Difference between revisions of "Sysadmin Todo List"

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#Verify that backups ran successfully overnight.
 
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==Annual Maintenance Schedule==
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This is a table to organize regular maintenance to be completed during semester breaks when we're likely to have more time to do them.
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{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
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! Time of Year !! Things to Do !! Misc.
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| Summer Break || ||
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|  || Major Kernel Upgrades || Clean (Dust-off/Filters) while Systems are Shut down
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|  || Run FDisk || Clean (Dust-off/Filters) while Systems are Shut down
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|-
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| Thanksgiving Break || ||
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| Winter Break || ||
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|  || Upgrade RAID disks || Upgrade only disks connected to a RAID card
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| Spring Break || ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 28 May 2010

This is the new Sysadmin Todo List as of 05/27/2010. The previous list was moved to Old Sysadmin Todo List. This list list is incomplete, and needs updating.

Daily Tasks

  1. Verify that all systems are running and all necessary services are functioning properly
    • Einstein: Make sure that LDAP and all e-mail services (dovecot, spamassassain, postfix, mailman) are running
    • Roentgen: Make sure website/MySQL are available
    • Jalapeno: Named and Cups
  2. Check Splunk: click here if you're in the server room, or open localhost:8000 from Pumpkin
    • Check logs for errors, keep an eye out for other irregularities.
  3. Check Cacti: http://roentgen.unh.edu/cacti
    • Verify that temperatures are acceptable.
    • Monitor other graphs/indicators for any unusual activity.
  4. Verify that backups ran successfully overnight.
    • Check space on the current backup drive, add new drives as needed.

Annual Maintenance Schedule

This is a table to organize regular maintenance to be completed during semester breaks when we're likely to have more time to do them.

Time of Year Things to Do Misc.
Summer Break
Major Kernel Upgrades Clean (Dust-off/Filters) while Systems are Shut down
Run FDisk Clean (Dust-off/Filters) while Systems are Shut down
Thanksgiving Break
Winter Break
Upgrade RAID disks Upgrade only disks connected to a RAID card
Spring Break
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