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CompTIA Server+

Vendor-neutral certification validating secure server installation, management, and troubleshooting.

Licensing authority: CompTIA Certifications, LLC

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CompTIA Server+

CompTIA Server+

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Multiple choice and performance-based
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
750 on a scale of 100-900
Examination outline
  • Server Hardware Installation and Management (18%)
    • Given a scenario, install physical hardware.
    • Given a scenario, deploy and manage storage.
    • Given a scenario, perform server hardware maintenance.
  • Server Administration (30%)
    • Given a scenario, install server operating systems.
    • Given a scenario, configure servers to use network infrastructure services.
    • Given a scenario, configure and maintain server functions and features.
    • Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers.
    • Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization.
    • Summarize scripting basics for server administration.
    • Explain the importance of asset management and documentation.
    • Explain licensing concepts.
  • Security and Disaster Recovery (24%)
    • Summarize data security concepts.
    • Summarize physical security concepts.
    • Explain important concepts pertaining to identity and access management for server administration.
    • Explain data security risks and mitigation strategies.
    • Given a scenario, apply server hardening methods.
    • Summarize proper server decommissioning concepts.
    • Explain the importance of backups and restores.
    • Explain the importance of disaster recovery.
  • Troubleshooting (28%)
    • Explain the troubleshooting theory and methodology.
    • Given a scenario, troubleshoot common hardware failures.
    • Given a scenario, troubleshoot storage problems.
    • Given a scenario, troubleshoot common OS and software problems.
    • Given a scenario, troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
    • Given a scenario, troubleshoot security problems.
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