service
- Package installation / configuration
- Windows Router configuration : using RIP, RIPv2 , OSPF
Application Script Engine (ASP, ColdFusion)
- Server Settings
- Data Sources
- Debug Settings
- CFX Tags and Custom Tag Paths
- Logging Settings, Log Files, Server Reports
- Data Sources:
- Native Data Sources
- Extensions: JVM and Java Settings, Java Applets
Application Script Engine (PHP)
- Install php, phpadmin & phpcoder for windows
- Integrating PHP with Apache web server and MySQL
- Configure PHP with CGI
Monitoring
- Daemon / TCP Service thru TCP/IP port
- Continuous ping + latency check
Security
- TCP/IP Port checking / block recommendation
- Port Blocking
- OS / Application Patch
- OS / Application Patch
- Vulnerability assessment – scanning with Nessus and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Backup Application
- Installation of backup application such as Verities Backup Exec, ArcServer
- Installation of remote backup agent, IDR and advanced open file option
- Configuring media server
- Media management
- Configuration of backup job
- Restoring data from the backup
Anti-Virus Servers
- Installation / Upgradation and configuration of anti-virus server
- Installation and configuration of SSC, central quarantine server, Live Update Administration Utility, Virus Definition Manager
- Remote deploy of client installation
- Setting-up server and client auto-protect option
- Virus Sweeping
- Configuring Server and client side scanning schedule
Mail Server Anti-Virus
- Installation / Up-gradation and configuration of server
- Configuration of policies
- Configuration of spam prevention settings, heartbeat settings, Notification / alerts settings, content dictionary settings and quarantine settings
- Setting up Real-time Blacklist (RBL) Blocking
- Configuring scan schedule and releasing quarantine mail attachments
