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TrayKnots20258dDon't forget, the computer is under the table. On top is just the monitor.
Oh, and if there is fire, just put it to the other fire. -
netikras3495058dbackups, HA/HP clustering, DR, security, hardening, edge, automation, patching, scripting, UNIX vs linux (assuming a *nix admin role), network stack, tunnelling/IPSec, monitoring/alerting, vendor cases, pixie-boot for parallel provisioning, virtualization (vs containerization), hypervisors, resource mgmt, swap vs ram, performance troubleshooting, SAN, NAS and their implementations (examples), use cases, how different, replication in DC / across DC, network routing, A-A vs A-P clusters, firewall/NAT configuration, network protocols (IP, UDP, ARP, DNS, HTTP, TLS, ICMP, SNMP), how traceroute works,...
just refresh your memory on those few topics and you should be good IMO. -
lorentz1494058dTry turning it off and on again. If that fails, try turning the things it talks to off and on again.
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donkulator225058dGive the devs access to everything, otherwise they will go digging around and you will have more problems in the long run.
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PaperTrail1069858dIf they ask a question you don't know, simply respond ..."Pffft...that's a stupid question. Next."
Just hope the interviewer didn't use the same tactic when they got hired. :)
Joking aside...good luck and respond with how the interview went.
I have a sysadmin interview tomorrow. Anything specific i should know?
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