Server Maintenance PDF

Server Maintenance LESSON 5 What is Server Maintenance? Server maintenance refers to the regular practice of keeping a server updated and running efficiently to prevent downtime or failures. Types of Server Maintenance Preventive Maintenance Routine checks and updates to identify and fi...

Server Maintenance LESSON 5 What is Server Maintenance? Server maintenance refers to the regular practice of keeping a server updated and running efficiently to prevent downtime or failures. Types of Server Maintenance Preventive Maintenance Routine checks and updates to identify and fix potential issues before they cause problems. Corrective Maintenance Actions taken to correct issues that arise during server operation. Predictive Maintenance Using monitoring tools to predict when a server component might fail or performance may degrade, allowing maintenance to be done ahead of failure. Emergency Maintenance Urgent repairs needed when unexpected server problems arise, such as a security breach or hardware failure.  Server Maintenance Plan What is Server Maintenance Plan? A server maintenance plan is a documented strategy that outlines regular maintenance tasks to ensure optimal server performance Server Maintenance Plan Scheduled Regular Software Hardware Backups Updates Checks Regular backups are essential for Keeping server software up to Periodic inspection of hardware data recovery in case of server date, including the operating components such as hard drives, failure or data loss. A good plan system, applications, and fans, and power supplies to should include daily, weekly, or security patches. prevent overheating, failures, or monthly backups. damage.  Server Maintenance Plan Security Audits Performance Disaster Testing and Regularly reviewing and Monitoring Recovery Plan Reporting updating security configurations, Continuously checking server Having a strategy in place for Testing the server’s overall applying patches to performance, including CPU recovering data and restoring performance and documenting vulnerabilities, and monitoring usage, memory utilization, and server functionality in the event any issues to address in the next for suspicious activity. disk space, to identify potential of an outage or disaster. maintenance cycle. bottlenecks.  1. Applying Updates and Patches Use Windows Update to install security patches, bug fixes, and feature updates regularly. 2. Monitoring System Performance Window Use tools like Task Manager, Performance Monitor, or Resource Monitor to check CPU, memory, disk, and network usage. 3. Disk Space Management Server Regularly check available disk space and clean up unnecessary files using Disk Cleanup or remove unused applications. Maintenance 4. Backup and Recovery Planning Use Windows Server Backup to schedule regular backups of important files, databases, or entire server configurations. 5. Managing Active Directory (AD) Regularly review Active Directory user accounts, permissions, and group policies.  6. Checking Event Logs Use Event Viewer to monitor logs for errors, warnings, or security events. 7. Ensuring Security Window Apply Group Policies, review firewall settings, and ensure antivirus/antimalware software is running. 8. Maintaining Roles and Features Server Review and configure Windows Server roles and features such as DNS, DHCP, IIS, and file services. Maintenance 9. Performing Security Audits Regularly audit security policies, user access controls, and firewall rules. 10. Checking System Health Use Windows Admin Center or System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) to get a holistic view of server health.