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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Linux installation | |
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Hardware considerations | |
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Making the CD-ROM bootable | |
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Basic Linux installation | |
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Installation with ServeRAID | |
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XFree86 configuration | |
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Basic system administration | |
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Adding and removing software packages using YaST | |
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Package management using RPM | |
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User and group administration using YaST | |
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Adding users on the command line | |
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Network configuration with YaST | |
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Changing the configuration file with YaST | |
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Using the ServeRAID utilities | |
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Installing ipsutils.rpm | |
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ipssend commands | |
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DNS - Domain Name System | |
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Installation of software | |
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DNS sample configuration | |
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Configuration tips | |
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Samba | |
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What can you do with Samba? | |
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Setting up Samba | |
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Configuration and tuning hints | |
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Sources of additional information | |
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Apache and IBM HTTP Servers | |
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The IBM HTTP Server | |
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Apache HTTP Server installation | |
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IBM HTTP Server installation | |
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General performance tips | |
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Packet filtering with IP Chains | |
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What is a firewall? | |
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What can you do with Linux firewall? | |
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What do you need to run an IP packet filter? | |
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Network configuration for a firewall implementation | |
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How to permanently enable IP forwarding | |
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Your first IP Chains success | |
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Setting up IP masquerading on SuSE Linux | |
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How IP packets travel through the gateway | |
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Using IP Chains | |
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Sources of additional information | |
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DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | |
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What is DHCP? | |
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Why should you use DHCP? | |
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Implementation on Linux | |
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Setting up a DCHP relay agent | |
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Sendmail | |
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What is Sendmail? | |
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What can you do with Sendmail? | |
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Starting up Sendmail in SuSE Linux | |
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Sending mail to local users | |
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Setting up a simple mail server for a local net | |
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Using the /etc/aliases file | |
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Advanced Sendmail configuration in SuSE Linux | |
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Sources of additional information | |
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NFS - Network File System | |
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Software installation | |
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Allowing NFS access to data - the server side configuration | |
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Accessing data remotely with NFS - the client side | |
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NIS - Network Information System | |
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What is NIS? | |
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How can I use NIS? | |
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Implementation on Linux | |
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Sources of additional information | |
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LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | |
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What is LDAP? | |
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LDAP basics | |
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Implementation on Linux | |
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Sources of additional information | |
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General performance tools in Linux | |
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General configuration hints | |
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System monitoring and performance test tools | |
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Backup and recovery with BRU | |
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What is BRU? | |
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Installing BRU | |
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Basic commands | |
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X Interface | |
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Summary | |
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Setting up a Beowulf cluster | |
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RAID levels | |
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App. B. Special notices | |
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App. C. Related publications | |
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How to get IBM Redbooks | |
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List of abbreviations | |
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Index | |
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IBM Redbooks evaluation | |