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Tools for managing your Linux
Plenty of open-source tools can centrally
manage servers and workstations and, as a result, this means
that there would be no need to spend a lot of money upgrading
Linux machines. The key is choosing the right one for your
environment. Managing the linux machines should not be a pain.
The simplest and most prevalent method of updating Linux machines
is the old-fashioned clipboard with a long checklist of your
machines. You log on to each machine, perform the appropriate
task and check it off your list. This approach can however
be time consuming and error-prone.
Commercial Linux management products like Red Hat Network and
Novell's ZENworks Linux Management are a step up, offering
system updates and configuration management. These tools are
great if you're using that vendor's products exclusively and
they are normally provided at a marketable price.
Novell ZENworks Linux Management
Suite
Intoweb knows that in order to easily maintain,
deploy and manage IT resources in the diverse environment
of the information technology industry, the application of
the Novell ZENworks management suite can be granted as beneficial.
The ZENworks suite makes an integrated set of cross-platform
tools available which are able to make the automation of management
possible across the entire lifecycle of handheld devices,
desktops, servers and laptops. IT costs are furthermore reduced
in the effort to partially eliminate the administrator while
also delivering identity based IT resources according to the
needs of the user.
The Novell ZENworks Linux Management Suite has a number of
capabilities which include:
- Software Packaging
- Server Management
- Linux Management
- Personality Migration
- Desktop Management
- Patch Management
- Handheld Management
- Data Management
ZENworks Linux Management is a leading tool used for the
management of servers and desktops. It is the only solution
to manage Linux resources with the application of Policy-Driven
Automation. Desktop lockdown, remote control, software management,
imaging and desktop lockdown is enabled with these policies
in place as they provide centralised control across the lifecycle
of Linux systems.
Red Hat Network for Linux Management
The tools provided by the Red Hat Network for linux management
makes the management of a thousand systems as easy as the
process of managing one. With such features as flexible implementation,
one-click provisioning, simple interface and quick set-up,
the Red Hat Network makes the management of Linux manageable
and deployable.
The Red Hat Global File System is a specialised
open source cluster file system especially used for enterprise
deployments. This is the system which allows the management
of a cluster of servers as if it were one. One of the benefits
of clustering servers with the aid of this system is that
costs are exceptionally minimised. Another is that data can
be shared in a common storage pool giving users greater freedom
to perform activities including:
- Simplification of tasks in disaster recovery and back-up
- The addition of servers by placing them on the common
file system
- Minimizing storage needs by maximizing storage resources
- Installing and patching the applications of the entire
cluster only once
- Add servers and storage at anytime to seamlessly scale
clusters
- Management of the whole of the storage capacity of each
system instead of doing so individually
- No more use of complicated techniques for storage of each
individual application
- Simplification of the data infrastructure
- Maximum application uptime is achieved
- By reducing the duplication of data, a total decrease
of the overall needs for storage can occur
- Eliminates the need for copies of data which have become
redundant
Some of Linux management tools now allow Linux management to be fast, effective, and
inexpensive. With far lower acquisition costs, Linux is now a cost-effective alternative
to Windows.
Intoweb offers training programs that would enable an individual
to learn a lot about Linux application, configuration and
management tools. To find out more about this
contact us
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