Interview question help

yuddhidhtir

I am going for an interview, the job demands the knowledge of Back up, space allocation, RAID.
so what kind of questions can i expect?
also which RAID version is most common in companies?
Thanks in advance

ehnde

If I were interviewing you on these topics, I would expect you to know what Raid 0, 1, & 5 is. RAID is a pretty easy topic - if you know this technology you know which RAID level is appropriate for what.

You should know be familiar with the common forms of backup media. I recommend doing research into the following:
1. Storage area network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. tape backups
3. Network File System (protocol) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also you should be familiar with several different software solutions, such as:

• Windows folder redirection
• Bacula
• Windows Backup and Restore
• Amanda backup
• Acronis
• BackupPC
• rsync, zip, tar, dd

Pick a few from this list (depends on the companies platform & infrastructure), or pick some solutions you expect to be brought up in the interview. Be prepared to discuss your experience working with storage technology. Good luck

cyberguypr

In regards to backups, the basics are the same across the board. Depending on the type/size of the company you can expect questions on anything from "what is the difference between an incremental and a differential backup" to very product specific questions. If you can find some info about their infrastructure you can narrow down the areas to focus on.

RobertKaucher

Just throwing this out... I think these are fundamental topics for server adminstration. You will find this knowledge will help you in nearly every aspect of your career. I know that having very strong understanding of these fundamental topics made my SQL Server DBA exams much easier adn I imagine that people specializing in Exchange Server will think the same. Point being, have a very good understanding of these topics to make you better as an IT pro and not just for this interview.

yuddhidhtir

Really appreciate the valuable comments. They asked little about basic networking like topology, OSI, ring, switch, router very basic questions and as suggested by all they asked about RAID 0,1,5 , incremental, differential.
I am excited and nervous about the job. This was my first IT interview and i got selected it gives me great joy. Though i am selected as trainee as i am a newbie but cant wait to work as IT employee. My real learning starts now. As always a big thanks to all TE members