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On 26/01/00 at 17:36 David Mandala wrote:
>And I absolutely cannot imagine a linux sysadmin test being able to cover
>all types of RAID system administration. There are at least 5 different
>types of highend RAID hardware that linux can run from but linux can not
>administer.
He should not have it all in his head, but he should know of it.
>
>Why would you make a test that only a small amount of people need. Yes you
>can test RAID in software and you can test RAID on the few cards that
>directly support Linux administration but what about the rest.
What about knowing just of existance, and what it does, and only
maybe...... what the levels are (there is always docs on the system or
net)
>
>Were you to test general RAID info I'd agree with you but given the amount
>of RAID systems and the limited support for RAID you need a software RAID
>test and perhaps tests on the specific hardware that Linux supports.
No one should be tested for what would be a specialized level........
>
>
>So in closure, I support general RAID concept testing but not specific
>hardware in level 2. Move specific hardware to Level 3 where you can take
>the test if you care and not have to learn something you may NEVER use
>(RAID in software for example).
Yes, to a minimum, reasonable level...... maybe what is RAID , Why would
it be used ? (even that question starts a specialist area maybe...)
>
>Davidm
>
>Quoting Chuck Mead ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, A.R. (Tom) Peters said:
>>
>> A(P>On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Chuck Mead wrote:
>> A(P>
>> A(P>> I think the discussion is centering around both software and
hardware
>> A(P>> implementations... bear in mind... we want to test what people
believe a senior
>> A(P>> sys-admin needs to know... I cannot imagine that RAID
implementations,
>> A(P>> maintenance and troubleshooting would not be a part of that.
>> A(P>
>> A(P>Please note: Level 2 is for Intermediate/Advanced general sysadmins,
one
>> A(P>step up from the Junior type (who possibly may not operate
>> A(P>independently); Level 3 tentatively is for topics of interest to
senior
>> A(P>(corporate-wide?) system- and network admins/engineers.
>> A(P>
>>
>> I call everyone's attention to a quote from Scott's message from earlier
today:
>>
>> "One of the principle that should guide our planning for L2 is that this
is the
>> last level in which everyone will take the same exams. After L2,
candidates will
>> take only elective exams in specialized area. So any material that
should be
>> known by ALL top level system admins needs to be included here in L2. In
other
>> words, L2 provides the least common denominator for advanced system
>> administrators."
>>
>> That's enough for me... I absolutely cannot imagine a sys-admin of any
kind not
>> being able to deal with RAID issues. I would not expect a Junior System
>> Administrator to be able to handle it *all* but for dang sure a guy who
could
>> potentially have responsibility for the whole server room at some time
or other,
>> had better know it and know it well.
>>
>> If we're going to try and say that RAID is a "specialized subject" which
we
>> should do a special test for on Level III then I'd say that Linux SA's
are about
>> to specialize themselves out of the market they're trying to get
into!!!!!!!!
>>
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