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SUSE Linux and Netfinity Server Integration Guide

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ISBN-10: 0130286753

ISBN-13: 9780130286758

Edition: 2000

Authors: Jakob Carstensen, Ivo Gomilsek, Lenz Grimmer, Jay Haskins

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In this book, a team of IBM technical experts cover everything you need to maximize server reliability and performance with the latest versions of SuSE Linux running on IBM's powerful Netfinity servers. The perfect guide for beginning-to-intermediate-level system administrators running SuSE Linux 6.2/6.3 on Netfinity Servers, this book covers the entire system lifecycle. Start by preparing your installation and walking step-by-step through updating BIOS and firmware; making the CD-ROM bootable, preparing SCSI devices, partitioning, configuration, XWindows setup, and more. Configure IBM ServeRAID, and learn how to replace RAID drives; master the fundamentals of Linux system administration;…    
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Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 5/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

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