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As anybody who has read my column before, Oracle has gone out of their way to push my buttons. It really takes a lot to get me to come out *publicly* about a vendor, but Oracle, you do, oh you do… 1) Flash is *not* better. It just isn’t. What’s wrong with an HTML interface…
The following was originally posted at morgajel.net.
As a system administrator, monitoring is a key job responsibility, yet arguments seem to arise on how to implement it (usually with people who won’t be paged at 3am). Before writing this, I looked around for an article on the goals and philosophy of system monitoring, but found very little that really applied to this topic. Hopefully this will help set some expectations for admins, managers and stakeholders on what you should monitor, and why it should be monitored.
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Why it’s hard to define and collect Best Practices… http://sysadmin1138.net/mt/blog/2011/01/sysadmin-best-practices.shtml
This list is written from the perspective of a smallish research lab I support and is by no means exhaustive. However, it seems a good starting point. Feel free to share your ideas as followup posts. Pros to tape: – Can be easily taken offsite – no spinning platters to jam – more likely to…
So, the day came. I needed to replace the batteries in a UPS SmartUPS 1000VA unit. Silly me, I had left it unplugged without pulling the big yellow plug in the back to disconnect the batteries for 3 years. Unfortunately, the controllers on these units are DC powered and run directly from the batteries, so…
Cascadia IT Conference early-bird registration has been extended to the 23rd to give more people a chance to save money. However, if you’re coming from out of town please book your room at the Deca today. We’re only promised that they’ll hold space for reservations through tomorrow (the 17th). http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf11/Home.html Hotel information: http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf11/Venue_Travel.html
JOB PURPOSE The Network Administrator, under general supervision, is to provide administration duties that combine the day-to-day user support, software/hardware installation, and problem resolution/monitoring of desktops, PBX, server, and network resources. This person maintains a clear focus on the operation of the ES Department and is responsible for the smooth functioning of all hardware, software,…
Getting ready for PICC? Here’s Matt’s interview with Justin Lintz http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com/blog/2011/01/picc11-interview-with-justin-lintz
If you’re like me, you’ve probably just adopted some VM because it was integrated with whatever jumpstart/kickstart/other automatic install system that you’ve been using. Well, recently I branched a little outside my element and needed to start researching VMs for running Windows on top of (yeah, the opposite of most of the world, I’ll grant…