# Competencies

To maximize your chance of successfully completing the tasks described in this document, you should:

- Be familiar with the power monitoring software products.
- Have some experience running scripts in SQL Server Management Studio, and attaching, detaching, and restoring SQL databases.
- Be familiar with the Windows Operating System.
- Have some experience editing the Windows System Registry.
- Know how to stop and start Services in the Windows Services application.
- Know how to restart Internet Information Services (IIS) using IIS Manager.
- Know how to run command line tools at a DOS command prompt.