Sys Admin daily tasks

[Khalid A. Al-Tayaran]

Hi ,

Let's post here what we think that a sys admin should do daily to keep his systems up and running:

1. Monitor performance of the system
2. Monitor resource usage (memory,CPU util., disk space)
3. Follow-up on the backup policy
4. Manage and maintain the integrity of the file system
5. Keep up with up to date pathches
6. Monitor log files...
7. Keep in touch with forums.itrc.hp.com

[BFA6 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Shoot unauthorised users :-)

Have a look at this thread
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x26cc3bd5184bd61190000090279cd0f9,00.html

Hilary

[Ravi_8]

Hi, Khalid

This is a often repeating question,
Use Search option in the Forum, you find a lot.

[Elif Gius]

Hi,

just remember:

Keep on watching your servers and think about Murphy's law !!!

Don't mind about such philosophical cliches or you will go mad ;-)

[Khalid A. Al-Tayaran]

Hi,
Thanks guys. I found a lot of links on this subject....

Thanks again.

[Michael Elleby III_1]

Hey guys, here's one:

Don't give DBA's root access...

Just wanted to add one...

Mike-

[John Bolene]

Install Openview and get somebody else to watch for problems.

Deal with the problems when you get called by the first line support.

[Sandro Schaer_1]

Mike

:-)) DBA's are a very special kind of people...


Beeing sys admin and dba myself..... responsible for 11 servers and 38 oracle databases....


have fun
Sandro