ICTNWK420 — Install and configure virtual machines

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What an assessment for ICTNWK420 must cover

32 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 5 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Identify options and select virtualisation solution

1.1Research and determine government and industry guidelines and policies for use of desktop and server virtualisation
1.2Determine and document current and future requirements of organisations based on guidelines, policies and organisational structure
1.3Identify benefits and detriments of virtualisation of desktop and server environments relevant to needs of organisation
1.4Identify available features of current virtualisation software relevant to needs of organisation
1.5Select virtualisation solutions based on current and future needs of organisation
1.6Seek and obtain feedback on selected virtualisation solution from organisation and incorporate feedback into selected virtualisation solutions

2 Prepare for, install and configure virtualisation technology

2.1Identify, clarify and document technical requirements of organisation relating to virtualisation technologies including virtual machines, virtual networks, and virtualisation software
2.2Identify and document hardware, software, network, and infrastructure components required to be installed and configured to meet technical requirements
2.3Seek and obtain feedback on technical requirements and documented components from organisation and incorporate feedback into technical requirements and documented components
2.4Install and configure software to provide support for virtualisation of desktop and server operating systems according to technical requirements
2.5Configure virtualisation software application features to accommodate required functionality according to organisational needs

3 Install, configure and test virtual machines

3.1Install and configure virtual machines according to technical requirements
3.2Install and configure virtual networks according to technical requirements
3.3Test functionality of installed virtual machines and virtual networks against technical requirements and rectify errors

Performance evidence

Identify one virtualisation solution for the organisation including the identification of applicable guidelines or policies, benefits and detriments and currently available software
Interpret organisational needs to determine technical requirements of virtualisation solution once
Install and configure virtualisation software to accommodate organisational needs once
backup virtual machine state on shutdown
restore virtual machine state on start up
backup and restore a virtual hard drive and software configuration files for virtual machine
configure internet protocol (IP) addresses to match selected network configuration
configure virtual network as host only, bridged, and network address translation (NAT) configurations
configure services to operate under current network configuration

Knowledge evidence

Government and industry policies and guidelines related to virtualisation
Technologies and processes relating to virtualisation
Tools and software applications for virtual machine management
Configuration of software applications required to manage virtual machines
Configuration requirements for the integration of virtual machines into an existing network design

Foundation skills

Reading: Recognises and interprets industry and government guidelines to determine organisational requirements
Oral Communication: Elicits information and organisational needs by using listening and questioning techniques
Navigate the world of work: Complies with explicit organisational policies and procedures
Get the work done: Determines job priorities, resources and equipment, and works logically and systematically to undertake clearly defined and familiar tasks Takes responsibility for routine decision making by selecting from a range of predetermined options in routine situations, identifying and taking some situational factors into account Initiates standard procedures when adapting configuration procedures, depending on differing operational contingencies, risk situations and environments Understands 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 understand the potential impact of new technology In familiar contexts, responds promptly and intuitively to problems involving virtualised machine environments requiring immediate attention

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What does an assessment tool for ICTNWK420 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTNWK420 needs to address all 32 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 5 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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