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This course will transition you from working on a single computer to an entire fleet. Systems administration is the field of IT that’s responsible for maintaining reliable computers systems in a multi-user environment. In this course, you’ll learn about the infrastructure services that keep all organizations, big and small, up and running. We’ll deep dive on cloud so that you’ll understand everything from typical cloud infrastructure setups to how to manage cloud resources. You'll also learn how to manage and configure servers and how to use industry tools to manage computers, user information, and user productivity. Finally, you’ll learn how to recover your organization’s IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster.
By the end of this course you’ll be able to:
● utilize best practices for choosing hardware, vendors, and services for your organization
● understand how the most common infrastructure services that keep an organization
running work, and how to manage infrastructure servers
● understand how to make the most of the cloud for your organization
● manage an organization’s computers and users using the directory services, Active
Directory, and OpenLDAP
● choose and manage the tools that your organization will use
● backup your organization’s data and know how to recover your IT infrastructure in the case of
a disaster
● utilize systems administration knowledge to plan and improve processes for IT environments

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Directory Service
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

What is System Administration?

Welcome to the System Administration course of the IT Support Professional Certificate! In the first week of this course, we will cover the basics of system administration. We'll cover organizational policies, IT infrastructure services, user and hardware provisioning, routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and managing potential issues. By the end of this module, you will understand the roles and responsibilities of a System Administrator. So let's get started!

4 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 39 min), 10 readings, 2 quizzes

16 videos

Course Introduction4mWhat is Systems Administration?2mServers Revisited3mThe Cloud3mOrganizational Policies2mIT Infrastructure Services1mUser and Hardware Provisioning3mRoutine Maintenance57sVendors1mTroubleshooting and Managing Issues2mIn Case of Fire, Break Glass1mDion: My Michelle Obama story 1mWith Great Power Comes Great Responsibility3mNever Test in Production2mAssessing Risk1mFixing Things the Right Way2m

10 readings

Navigating Coursera10mProgram Surveys10mHow to Use Discussion Forums10mGet to Know Your Classmates10mSupplemental Reading on KVM switch10mVendor Life-Cycle for Custom Services and Products10mVendor Life-Cycle for Support of Commercial Products10mChange Management10mRecording Your Actions10mModule 1 Glossary10m

2 practice exercises

Systems Administration Tasks4mWhat is System Administration?1h

Week2

Week 2

7 hours to complete

Network and Infrastructure Services

In the second week of this course, we'll learn about network and infrastructure services. We will cover what IT infrastructure services are and what their role is in system administration. We'll also learn about server operating systems, virtualization, network services, DNS for web services, and how to troubleshoot network services. By the end of this module, you will know the most common IT infrastructure services you'll encounter when handling system administration tasks.

7 hours to complete

22 videos (Total 63 min), 10 readings, 10 quizzes

22 videos

What are IT Infrastructure Services?45sThe Role of IT Infrastructure Services in SysAdmin45sTypes of IT Infrastructure Services4mHeather: My first job in tech1mServer Operating Systems53sVirtualization2mRemote Access Revisited2mFTP, SFTP, and TFTP2mNTP2mNetwork Support Services Revisited1mDNS1mDNS for Web Servers1mDNS for Internal Networks2mDHCP2mUnable to Resolve a Hostname or Domain Name3mWhat do Services Look Like in Action1mManaging Services in Linux4mManaging Services in Windows3mConfiguring Services in Linux4mConfiguring Services in Windows4mConfiguring DNS with Dnsmasq6mConfiguring DHCP with Dnsmasq7m

10 readings

Supplemental Reading for IT Infrastructure Services10mSupplemental Reading for Server Operating Systems10mRemote Connections10mSupplemental Reading for Remote Access and SSH10mSupplemental Reading for FTP Clients10mSupplemental Reading for BIND/PowerDNS10mSupplemental Reading for DNS and DHCP10mQwiklabs Introduction10mdnsmasq10mModule 2 Glossary10m

7 practice exercises

Intro to IT Infrastructure Services6mPhysical Infrastructure Services6mNetwork Services10mNetwork Services40mQwiklabs: Service Management in LinuxQwiklabs: Service Management in WindowsQwiklabs: Getting familiar with DNS and DHCP

Week3

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Software and Platform Services

In the third week of this course, we'll explore software and platform services. We'll cover what types of software and platform services you may encounter in a tech role and how to manage them. We'll learn how to configure email services, security services, file services, print services, and platform services. We'll explore ways to troubleshoot platform services and common issues to look out for. By the end of this module, you'll understand how to setup and manage the IT infrastructure services to help a business stay productive, keep information secure, and deliver applications to its users.

6 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 38 min), 16 readings, 6 quizzes

16 videos

Module Introduction55sCommunication Services2mEmail Protocols3mUser Productivity Services: Agreements and Licenses1mWeb Server Security Protocols3mHeather: Managing self-doubt1mWhat are file services?47sNetwork File Storage2mMobile Synchronization3mConfiguring Print Services2mWeb Servers Revisited3mWhat is a database server?1mIs the website down?3mCloud Concepts3mTypical Cloud Infrastructure Setups1mWhen and How to Choose Cloud1m

16 readings

Supplemental Reading for Chat Communication Services10mSupplemental Reading for Email Protocols10mSpam Management/Mitigation10mSupplemental Reading for File Services10mSupplemental Reading for Network File Storage10mMobile Synchronization10mSupplemental Readings for Mobile Synchronization10mPrint Services10mSupplemental Reading for Print Services25mSupplemental Reading for Web Servers (Revisited)10mLoad Balancers10mSupplemental Reading for Database Admin Jobs10mSupplemental Reading for Troubleshooting with Developer Tools10mCommon Cloud Models10mManaging Cloud Resources10mModule 3 Glossary10m

5 practice exercises

Software Services8mFile, Print, and Platform Services8mQwiklabs: Managing websites with Apache2Troubleshooting Platform Services4mSoftware and Platform Services35m

Week4

Week 4

7 hours to complete

Directory Services

In the fourth week of this course, we'll learn about directory services. Specifically, we'll cover how two of the most popular directory services, Active Directory and OpenLDAP, work in action. We'll explore the concept of centralized management and how this can help SysAdmins maintain and support all the different parts of an IT infrastructure. By the end of this module, you will know how to add users, passwords, and use group policies in Active Directory and OpenLDAP.

7 hours to complete

21 videos (Total 89 min), 13 readings, 6 quizzes

21 videos

Module Introduction40sWhat is a directory server?3mImplementing Directory Services2mWhat is centralized management?4mWhat is LDAP?1mWhat is LDAP Authentication?2mHeather: Overcoming obstacles1mWhat is Active Directory?5mManaging Active Directory2mManaging Active Directory Users and Groups4mUser Accounts and Groups6mManaging Active Directory User Passwords4mJoining an Active Directory Domain4mGroup Policy: Group Policy Object (GPO)4mGroup Policy Creation and Editing12mGroup Policy Inheritance and Precedence7mGroup Policy Troubleshooting5mGroup Policy Troubleshooting: Common Issues6mMobile Device Management (MDM)1mWhat is OpenLDAP?3mManaging OpenLDAP2m

13 readings

Supplemental Reading for Centralized Management10mSupplemental Reading for LDAP10mSupplemental Reading for Kerberos10mSupplemental Reading for Active Directory10mSupplemental Reading for Group Security Principles10mSupplemental Reading for EFS Features10mSupplemental Reading for DFL & FFL10mSupplemental Reading for Group Policy Troubleshooting10mSupplement Reading for Group Policy Troubleshooting Examples10mSupplemental Readings for Mobile Device Management (MDM)10mSupplemental Reading for OpenLDAP10mSupplemental Reading for Managing OpenLDAP10mModule 4 Glossary10m

5 practice exercises

Introduction to Directory Services6mQwiklabs: Using Active DirectoryCentralized Management and LDAP8mActive Directory30mDirectory Services50m

Week5

Week 5

3 hours to complete

Data Recovery & Backups

In the fifth week of this course, we'll learn about data recovery and backups. In any tech role, it's important to know how to backup and recover data -- it's even more important for system administration. We will also learn about common corporate practices like designing a disaster recovery plan and writing post-mortem documentation. By the end of this module, you'll know the tradeoffs between on-site and off-site backups, understand the value and importance of backup and recovery testing, know different options for data backup (as well as the risks) and understand the purpose and contents of a disaster recovery plan.

3 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 38 min), 4 readings, 4 quizzes

13 videos

Module Introduction33sWhat is Data Recovery?3mBacking Up Your Data3mBackup Solutions3mJob transition35sTesting Backups1mTypes of Backup5mUser Backups1mWhat's a Disaster Recovery Plan?4mDesigning a Disaster Recovery Plan5mWhat's a post-mortem?2mWriting a Post-Mortem3mInterview Role Play: Sys Admin2m

4 readings

Supplemental Reading for GitLabs Data Recovery10mSupplemental Reading for Backup Solutions10mSupplemental Reading for RAID Levels10mModule 5 Glossary10m

4 practice exercises

Planning for Data Recovery14mDisaster Recovery Plans10mPost-Mortems4mData Recovery & Backups50m

Week6

Week 6

24 minutes to complete

Final Project

Congratulations, you've made it to the final week in the course! The last week of this course is dedicated to the final project. For the final project, you will apply all the skills you've learned in this course by providing systems administration consultation. You will assess the IT infrastructure of three fictitious (but very real-life based!) companies and provide recommendations and advice about how to support their IT infrastructure. By the end of this project, you will demonstrate the skills and problem-solving techniques of a SysAdmin. Good luck!

24 minutes to complete

3 videos (Total 4 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

by SJJul 7, 2018

This is a great course! Very informative and right tools are explained for a SysAdmin job. This might give you a kick start for a comprehensive study drive required for a dedicated job capacity.

by SGNov 22, 2021

Good course which gives as much details about administration and infrastructure services . A Big thank you for Google , Coursera and The instructor for giving a valuable knowledge to me. Thank you

by OQJan 15, 2020

This chapter is very interesting since describes a lot of the things that we have at the office running on the background but we never understood well. The material is well put together, congrats.

by HNJan 30, 2023

They showcase a certain skill level that can beat out the biggest competition. They also help you build valuable skills that will prove the claims stated on your resume. However, be smart about it.

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Network and Infrastructure Services

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Directory Services

Data Recovery & Backups

Final Project

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