Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Introduction to SystemAdministration
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Introduction to System Administration
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................i
1. Architecture-specific Information..........................................................................................i2. Document Conventions..........................................................................................................i3. Activate Your Subscription..................................................................................................iv3.1. Provide a Red Hat Login.......................................................................................iv3.2. Provide Your Subscription Number.......................................................................v3.3. Connect Your System.............................................................................................v4. More to Come.......................................................................................................................v4.1. Send in Your Feedback ..........................................................................................v
1. The Philosophy of System Administration...................................................................................1
1.1. Automate Everything.........................................................................................................11.2. Document Everything........................................................................................................21.3. Communicate as Much as Possible....................................................................................31.3.1. Tell Your Users What You Are Going to Do......................................................31.3.2. Tell Your Users What You Are Doing................................................................41.3.3. Tell Your Users What You Have Done...............................................................41.4. Know Your Resources........................................................................................................51.5. Know Your Users...............................................................................................................61.6. Know Your Business..........................................................................................................61.7. Security Cannot be an Afterthought..................................................................................61.7.1. The Risks of Social Engineering.........................................................................71.8. Plan Ahead.........................................................................................................................71.9. Expect the Unexpected......................................................................................................81.10. Red Hat Enterprise Linux-Specific Information..............................................................81.10.1. Automation.......................................................................................................81.10.2. Documentation and Communication................................................................91.10.3. Security...........................................................................................................101.11. Additional Resources.....................................................................................................101.11.1. Installed Documentation.................................................................................101.11.2. Useful Websites..............................................................................................111.11.3. Related Books.................................................................................................11
2. Resource Monitoring....................................................................................................................13
2.1. Basic Concepts.................................................................................................................132.2. System Performance Monitoring.....................................................................................132.3. Monitoring System Capacity...........................................................................................142.4. What to Monitor?.............................................................................................................142.4.1. Monitoring CPU Power....................................................................................152.4.2. Monitoring Bandwidth......................................................................................162.4.3. Monitoring Memory..........................................................................................162.4.4. Monitoring Storage...........................................................................................172.5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux-Specific Information..............................................................182.5.1.
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..............................................................................................................202.5.4. The Sysstat Suite of Resource Monitoring Tools.............................................222.5.5. OProfile.............................................................................................................242.6. Additional Resources.......................................................................................................282.6.1. Installed Documentation...................................................................................282.6.2. Useful Websites................................................................................................282.6.3. Related Books...................................................................................................29
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