A Day in the Life of a System Administrator

Join ICER Communications to spend a day with ICER System Administrator Kelly Climer as he installs new GPU nodes. Learn more about this profession that usually only operates behind the scenes. Are the stereotypes true? What does a system administrator actually do, anyway?
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Created by Michelle David
Featuring Kelly Climer
Music by Brandon Rose from MSU Frequency

[@elitehaxxor8025]

What I love about Kelly is he's a true embodiment of an amazing SysAdmin. I absolutely love his personality, his work ethic, and especially his love for his dog. I would be proud to work under such a wonderful man and to those who have that privilege, I envy you!

[@93ksj]

Such a great insight into this field, love the wholesome setting of the video too, thanks for sharing with us

[@namesname7315]

15 years as system administrator and main thing what i do (by time consumed) is explanation to users (and managers) what systems can and can't do; that systems whatever amount of money you paid for it never satisfy all your needs you had, have and will have in the future. systems typically specialized and rigid (more "enterprize-grade" - more rigid), so depending on how good you planed your demand that will be particularly that what you will get. for example, you will not be able to convince processor unit work faster, what is sensory surprise for majority non-IT guys 😀

[@masterfigorodrigo3785]

Did u get a bachelor degree or a just a certificate??

[@namesname7315]

@@masterfigorodrigo3785bachelor, after that master and PhD in the end 😉

[@Stappy7]

I've recently been promoted to MDM Admin and this is very interesting. Thank you for this.

[@hutchson7410]

Thank you for this. I'm aspiring to be one

[@GopherOnline]

thank you for making this interesting video, great journey!

[@aryapramudika]

Great explanation about system administrator job, thanks for sharing

[@sagejpc1175]

Well done!

[@mohammedayaanghugharia]

So interesting!

[@Ducky195]

What is that lift you are using? That is awesome!!!

[@andre.s.a]

In 2 weeks I will start my first internship in networking. Someday I will be a SysAdmin

[@LexusFox]

Wishing you all the luck! I have the same goal, currently work in the Fashion industry and it’s not my cup of tea, used to study medicine and also wasn’t my cup of tea, I’m hoping IT is.

[@dontfollowme4057]

What software are you using to do the health check. Is it active directory? If so azure or windows?

[@MarkoVukovic0]

Looks to me like he's in a bash shell, no Microsoft.

[@vox7441]

How to learn sysadm?

[@joejoe2452]

It seems like everything was already setup by outside IT contractors and system admins are the people who managed and look after them?

[@zerou24]

Depends on the Job. In a Datacenter i.E. The wiring to your rack that is the shelves where your gear sits in is already done by on Site electricians. The wiring in your rack and the Hardware is mostly completley in your own hands

[@GP-qb9hi]

This is super exciting! Can I come and work for you?

[@Po0pypoopy]

Changing careers into this from biology ….doing it for the money 😂

[@ImRestriaL]

any updates

[@Po0pypoopy]

@@ImRestriaL 3 courses away from finishing my associates in programming….not much of an update as employers care a lot about a piece of paper so haven’t bothered applying for REAL jobs.

[@JavierRodriguez-bx2ri]

@@Po0pypoopyupdate?

[@BLUEFANGvv]

@@Po0pypoopyupdate?

[@bnrid8086]

so...do you enjoy it?

[@usedjjd]

What is the difference between sys admin & network admin ?

[@kellymcphee]

I'm not really sure where that line would be drawn. In past jobs I've done both, in small companies. As a sys admin I don't work much on the network except to connect to the switch that is provided. The network admins that I work with work mainly on switches and the transferring of information from one point to another.

[@JJFlores197]

Companies run things differently. In general, the network admin maybe responsible for all or parts of the network infrastructure or configuration. A systems admin may be in charge of servers and their configuration. Or the term systems administrator maybe a generic term that refers to a person who is in charge of a particular system.

[@rdsii64]

If I understand it correctly( and I may not)the systems administrator is responsible for the resources. The network administrator is responsible for the connectivity. The switches, routers, and firewalls belong to the network administrator. The servers, workstations, storage and back up solutions belong the the systems administrator.

[@TheMAXANATER]

Currently studying python 3 very fun comment if you would like to hear about my journey

[@RainMan52]

oh look...masks... those where the days eh

[@jpkral]

I wish our data center had a serverlift 🥲

[@kellymcphee]

The lift is amazingly helpful. We also have some servers that are more than three people can lift so it's essential. Thank you for watching.

[@jpkral]

@@kellymcphee Thankfully our equipment is not for large scale deployments, so we just have stuff that only needs two people on each side of the rack. But man I feel bad for my boss, he's 50 and 6'8 and I could tell that it put a strain on his back over the years. Especially for some of the days where he had to do everything by himself, before I joined. I'm glad I could do all the heavy lifting for him now ':) but yeah some equipment would be nice