The Practice of System and Network Administration By Thomas A. Limoncelli

Description: About this productProduct InformationThe first edition of "The Practice of System and Network Administration" introduced a generation of system and network administrators to a modern IT methodology. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this newly revised edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to prote ge . This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even the most advanced experts through difficult projects.The book' s four major sections build your knowledge with the foundational elements of system administration. These sections guide you through better techniques for upgrades and change management, catalog best practices for IT services, and explore various management topics. Chapters are divided into The Basics and The Icing. When you get the Basics right it makes every other aspect of the job easier--such as automating the right things first. The Icing sections contain all the powerful things that can be done on top of the basics to wow customers and managers.Inside, you' ll find advice on topics such asThe key elements your networks and systems need in order to make all other services run betterBuilding and running reliable, scalable services, including web, storage, email, printing, and remote accessCreating and enforcing security policies Upgrading multiple hosts at one time without creating havocPlanning for and performing flawless scheduled maintenance windowsManaging superior helpdesks and customer careAvoiding the "temporary fix" trapBuilding data centers that improve server uptimeDesigning networks for speed andreliabilityWeb scaling and security issuesWhy building a backup system isn' t about backupsMonitoring what you have and predicting what you will needHow technically oriented workers can maintain their job' s technical focus (and avoid an unwanted management role)Technical management issues, including morale, organization building, coaching, and maintaining positive visibilityPersonal skill techniques, including secrets for getting more done each day, ethical dilemmas, managing your boss, and loving your jobSystem administration salary negotiationIt' s no wonder the first edition received Usenix SAGE' s 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award!This eagerly anticipated second edition updates this time-proven classic: Chapters reordered for easier navigationThousands of updates and clarifications based on reader feedbackPlus three entirely new chapters: Web Services, Data Storage, and DocumentationProduct IdentifiersPublisherAddison-Wesley ProfessionalISBN-100321492668ISBN-139780321492661eBay Product ID (ePID)58651855Product Key FeaturesPublication Year2007LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight57.1 OzWidth7.1in.Height0in.Length9.2in.Additional Product FeaturesFormatPerfectDewey Edition23Table of ContentPreface xxv Acknowledgments xxxv About the Authors xxxvii Part I: Getting Started 1Chapter 1: What to Do When . . . 3 Chapter 2: Climb Out of the Hole 27Part II: Foundation Elements 39Chapter 3: Workstations 41 Chapter 4: Servers 69 Chapter 5: Services 95 Chapter 6: Data Centers 129 Chapter 7: Networks 187 Chapter 8: Namespaces 223 Chapter 9: Documentation 241 Chapter 10: Disaster Recovery and Data Integrity 261 Chapter 11: Security Policy 271 Chapter 12: Ethics 323 Chapter 13: Helpdesks 343 Chapter 14: Customer Care 363Part III: Change Processes 389Chapter 15: Debugging 391 Chapter 16: Fixing Things Once 405 Chapter 17: Change Management 415 Chapter 18: Server Upgrades 435 Chapter 19: Service Conversions 457 Chapter 20: Maintenance Windows 473 Chapter 21: Centralization and Decentralization 501Part IV: Providing Services 521Chapter 22: Service Monitoring 523 Chapter 23: Email Service 543 Chapter 24: Print Service 565 Chapter 25: Data Storage 583 Chapter 26: Backup and Restore 619 Chapter 27: Remote Access Service 653 Chapter 28: Software Depot Service 667 Chapter 29: Web Services 689Part V: Management Practices 725Chapter 30: Organizational Structures 727 Chapter 31: Perception and Visibility 751 Chapter 32: Being Happy 777 Chapter 33: A Guide for Technical Managers 819 Chapter 34: A Guide for Nontechnical Managers 853 Chapter 35: Hiring System Administrators 871 Chapter 36: Firing System Administrators 899 Epilogue 909Appendixes 911Appendix A: The Many Roles of a System Administrator 913 Appendix B: Acronyms 939 Bibliography 945 Index 955IllustratedYesDewey Decimal004.6068Age LevelScholarly & ProfessionalCopyright Date2008AuthorStrata R. Chalup, Christina J. Hogan, Thomas A. LimoncelliEdition Number2Lc Classification NumberTk5105.5.L53 2007Lccn2007-014507

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