ICTSUS502 — Install and test virtual infrastructure

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What an assessment for ICTSUS502 must cover

47 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan to install virtual server

1.1Obtain work details and scope and arrange for site access in compliance with required security arrangements, legislation, codes, regulations and standards
1.2Analyse use of server virtualisation infrastructure and discuss implementation needs with relevant personnel
1.3Research and analyse alternative virtualisation scenarios and produce a risk analysis and comparisons for each consideration
1.4Create and distribute a feasibility report to required personnel and determine required resources for server implementation
1.5Obtain recommendations and approval for implementation plans from relevant personnel and stakeholders

2 Design virtual server specification

2.1Confirm network operating systems, server applications and server designs with relevant personnel
2.2Determine product, vendor architecture and equipment specifications
2.3Determine technology and resources according to business requirements and budgets
2.4Complete design plan and obtain approval from required personnel

3 Install virtual server

3.1Identify installation change management requirements
3.2Create detailed task lists and specify sequence of required work
3.3Review hardware and software and confirm compatibility with ICT system
3.4Install required operating system, additional tools and third-party software as specified in design
3.5Patch operating system and applications and confirm compliance with organisational security and reliability standards

4 Integrate and test virtual server

4.1Determine virtual server integration (VSI) tests in consideration of resources and network impact
4.2Run VSI tests according to plan and record outcomes
4.3Create error reports and communicate test outcomes to required personnel
4.4Test required changes and additions
4.5Validate changes and additions against specifications

5 Document completion activities

5.1Document installation and integration process according to organisational guidelines
5.2Provide user documentation to required personnel
5.3Notify required personnel and obtain sign off

Performance evidence

implement server virtualisation for at least two sustainable information and communications technology (ICT) systems.
consider ongoing system management, growth scenarios and future infrastructure capacity
communicate with required personnel to identify required information technology (IT) system changes and additions
determine and meet organisational requirements for the installation and testing of virtual servers
install, integrate and test virtualisation components according to vendor and technical specifications.

Knowledge evidence

required legislation, codes, organisational procedures, company work practices, regulations and standards, work health and safety (WHS) requirements for scoped work
uses and requirements of server virtualisation infrastructure in IT systems
risks of alternative virtualisation scenarios
functions and features of feasibility reports
features of client business domains and business functions
compatibility issues and resolution procedures for server implementation
configuration of internet protocol (IP) networks
industry-accepted server virtualisation products
processes of documenting technical specifications
systems diagnostic features
set up and configuration procedures
change management process
functions and features of the following: creating a budget, network operating systems, power supply requirements and management, registered random access memory (RAM), server design and network architecture, single and multiple processors, virtual server functionality.

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Articulates using specific language suitable for technical, operational and business audiences to convey requirements Uses listening and questioning techniques to confirm knowledge
Reading: Identifies, analyses and evaluates technical installation manuals and other texts to determine regulatory and technical requirements
Writing: Prepares reports and design solutions in required formats for diverse audiences Conveys knowledge of outcomes and alternatives using terminology to present to required personnel
Planning and organising: Develops plans to manage relatively complex, non-routine tasks with an awareness of how they may contribute to longer term operational and strategic goals Takes responsibility for own workload, negotiating some key aspects with others Systematically gathers and analyses all required information and evaluates options to make informed decisions
Problem solving: Uses analytical processes to decide on a course of action, establishing criteria for deciding between options
Self-management: Recognises and responds to both explicit and implicit organisational procedures and protocols, and legislative and regulatory requirements Selects the required form, channel and mode of communication for a specific purpose required to own role
Technology: Identifies key principles and concepts underpinning the design and operation of digital systems and tools, and applies these when troubleshooting existing technology and when seeking to identify the potential of new technology

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What does an assessment tool for ICTSUS502 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTSUS502 needs to address all 47 unit components: 5 elements with 22 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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