Server Hardware Masterclass

Jarrod Spiga is the Senior Infrastructure Engineer for Visionbytes, a company that distributes video and audio solutions.  It means he administers over 100 high-availability Windows and Linux servers located in offices and data centres in Sydney and Singapore (with a Los Angeles deployment occurring in the coming months) and associated network and storage infrastrutures

In this Masterclass, he takes you on a step-by-step course on the fundamentals of server hardware.

		Part 1: Introducing Servers The difference between the hardware in a typical server and that found in a PC.
		Part 2: Tour of a Server A typical rack server Opening it up Heatsink, CPU and fans Memory, slots and graphics card Power supply The USB and LED panels Storage options Cables Managing the server
		Part 3: The Basics of Blade Servers A blade server is an ultra-compact server that is becoming a favourite in server rooms