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IBM System Administrator Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Updated 31 Aug 2024

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System Administrator Interview Questions

user image shivali choudhary

posted on 31 Aug 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. About previous experience
  • Q2. About culture fit

System Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Aug 2023

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Aug 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Any knowledge on windows servers, what do you know about patching windows, types of servers you know.
  • Q2. What languages do you know?
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. You will be trained on job and may require learning different skills while dong the job, performance will be judged accordingly. (It was a contractual job)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - powershell scripting, windows servers knowledge, any cloud certification specially azure would get you an entry level job as system administrator, excel is a must.

Skills evaluated in this interview

System Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Jun 2021

Interview Questions

System Administrator Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Jul 2021

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Give your honest reason why your changing the company.

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What Permission applied on types
  • Q2. What is a file ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech System Administrator interview:
  • User management
  • Permission
  • LVM
  • Yum
  • Apeche
  • Samba Server
  • Group Management
  • Active Directory
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make use of networking and both online and non-online job search opportunities. Use a resume builder to write a one-page, job-tailored resume that makes it past ATS. Proofread and make sure there are no typos or grammatical errors. Go to interviews early, rested, and with a positive attitude.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2022.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude test held on computer

3

Coding Test Round

They have asked Java coding and other like relocation

4

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. In HR rounds they were asking person questions
  • Q2. Tell me about your location
  • Q3. Are you ready to relocate

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For freshers groom your skills like coding and practice every day aptitude it will help you to clear your MNC exams

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

HR Round (8 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. What is your family background?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. Why should we hire you?
  • Q5. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q6. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q7. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q8. Technical support questions
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical support question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Thank your given this opportunity

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Linux Boot Process ?
  • Q2. What is NIC Teaming ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for Linux boot process, recovery, connection to multiple servers.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questions

  • Q1. How to create a Repository file/YUM client Configuration? View Answers (3)
  • Q2. What is the difference between Restart and Reload in Services? View Answers (2)
  • Q3. How to Recover the root password if its missed or deleted? View Answers (1)
  • Q4. How check available physical volumes, Volume groups and Logical Volumes? View Answers (2)
  • Q5. Could you explain the steps ,how to extending LVM? View Answers (2)
  • Q6. #vgdisplay, #lvextend -L +300M ktvg /dev/ktvg/ktlv2, # lvdisplay , #resize2fs /devktvg/ktlv2 then run #df -h command to verify space added Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Well and Be confident

Skills evaluated in this interview

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell about your self

IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM System Administrator interview for experienced candidates?
IBM interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process for experienced candidates are HR, Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for IBM System Administrator interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Networking, VMware, Technical Support, Linux and Troubleshooting.
What are the top questions asked in IBM System Administrator interview for experienced candidates?

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