Topic: Managing the server

[Shaun Kerr]

What tools exist to show or alert on thresholds for capacity?

Disk space, swap file usage, memory, processor peaks, errors?

Its a bit hard to swap from NT to this and then not be able to see what the server load is either from the console or remotely.

Also - no instructions on how to break out to command prompt to run bug fix e.g. LDAP bug fix

Anyone in Sydney like to be paid for some consulting how to put this into a critical function in a small business?

[Maggard]

1. You are posting to the "Wish List" - an area for requesting new developments, not general discussion. Thus your requests for help here will only get minimal attention.

2. It is always strongly recommended to do a Search *before* asking. Most questions have been asked and answered before, often numerous times. Make sure you set your search to go back further then the default 30 days.

3. There is a free add-in to show exactly the kinds of graphs you are looking for, it is called "Symon". It should be available in the contributed area of the e-smith website as well as on contrib.org. These are "rpm"s and installed by downloading to the server and then using a command like "rpm -Ivh name.rpm" for *I*nstalling or "rpm -Uvh name.rpm" for *U*pdating.

4. How to get to the command prompt: I believe that is documented in the manuals. If not the best way is to download the free terminal application "Putty" to your workstation and use it to connect to your server. Run a search here for full directions on the best settings. You can also get to the command line from the server console, I'm sure that is in the manual.

5. If you want to work via the command line some basic familiarity with 'nix will be required. There are hundreds of excellent websites offering basic-Linux in nn-steps, just do a Google search for ones that suit your style. E-smith is based on the Red Hat Linux distribution so it's very standard, the big differences are no GUI and the configuration files are managed by templates, not edited directly.

[Maggard]

Maggard wrote:

> 3. There is a free add-in to show exactly the kinds of graphs
> you are looking for, it is called "Symon".

Er, "Sysmon"

[Shaun Kerr]

Thanks for this.

Purpose of asking is to stay inside the e-Smith model as provided.

There is no dashboard of capacity in this model - the server status reveals only uptime.

Panicking a bit about capacities, especially when I see discussion items about log files filling up 40Gb disks - some clarity on the use & health of the system would resolve this.

Last question - do the logs get purged - if so when/how?

[Maggard]

Shaun Kerr wrote:

> Last question - do the logs get purged - if so when/how?

Repeat:

1. You are posting to the "Wish List" - an area for requesting new developments, not general discussion. Thus your requests for help here will only get minimal attention.

Rather then us continuing this in the wrong place how about doing it in the right place? I look forward to seeing your questions posted in General discussion http://e-smith.org/bboard/list.php?f=1

[Shaun Kerr]

I give up - I wasn't after a work-around but a long-term fix.

I was after a built-in bit of information to go with the log viewer...

Thanks anyway!

[rick]

All the tools are available to monitor, administer, restrict, allow, customize or whatever else you want to do with the server. I've setup heaps of these in all manner of configurations for customers, giving them as little or as much access as they required, needed, felt comfortable with. I look after about ten of these remotely, and have never had any grief with them at all. Some of the users that I look after have absoloutely no computer skills whatsoever and it's been totaly drama free. Define what it is you want from it, or at least what you think you may need and I could possibly suggest the add ons you need and where to get them. If you are unsure as to the possibilities you should think about doing the Red Hat essentials training course. If it's work related it may be a tax deductable expense, the course runs 4 days and will give you a lot of exposure to what is actually possible and a better understanding of why. The course is held in Miller Street North Sydney