Setting Up Your First Server
First, installation, like setting up a PC: pack it all, compare the list of the shipping box, close the mouse, keyboard and a network cables and the seizure of power. But first, you should check the location of the server. The best thing is to get down traffic site as a dedicated server space or wiring cabinet. Remember, physical security, if someone can only removal of your server and go away all OS, networks and applications security installation, you mean nothing.
A server environment must be not only safe but also to control humidity and temperature. You must ensure that the heat of your server can be dispersed. Besides, if your server in a site, you can not visit often, or there is no danger to the environment, it is necessary to inform you with a monitoring device physics. The PCA Netbotz 420 or AVtech Alert Room 11 E runway two humidity, temperature, movement, flow, floods, and more in question may be securities, if necessary.
Today, several network servers Dual-parties. It is best if you can each power module in another UPS and plug the UPSs in two separate circuits. In this way only a portion is disconnected from the network, if you lose a single circuit.
If your server, the operating system preinstalled you do not take some time. If not, insert the DVD or CD in the drive and shut down the server. Here are some guidelines for configuring the new operating system:
Install only the options you plan to use. For example, if only just a printing and file server, you do not need to install Web server or by e-mail server software. Indeed, it is better not to. There are a few reasons. The first is that extra software may contain additional security holes, so that, if not installed, do not worry about them. The second reason is the need for additional software disk space and storage of waste and CPU.
Use a strong Root or administrator password. Your password contains the key to reaching your server. A password is not strong words from the dictionary, six or more characters in length and containing a combination of letters, characters and numbers. For using a password box, try a site like www.strongpasswordgenerator.com will help you for free.
Create your user name, which is understandable. Some users want cute and use names such as Chipmunk Buddy, but what should help you in the management of servers? It is best to choose a standard agreement, as the first name.last first, for example, and remains there. It is an area of the environment, not private e-mail. Make sure the name in the creation of advance and good to have privileges that the user access to directories they need. In addition, users change their password, if the first request, then at regular intervals.
Do you have a backup process in place. Once the server is online, everyone at the beginning of the registration files on what you want? The last of what you want to do, all data on a Single Point of Failure not regularly and then also for backup. It is best not to wait for a hard disk server failure, or data-get to go to a backup system in place and underway. To archive backup options, see PC Mag or another source for other advice.
The creation of a Network Security Policy This protects the server. If it is an internal server, which should only be used externally, and then configure your firewall blocks all incoming traffic, which are not a server assembly. The server is due out on downloading patches. If this is a single division server, then block access from outside the division. This may, through firewall rules or by setting up a VLAN creates a network that uses the same infrastructure as other, but an own network address.
Installation control server. Many servers with the help of programs to monitor. Check the system resources such as memory, processor and hard drive to ensure that the server is able to do their job. If you do not have surveillance in place, then launch applications can be a failure, as the device used. If this happens, you must first get more RAM on the server. Monitoring is also a leader, if the server crashes. Most monitoring programs or consoles have the ability to send a warning message when the server arrives to walk.
Remember security software. They are already underway firewall software, anti-malware and intrusion prevention systems in work stations, so why not on the new server?