The CompTIA test SK0-002 is intended to certify users who should have at least 18 to 24 months hands-on experience of installing, configuring, diagnosing, and troubleshooting computers. Server+ certifies technical knowledge in areas such as RAID, SCSI, and multiple CPUs, as well as capabilities with server issues, including disaster recovery. Before taking the SK0-002 test, you should practice the following:
- Identify the name of several parts in a computer and their purposes and characteristics.
- Install the motherboard in the computer case.
- Identify several components on the motherboard such as hard disk controller, floppy disk controller, CMOS chip, expansion slots, etc.
- Install and remove memory modules on the motherboard.
- Install add-on cards such as display card, sound card, internal modem, etc., on the motherboard.
- Install external devices such as keyboards, monitors, subsystems, and modem racks.
- Install UPSs according to requirements.
- Prepare network cables by cutting and crimping them.
- Know the function of the following application server models such as Dedicated Application, Distributed Application, and Peer to peer application.
- Identify several types of RAM such as EDO, SDRAM, DDR, etc., and communication ports such as serial port, parallel port, USB port, IEEE 1394 port, etc.
- Know differences between different SCSI solutions, their advantages, and their specifications.
- Install and configure different RAID levels and troubleshoot RAID issues.
- Know the basic specifications of and differences between Storage Area Network (SAN) and Network-Attached Storage (NAS) and configure SAN and NAS on the network.
- Identify the common server types such as desk server, rack mount server, blade server and know the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Install Network Operating System (NOS) and device drivers on the system.
- Install and use service tools such as SNMP, Event logs, System monitoring agents, etc.
- Use diagnostic tools such as PING, IPCONFIG, TRACEROUTE, TELNET, etc.
- Create server baseline and monitor processor utilization, disk utilization, memory utilization, and network utilization.
- Identify bottlenecks on processor, disk, memory, network, etc.
- Perform BIOS upgrade on the computer and operating system upgrade to support multiprocessors.
- Perform various types of data backup such as full, incremental, and differential backups and restoration of data.