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If VMFS-3 has you blocked, help has arrived in the form of magic SAN and an attentive Wizard.
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What you do with your disks after you're done with them does matter. Find out how to properly prepare them for the next owner.
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GParted is an essential system administration tool. Learn to use it wisely.
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Every good Linux System Administrator has a set of tools they reach for again-and-again. Here are ten must haves for your virtual utility belt.
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Shell In A Box gives you simple web-based terminal access to your Linux system.
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Forty free, working and relevant turnkey appliances with unbreakable cloud-based backup and restore.
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Ever-changing IP addresses are an annoyance but you can clear up your remote connectivity static with Dynamic DNS services.
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The days of DIY system administration are rapidly coming to a close. Why? Because the open source tools available are just too good not to use. Presenting Bcfg2, Cfengine, Chef and Puppet.
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The quest to save labor makes us do some crazy things but when you're expecting, there is an easier way.
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Where does the time go? If you've ever had to ask this question, NTP can give you the answer time and again.
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If your system time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future -- or the past -- it's time to fix it with NTP.
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Disk space is always at a premium but how do you handle it when you have a disk or filesystem that's full? After today, you'll know how to boldly go into that dark realm.
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You'll always know what time it is with swatch, a real time monitoring tool for your logs.
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Take some of the headaches out of managing sever farms with Cfengine 3. Use this automation introduction to save time, money and spare yourself crippling manual mistakes.
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Q: What did one lumberjack say to the other lumberjack? A: Watch those logs.
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Can't bring yourself to love logs? You should take a second look.
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The ethtool utility provides ethernet card information and management to die for.
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Know your rights. Protect your rights. Another lesson from the ACLU.
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If user and group management has you in a quandary, it's time to take the advanced filesystem security class at the ACLU.
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System Administrator Dilemma #942: Send a Data Center Service Tech out to pop open the case to tell you what's in your system or use two simple commands.
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