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- SolutionBase: Simplify FTP server setup with Webmin and VSFTP
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Anon-going GUI server series based on OpenSuSE 10.2 andYaST2 has been very satisfying. There have been instances, however, when I havehad to turn away from YaST2 and look at other means of setting up a servicewith the aid and simplification of a...
- Tags: open source, linux, hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-05-15
- SolutionBase: Setting up Apache as a Web server under Linux via GUI
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Linux is increasingly becoming a popular alternative toMicrosoft Windows for network administrators wanting to provide services fortheir organization. Learning a new OS like Linux can present some challenges toa long time Windows administrator however. This is the beginning of a series ofarticles...
- Tags: open source, linux, hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-05-15
- A first look: Inside Windows Home Server remote access
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic gallery.One of the coolerparts of Windows Home Server WHS is the ability to access files remotely. WHSprovides you with a URL (yourservername.livenode.com) that allows you to uploador download files from anywhere on the Web.Remote access landing pageThe...
- Tags: microsoft windows, hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-27
- ITIL and Configuration Management: Where to begin
- By Hank MarquisWith all the hype and press currently surrounding the ITInfrastructure Library ITIL Configuration Management Database CMDB, it's nosurprise that practitioners are confused about how to implement ConfigurationManagement.I've worked with many such companies. Most often the main issuethey face is "where to begin." Establishing a starting point forConfiguration Management...
- Tags: hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-18
- 10 things you should know about automated backup programs
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Automatedbackup programs, whether used to create local backups or copy data offsite viahigh-speed Internet connections, greatly simplify administrative tasks.Properly configured, automated backups -- including Remote Data Backups, Spare Backup, Dr. Backup, Yosemite Backup, Windows NT Backupand Symantec/Veritas Backup Exec -- ease not...
- Tags: storage, operations, hardware servers, e-mail servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-11
- SolutionBase: Implementing directory quotas in Windows Storage Server
- You know the old saying about data expanding to take up allavailable storage space: The more room you give users, the more room they'lltake up on your server. You probably don't want your brand-new terabyte drivestaken up by useless information. Fortunately, you can apply limits to users onWindows Storage Server...
- Tags: storage, microsoft windows, hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-06
- Nagios: More than just a network administrator's tool
- Nagios is a free open source network monitoring system thatruns on Linux or UNIX operating systems that is capable of monitoring hosts aswell as the services that run on the host. Nagios, originally known as NetSaint, has been a tangibleproduct since early 1999. Since then it has been used by...
- Tags: hardware servers
- Technical articles 2007-04-04
- Setting up a VPN server with OpenSWAN
- Linux can be the platform for almost any network service youmight want to offer your organization's users. You can use it for file andprinter sharing, or as a Web server, among other things. One of the most popular network services needed in businessis remote access for mobile users. Linux can...
- Tags: linux, hardware servers, firewalls
- Technical articles 2007-04-04
- Microsoft cert changes match expertise with real-world needs
- Several years ago, seemingly everyone flocked to theinformation technology field. The dotcom boom drew staggering numbers of newadministrators and support professionals.Many seeking newfound fortune in the technology sector werequick to earn accreditation. Industry veterans were subsequently pressured toearn their own certifications just to maintain pace.When many newly minted MCSEs,freshly transitioning...
- Tags: accreditation, certification, erik eckel network+, mcp+i, mcse, hardware servers, microsoft certified, microsoft corp., microsoft office, microsoft windows, software engineering/development
- Technical articles 2007-03-05
- New storage project, part two: Setting priorities
- In the first partof this series, I described my environment at a small, liberal arts collegeand our current storage dilemma. I also explained what I consider importantwhen it comes to making an appropriate storage decision. In part two of thisseries, I will expand on my priority list and explain what...
- Tags: hardware servers, san, scott lowe mcse, storage
- Technical articles 2007-03-02
- Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.With the federally mandated changes to Daylight Saving Timefast approaching, many companies are scrambling to get all of their systemspatched. Only the absolute newest of Microsoft products (Exchange 2007, WindowsVista, and Windows Mobile 6) have these changes built in. Many workstations,servers, and...
- Tags: cell phones, e-mail servers, hardware servers, joshua hoskins, microsoft corp., microsoft windows, microsoft windows 2000, microsoft windows server, microsoft windows xp, patch management, server, window
- Technical articles 2007-02-23
- New storage project: Assessing the challenges
- Previously in mywriting on storage topics, I shared with you the decision-making process thatresulted in my purchase of anEqualLogic PS200e iSCSI storage array. For that series, the work wasalready done. I had already purchased and installed the unit, so it was easy towrite a nice, step-by-step series of articles on...
- Tags: e-mail servers, hardware servers, iÂ'm, scott lowe mcse, storage, weÂ're
- Technical articles 2007-02-13
- Build a fast, reliable, and affordable switch infrastructure for your datacenter
- This article and a companion Visio diagram are available as a download.Supplying high-speed data interconnects for the datacenterhas always been a complex and costly project. The conventional way to arrange arow of server racks wastes time and money, while resulting in more complexityand less reliability. Using that approach, you...
- Tags: cisco systems inc., data center, data centers, george ou, hardware servers, rack
- Technical articles 2007-01-11
- 10 things you can do to give old servers a second life
- This article is also available as a PDF download.If you're responsible for a network, you've probably seen Moore's Law' marchingrelentlessly on your servers. Today's cutting-edge server can be tomorrow'sentry-level home PC.To run with the pack in terms of performance, productivity,and competition, servers that are long in the tooth have to...
- Tags: hardware servers, image, louis nel, network, old server, patch management, server
- Technical articles 2006-11-13
- Determining a good naming convention for your network
- Those of us who are responsible for groups of productioncomputers, whether client or server class, are familiar with the conundrum ofhaving to adopt some logical and appropriate naming system for them. Differentcompanies of different sizes have historically adopted anything from the namesof the seven dwarves to a simple alphanumeric numbering...
- Tags: computer, hardware servers, naming convention, network, pierre dumoulin
- Technical articles 2006-11-07
- Remotely control VMware Server machines
- Remotely control VMware Server machinesarticle rootgui on a server?who is stupid enough to run a server with a gui? that just slows it down drastically by sucking ram and cpu cycles from it's work.oh, yeah, that's right, Microsoft won't sell software that doesn't have that useless bloat included. no linux...
- Tags: server, gui, linux, monitors and displays, hardware servers, jaqui, networking, vmware inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-06
Additional Resources
- Configuring and Installing HP Blade Servers
- The advantages of blade servers include greater versatility, ease of deployment and serviceability, and cost savings. When combined with VMware ESX Server, and optionally with VMware VirtualCenter, blade servers offer you even more benefits. You can deploy VMware ESX Server 2.1 on a variety of hardware, including blade servers blades....
- Tags: blade server, hewlett-packard co., blade, vmware esx server, hp blade, blade servers, utility computing, servers, hardware
- White papers 2004-04-28
- Linux-Unix Data Recovery
- Fileservers, Application Servers, Mail Servers, Web Servers, NAS devices (Quantum SNAP, Dell Power Vault etc.) and just plain Servers form the backbone of many corporations' business records storage. There may be one hard drive or many, configured together in volumes spanning drives or striped across drives, on permanent hard drives...
- Tags: servers, hardware
- White papers
- HP e3000 Business Servers: Hardware Conversion Kits for Your HP e3000
- HP e3000 Hardware Conversion Kits provide real value for the server investment. The conversion kits, which are available at no cost, enables one to convert the existing HP e3000 A-Class and N-Class server hardware to HP 9000 server hardware simply and easily. Hewlett-Packard offered two different Precision Architecture RISC (PA-RISC)...
- Tags: hewlett-packard co., servers, hardware
- White papers 2006-06-01
- W2K Network, new PDC Hardware
- Need some advice, have been out of this part of the business for a couple of years, now tasked with upgrading the hardware of a small company's PDC.Just want to make sure I have my thought process correct. New server hardware is in.My plan is to configure the new hardware...
- Tags: scnetworks@..., hardware, pdc, microsoft windows 2000, network
- Discussion threads 2007-05-26
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