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- Ganglia and Nagios, Part 2: Monitor
enterprise clusters with Nagios
Learn how to install and configure Nagios, an open
source systems and network monitoring application that watches hosts
and services. You'll also learn how to unite Nagios with Ganglia and
add features to Nagios that help in standard clusters, grids, and
clouds.
- Linux tip: Finding rootfs during boot
If you've encountered root file system errors such as
"can not mount rootfs" and "kernel panic" after adding storage volumes
or a new Linux install, we can help. We offer four tips on how to
rediscover a missing rootfs.
- Understanding and configuring PAM
The Pluggable Authentication Module API gives access
to security-related functionality such as authentication, data
encryption, LDAP, and more. Learn the basics of the PAM model on Linux,
how to configure it, and how to design a sample PAM login application.
- Automate virtual machine deployment
Manually cloning and configuring a bunch of virtual
machines can be time consuming and error prone, but there is a better
way. Build a deployment solution to quickly launch and activate batches
of self-configuring VMs.
- Tour the Linux generic SCSI driver
Need direct access to your SCSI drives? This
backgrounder shows some of the SCSI commands and methods of executing
them on Linux, then explains the Linux generic SCSI driver API.
- Develop a GPS-aware application for
the Nokia N810, Part 3: Finish the job
Wrap up your Python-based GPS trip tracker app, making
final deployment decisions, implementing a defect tracking process, and
accommodating iterative improvement requests.
- Anatomy of ext4
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