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u/arusso23 · 5 pointsr/sysadmin

IMO, you should be familiar with 3 things: Virtualization, Linux and Networking. If you want to be a Windows Admin, definitely look into getting your MCITP too.

For virtualization, I would start with VirtualBox. It's not an enterprise solution by any means, but you'll understand the basic idea and it will allow you to run Linux/Windows/etc... without needing a separate box. And snapshots are great for when you want to try something new. Once you move along, you can try installing VMware server 2.0 (I think it's still free and available). If you find you like virtualization, take a look at VMware vSphere.

For linux, I recommend this book. Personally, I like Debian and Fedora Core, but you should at least know one Red Hat based distro (like Fedora). The book is well written, and has some good examples to get you started.

If you aren't very familiar with networking, you should get your CCNA. It probably wont help you pull much of a bigger salary in it of itself, but it will definitely get your feet wet in the world of networking -- but dont be fooled, it only scratches the surface of networking.

If you're looking to be more windows-centric, you should look at getting your MCITP. Personally, I haven't been able to get through the certification process, but I have skimmed through the topics, and it's definitely worth your time if you're serious about being a Windows admin.

I haven't had any experience with Network+ and Security+ certs, but from the comments I have read on the sysadmin reddit over the past few months, I get the impression they aren't worth the time. YMMV on that one though, and if anyone who has them thinks they are worth it, let me know why I am wrong.

When I was getting my feet wet, I picked up small business clients who were willing to tolerate my growing pains since I came cheap and worked nights/weekends for them. Although it only gave me a limited amount of experience, it allows you to put into practice what you are learning, be it linux or windows. Just be sure and always CYA and backup data/configurations before you do anything you're not familiar with.

Sorry, this may be a little bit more long term than you were hoping for, but hopefully you will find something valuable in it.

u/ezrock · 2 pointsr/IAmA

> Should I avoid the Microsoft world if I am certain on focusing in the direction of linux?

Assuming you are considering systems administration... In short, yes, avoid MS, and get to know Linux (when I say linux, I usually mean all of the Unix-like OSes). Most of the great sysadmins I know have OSX or Linux on their workstation, and work administering Linux systems. I can't think of anyone that knows both MS and Linux and prefers working with MS - although I am sure they exist. At the end of the day, it comes down to what you prefer, but there are a lot of arguments to be made for getting to know linux. #1 is the server market share, and #2, the F/OSS philosophy.

> What is the lowest "entry-level" job that I can get my feet wet while I study?

With linux, hmmm, good question... there are a couple of entry points. I'd start by teaching yourself. Again, it depends on what you are into. One entry level position would be tech support at a hosting company that hosts linux servers for their clients. The guys that you get on the phone/email when you have this service for example. Their tech support is usually tiered, so tier 1 is doing easy stuff and tier 3 is doing the hardcore stuff. I even poked around a found a listing. That's a great way to get your feet wet. That, or a linux-based startup that has a team and needs more hands.

> I know this is pretty far out, but how's the hiring like for linux positions? When the time comes, should I work with a recruiter, or sell myself to a start-up or company directly?

I wouldn't think it is so far out. If you are a "computer-person" smart and you got yourself a book like this and practiced a bit until you were good enough, you could get an entry-level job pretty damned quickly, I think. The market is quite hot in big cities. For proof, pick a big city, go to craigslist and type in linux under jobs. I picked LA In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with recruiters, it's nice having someone whose job is to get you a job. I've used them to hire and to be hired in my past. Just remember, they're salespeople, and they're selling you, so they are often put in a position where they are trying to persuade you.

>What should I get started on reading? What books would you recommend for a beginner? (I'll take "advance" ones too, I'll save them for the future). Also, if you know of any online communities or websites, I appreciate those as well.

As far as resources... That book above is great. It depends on what you want to know. The RHCT/E course material is great for practical sysadmining:
This is old, but I used it. Almost all of this stuff is good.
This is a classic, but it's quite old.

Online, no better place to start than:
http://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/top/

/r/linux

http://code.reddit.com/wiki/help/faqs/sysadmin

u/rpetre · 2 pointsr/linux

Read a lot. Man pages, guides, examples, source code. Experiment. True, with only one machine you probably won't get to get exposed to, say, networking stuff (you can emulate complex networks using VMs, but you still need to know a lot to set up such an environment). Still, there's a lot of things to learn about the system just by mucking with it. Having a machine you can reinstall whenever you want helps a lot, get an old PC or laptop and use it as a test bed if you don't have a spare server, making it a webserver today, a mailserver tomorrow, a firewall the next day and so on.

Take any problem as a challenge to dig deeper and understand why. Granted, in the Google age, the solution to most problems are just a search and a copy-paste away, but getting to understand what happens with the machine and what's the most elegant way to control it takes a lot of research and practice and failures. Learning "why" is way more important than learning "how", since tools evolve and change and the manuals are always close, but knowing what to look for is a skill that takes time to develop.

Speaking of failures, try to come up with as many ways as you can to make things fail and try to find solutions to most of them. Good sysadmins understand failure and actively explore ways to prevent or handle it.

If you don't mind reading thick books, I heartily recommend Evi Nemeth's Linux Administration Handbook (pretty hands-on) and Tom Limoncelli's Practice of System and Network Administration (about the mentality and processes and non-technical stuff). You might find the latter a bit boring, since it has zero scripts and commands in it, but sooner or later in your career you'll love it.

I'll stop because I ranted too much already, but as a final word, keep in mind that SA is primarily about maintaining infrastructure that helps people, so don't get too caught up by the tech to forget that service availability comes first, shiny toys second ;)

u/nbrenckle · 1 pointr/linux

Any of the OReilly books are excellent. And if you are looking to learn programming/scripting, I'd go with whatever installs easiest on your iMac, which might be OSX. Also, you can check out Linux Administration Handbook (or the general 'Unix' one) http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Administration-Handbook-2nd-Nemeth/dp/0131480049/ref=pd_sim_b_2

u/RAGSdale83 · 1 pointr/sysadmin

I was introduced to this book while going through my IT Networking classes. I found that it helped me to understand the *nix environment a lot more.

http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Administration-Handbook-2nd-Edition/dp/0131480049

With that said - I want to grab the book that /u/Letmefixthatforyouyo mentioned. His description made me curious about that book.