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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to install, upgrade and maintain network operations
   • Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied
2. Scope of the network is determined from network specifications and in consultation with relevant person/s
3. Activities are planned in accordance with workplace procedures for timelines and in consultation with others involved
4. Network operating system versions and updates required to maintain the network are obtained in accordance with workplace procedures and network requirements
5. Administer network operations and document activities
   • Server operating systems are installed, upgraded and configured in accordance with developer instructions and network requirements
6. Devices and drivers, desktop environment, network protocols, and services and system security are implemented in accordance with requirements
7. Access to resources is configured within the limitations specified for each user
8. Network malfunctions are identified and rectified using logical techniques and knowledge of devices and driver storage network protocols, connections and services and system security configuration processes
9. Network performance and reliability is monitored and optimised in accordance with established procedures
10. Methods for dealing with unexpected situations are selected on the basis of safety and specified work outcomes
11. Network administration is carried out efficiently without waste of materials and energy or damage to apparatus, the surrounding environment or other services
12. Written justification is produced for network maintenance and upgrade and appropriate person/s notified in accordance with established procedures
13. Network administration and documentation are maintained in accordance with established procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety /occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, including using risk control measures carrying out network administration without waste of materials and energy or damage to apparatus, the surrounding environment or other services dealing with unplanned events determining network requirements and operating system versions and updates documenting network administration activities identifying and rectifying network malfunctions implementing devices and drivers, desktop environment, network protocols, services and system security installing, upgrading and maintaining network operations installing, upgrading and configuring server operating system in accordance with network requirements monitoring and maintaining server performance evaluation and optimisation, and monitoring and maintaining security and policies obtaining network operating system versions and updates required to maintain the network preparing to install, upgrade and maintain network operations optimising network performance, including implementing a patch management strategy, monitoring servers for performance evaluation and optimisation, removing redundant components and maintaining storage capacity, and monitoring and maintaining security and policies installing and configuring domain name system (DNS) servers, creating and configuring DNS zones and records installing and configuring dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and managing and maintaining DHCP implementing network connectivity solutions, implementing network address translation (NAT), configuring routing and implementing virtual private network (VPN) implementing network policy server; configuring a RADIUS server, including RADIUS proxy; and configuring RADIUS clients implementing IPv4 and IPv6 addressing implementing high performance network solutions.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

application and data provisioning business continuity and high availability network operating system versions and updates new deployment, complete version upgrade, incremental updates, and security and bug patches problem-solving techniques relevant devices and drivers, desktop environment, network protocols, services and system security relevant industry standards relevant manufacturer specifications and installation instructions relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures server deployment server management.

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