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User management
DHCP and DNS
- Samba server
- NFS server
- Webdav
NetBoot
This section explains how to setup, boot and maintain a netboot image.
Requirements:
NetBoot and "Thin client" (diskless clinets) principle:
NetBoot services setup:
- TFTP server
- DHCP netboot configuration
- TFTP server manage netboot kernels
- TFTP server disclaimer
- NFS server
NFS image setup:
Register NFS image to TFTP:
Alternate Netboot scenario: 'Linux installation': network Linux installation
Monitoring
Monitoring IT components, servers and applications using Zabbix
Monitoring | |
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Zabbix server | Zabbix server setup - requirements |
Zabbix server setup - zabbix installation | |
Zabbix server configuration - first run | |
Zabbix server configuration - core setup | |
Zabbix server configuration - create hosts group | |
Zabbix server template management = create and manage template | |
Zabbix server create new application, items, triggers and actions | |
Zabbix server - add items to an application | |
Zabbix server hosts management | |
Zabbix server - play sound on alert | |
Zabbix server dashboard | |
Client side | Zabbix agent setup - Recommended! |
SNMP client - Old fashion monitoring, but still effective |
You can also use 3rd parties dashboard on the server side using DASHING.
Zabbix modern dashboard using DASHING
Note:
I'm using Zabbix v2.2. All the following information are just a practical summary of the Zabbix official documentation applied to my use-case.
Log aggregation
Monitor applications behavior using ELK.
Step | Application | Usage | |
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0 | ELK principle | What is ELK? How does it works? | |
1 | ElasticSearch | Data aggregation and persistence | |
2 | Logstash | Retrieve, extract and send log(s) | |
3 | Kibana setup | Monitoring tool installation |