Setting up smartmontools and hddtemp to analyse and monitor storage devices. Continue reading
Tag Archives: LPIC-2
Using Linux LVM on Amazon EC2 Ubuntu Server
This article covers the basics of Linux LVM: initialise physical partitions, create a volume group, create logical volumes in a newly created volume group, build and mount filesystems, add to fstab for automount on boot. Continue reading
Measure and Troubleshoot Linux Network Resource Usage
Measuring network usage and identifying established connections on a Debian Linux server. Continue reading
Measure and Troubleshoot Linux Disk I/O Resource Usage
Measuring disk usage and identifying processes utilising the most I/O bandwidth on a Debian Linux server. Continue reading
Measure and Troubleshoot Linux Memory Resource Usage
Tracking down physical memory usage (RAM + swap) and identifying amount of memory needed for current workload on a Debian Linux server. Continue reading
Measure and Troubleshoot Linux CPU Resource Usage
Tracking down CPU usage and identifying heavy processes on a Debian Linux server. Continue reading
Delete a Linux Software Raid Array
We have a single /dev/md0 raid1 array that is no longer needed. Continue reading
Set up Linux Software RAID10 to Store MySQL Data Files and Databases
We’ll be setting up a Linux software RAID10 and re-configuring MySQL to use it for data files and databases. Continue reading
Setting up ProFTPD on Debian with Explicit FTPS and Alternate mod_auth_file File
Not a real step-by-step guide, but more like notes for future references. Continue reading
Compile and Install Linux Kernel 3.12.5 on Debian Wheezy
It’s one of those Sundays when I’ve got some spare time, and decided to upgrade an existing Linux kernel into the latest stable release (as I write this, the latest stable is 3.12.5) on one of my Debian VMs. Continue reading