Difference between revisions of "Server Components"

Revision as of 13:43, 5 June 2009

Most if not all of the stuff listed here would be considered advanced sysadmin stuff.
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General Network Configuration Notes: Miscellaneous
Certificates: For encryptions and such
DNS: Configuring domain name servers
E-mail: Using Mailman, IMAP, etc.
Iptables: Network Firewall for securtity. We have a customized setup.
IPMI: Remote access to sensors, turn-on and turn-off, SOL (serial console over lan).
LDAP: "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol" = The password and other information server
MySQL: Database. Main one runs on Roentgen, which contains this wiki.
named: The DNS server that tells other systems what ipaddress goes with what name.
NFS: Network File System - allows other computers to see your disks.
PAM: Access control
RAID: Controllers, setup, and how to monitor redundant arrays of independent disks
VLAN: Setting up a virtual LAN on one of the backend-only servers
SNMPD: The deamon that responds to requests for snmp into and commands.
Splunk: A system for aggregating data from log files and many other sources.
Samba: Provides windows disk mount service (smbd) and name service (nmbd)
Web Servers: Setup for roentgen and einstein as web servers
Wiki Setup: Details on the setup of this wiki, i.e. configuration issues
Xen: How to run virtual systems on a host.... Tips and all that good stuff.
NUT: NUT (Network UPS Tools) Setting up a UPS in linux locally and on a network.

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 ; [[MySQL]]: Database. Main one runs on Roentgen, which contains this wiki.
 ; [[named]] : The DNS server that tells other systems what ipaddress goes with what name.
+; [[NFS]] : Network File System - allows other computers to see your disks.
 ; [[PAM]] : Access control
 ; [[RAID]] :  Controllers, setup, and how to monitor redundant arrays of independent disks