Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan and design network servers to meet business requirements

1.1 Consult with client and key stakeholders to identify requirements

1.2 Assess business problems, opportunities, scope, objectives and budget, confirming details with appropriate person

1.3 Analyse and document data migration requirements

1.4 Review requirements to identify network server specifications

1.5 Produce detailed documentation for the design and configuration of the network services, server applications, security and redundancy

1.6 Prototype design and update documentation as necessary

1.7 Produce installation checklists as part of the quality assurance process

1.8 Develop the test plan to ensure that the system meets client requirements, performance standards and quality expectations

1.9 Obtain client sign-off for the design report

2. Prepare for network server installation

2.1 Prepare for work according to site specific safety requirements and enterprise workplace health and safety (WHS) processes and procedures

2.2 Identify safety hazards and implement risk control measures in consultation with appropriate personnel

2.3 Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the task is coordinated effectively with others involved at the worksite

2.4 Back up local data in preparation for installation

3. Build and configure the servers according to design

3.1 Install network operating system to design specifications using installation checklists

3.2 Install additional tools or third-party software applications as required by the design

3.3 Patch the operating system and applications to ensure maximum security and reliability

3.4 Configure network services and applications

3.5 Implement security design to prevent unauthorised access to system

3.6 Reconnect and reconfigure connectivity devices

3.7 Configure update services to provide automatic updates for operating system and applications

3.8 Restore local data to new server

3.9 Implement backup and recovery methods to enable restoration capability in the event of a disaster

4. Test and reconfigure network servers

4.1 Test server for benchmarking against client specification and requirements according to test plan, and record outcomes

4.2 Analyse the error report and make changes as required

4.3 Use troubleshooting tools and techniques to diagnose and correct server problems

4.4 Test required changes or additions

4.5 Validate changes or additions against specifications

5. Complete and document network design and installation

5.1 Make and document server configuration and operational changes

5.2 Complete client report and notify of server status

5.3 Clean up and restore worksite to client’s satisfaction

5.4 Secure sign-off from appropriate person

Skill 

Performance Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.4, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5

• Gathers and interprets enterprise procedures, manuals and specifications to determine requirements

Writing

1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2

• Prepares workplace documentation that incorporates an evaluation of technical information and specialised language in a format and style appropriate for a specific audience

Oral Communication

1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 5.2

• Uses active listening, observational and questioning techniques in order to identify information and confirm, clarify or revise understanding
• Articulates requirements clearly and distinctively, using technical language appropriate to audience and environment

Numeracy

1.2, 4.2

• Analyses numerical information to take measurements, interpret results and evaluate performance and interoperability of network
• Uses mathematical formulas and calculations to estimate and plan project costs within a defined budget

Navigate the world of work

2.1, 2.2, 5.3

• Understands the nature and purpose of own role and associated responsibilities, and how it contributes to the work of others in the immediate work context
• Keeps up to date with current legislation and regulations relevant to own rights and responsibilities, and considers the implications of these when planning and undertaking work

Interact with others

1.9, 5.4

• Selects the appropriate form, channel and mode of communication for a specific purpose relevant to own role

Get the work done

1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 1.8, 2.4, 3.1- 3.9, 4.1-4.5, 5.1

• Reflects on the ways in which digital systems and tools are used or could be used to achieve work goals and begins to recognise strategic and operational applications
• Uses digital technologies and systems safely and securely when implementing and monitoring a system, with a growing awareness of the permanence and transparency of all activities
• Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context to plan, prioritise and monitor own work
• Uses formal and informal processes to monitor implementation of solutions and reflect on outcomes
• Makes decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of factors into consideration

Code and title 

current version 

Code and title 

previous version 

Comments 

Equivalence status 

ICTNWK505 Design, build and test a network server

ICANWK505A Design, build and test a network server

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages

Equivalent unit

Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.