What skills should the data center operation and maintenance director have?

Although the work of data center operation and maintenance personnel is relatively boring and the pressure is relatively large, but the income is still acceptable, especially in some Internet data centers, the importance of such work is very high, so the income is also very competitive. . Of course, the soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. The career development path of the operation and maintenance personnel is generally: Engineer-->System Engineer-->Operation Manager, Operation and Maintenance Director-CTO, can go to the position of the operation and maintenance director, naturally You can get a lot of income. At present, the salary of the small and medium-sized data center recruiting operation and maintenance director can be between 400,000 and 600,000. In some large data centers or giant enterprises, the operation and maintenance director's income can even exceed one million and become a gold collar position. So how can a data center operation and maintenance staff complete the transformation in a short period of time? This article will talk about some of the skills required for this position from the perspective of the operation and maintenance director.

Data centers are very important for technical jobs. A data center operation and maintenance technology level will determine the operational capabilities of this data center, especially the ability to handle sudden failures. The data center will be divided into a number of subsystems, including power supply, air conditioning, fire protection systems, and network, storage, server, security and other information processing technologies. Many data centers are rented operators' sites or sites provided by third-party companies like 21Vianet, so you don't have to have a strong technical engineer, so you only need engineers with information processing technology. In fact, networks, storage, and servers are all technologies that are not very relevant. It is generally difficult for anyone to be proficient in these technologies. Therefore, general data centers will be equipped with network technicians, server technicians, and storage technicians. These technicians start from the engineer, and when they have certain work experience, they can analyze the system-level problems and qualify to become system engineers. For example, for a data center network, the network must include all devices from access, aggregation, and core. A system engineer must know the network system of the entire data center, and when it needs to expand and adjust the network, it can be methodical. Implementation, to ensure that the business is less affected, and then upgrade to become an operation and maintenance manager. Operations managers often need to be responsible for a certain part of the data center and can lead a team. For example, the server operation and maintenance manager is responsible for the stable operation of all servers in the data center, and also accepts various business requirements and adaptations. The server operation and maintenance manager must understand the common operations of the server and take the lead when there is a failure. Technical public relations, until the problem is solved, in addition to the technical aspects, we must also do a good job in team building and mobilize the enthusiasm of team members. An operation and maintenance manager has the opportunity to become the operation and maintenance director. The operation and maintenance director is responsible for the stable operation of the entire data center. Not only must the technology be proficient, but also have rich experience in data center operation and management. Of course, it is impossible to be the position of the operation and maintenance director. There is no technical ability. This is still a technically-oriented position. What skills do you need as an operation and maintenance director?

Network, server, and storage are the three most important parts of the data center. The operation and maintenance director must master the technical knowledge of these major categories. First of all, the servers in the data center are almost all Linux systems, so you should be familiar with the commands and operations commonly used in Linux systems. There are some common faults and problems for Linux. There is a deep understanding of Linux kernel technology, which can solve some in-depth Linux operating system problems. Because most of the application services in the data center are deployed on the server, how to adapt the business requires an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms and features of the Linux system. The operation and maintenance director does not need to have these basic technologies. Master, but still grasp the big direction. Forward-looking insights into the risks and feasibility of business deployment. Second, the data center network is also an important part. Network technology has developed rapidly. Especially in recent years, new technologies such as SDN/NFV/.TRILL/FCOE have emerged. It is very difficult to master them. However, we must pay attention to these new technologies and constantly optimize the data center network. The network is the pipeline of the data center. If the pipeline is not well built, it will affect the transmission. Therefore, the operation and maintenance director should be familiar with the network protocol, and have his own ideas for network design and planning. When there is a network failure, the team can guide the team to conduct technical public relations. Until the problem is solved smoothly. Third, storage is also an indispensable part of the data center, because all the data has to be saved, you need a storage device to complete. In fact, storage technology is not complicated, and it is not developing fast, but there are not many people who really master it. If you have some storage knowledge, you will be able to add points to the technical level of the operation and maintenance director. Fourth, security is becoming more and more important for data centers, which is due to the improvement of people's security awareness. Data centers are also inseparable from security, some from the software point of view, some directly deploy security hardware devices, if a data center can not guarantee the security of business data, no one will be willing to use the various services provided by the data center, Therefore, the importance of safety is self-evident. The operation and maintenance director must have a safe management concept, eliminate potential safety hazards in the data center, and understand the security defense technology. Finally, management, although the operation and maintenance director is a biased technology position, but also need to manage all the operation and maintenance personnel in the data center, the specific work division, to ensure that the entire operation and maintenance system works efficiently. The operation and maintenance director must have a certain level of management, pay attention to calling everyone's work enthusiasm, pay attention to the cultivation of talents, and improve the operation and maintenance level of the entire data center.

With these skill levels, there may be opportunities to promote the operation and maintenance director. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. O&M technicians should pay attention to the accumulation of ordinary work, learn more and learn more, learn more kinds of technologies, and master the development of new hotspot technologies. Only in this way, when the opportunity comes, promotion is a natural thing. When we see the gold collar in these data centers, the mind is full of envy. In fact, people who can embark on the position of the director of operation and maintenance must pay a lot of sweat behind them. They will not lose their pies in the sky. They must work and learn in a down-to-earth manner. It is possible for a big person to come to your head.