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1. Welcome & Instructor Introduction
• Welcome to System Administration and
Maintenance!
Instructor: Marvin R. Delfino
• 2015-2023: FCPC – IT Technical Support
• 2023-Present: FCPC – OIC for ICT
Infrastructure

5. Facilities
• Class hours: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• No food and drink allowed
• Let the instructor know if you do not
understand the discussion
• To be able to fully benefit from the
course everyone should perform the
laboratory

6. Student Introductions
• Let's get to know each other!
• Please share:
• - Your Name
• - Your IT strengths/interests
• - What you expect to learn from this subject

7. Course Overview & Roadmap
• Semester Roadmap:
• - Weeks 1–2: Orientation + Lab Setup
• - Weeks 3–6: Active Directory & Group Policy
• - Weeks 7–10: DNS, DHCP, File & Print
Services, Backup
• - Weeks 11–13: PowerShell Automation
• - Weeks 14–16: Troubleshooting, Disaster
Recovery, Final Project

8. Grading Breakdown

9. Grading Breakdown

10. Grading Breakdown

11. What is System Administration?
• System Administration involves managing IT
systems such as servers, networks, users, and
policies.
• It ensures systems run smoothly and securely.

12. What is System Administration?

13. Roles & Responsibilities of a SysAdmin
• SysAdmin Responsibilities:
• - Creating and managing user accounts
• - Controlling access to resources
• - Maintaining server security and performance

14. Importance of System Administration
• Why System Administration Matters:
• - Keeps business and school operations
running
• - Protects data and networks from disruptions
• - Ensures system reliability and efficiency

15. Lab Expectations & VM Setup
• Lab Work Overview:
• - Simulate a domain environment
• - 1 Windows Server VM (Domain Controller)
• - 1 Windows 10/11 Client VM
• - All inside Hyper-V isolated network

16. Hardware Requirements
• Minimum Hardware Requirements:
• - 8GB RAM (16GB recommended)
• - Hyper-V enabled on laptop or lab PC
• Hands-on learning is key to mastering this
course.

17. Summary & Q&A
• Summary:
• - Welcome and introductions
• - Course roadmap and expectations
• - What is system administration
• - Lab setup overview
• Questions?