Reliable Linux: Assuring High Availability [Paperback]

Iain Campbell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471070408 | ISBN-13: 978-0471070405 | Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

An In the Trenches(TM) look at how to run e-commerce and intranet applications 24/7 on Linux-based servers
This book shows system administrators, managers, and developers how to scale up Linux to run on large server systems in order to maintain high availability for e-commerce applications. It brings readers quickly up to speed on Linux 2.4, the latest version, and its new enterprise features, providing detailed instructions on analyzing, setting up, and maintaining robust Linux servers that can operate reliably with little or no downtime. Readers will learn about risk analysis, fault tolerance, configuration, monitoring, backup, and recovery. They'll also get top-notch advice on Linux's new features, including Logical Storage Management (LSM), alternative file systems, and high-availability clusters. No other book on the subject offers the kind of practical thinking, tools, analysis, and tests featured in this hands-on guide.

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From the Back Cover

An in-depth look at how to build and run reliable Linux-based server platforms

Users around the world are turning to Linux as an alternative to Unix and Windows. This open source operating system is being used for many Web sites and ISPs, and is a preferred development platform for Java and C programmers. With the release of Linux 2.4, there are numerous new enterprise features that will dramatically improve e-commerce and intranet server installations. While exploring all these exciting features, this accessible book shows system administrators, managers, and developers how to scale up Linux to run on large server systems in order to maintain high availability for their e-commerce applications. Linux expert Iain Campbell covers the tools and tests you'll need to know. He also offers detailed instructions on how to analyze, set up, and maintain reliable Linux servers that can operate with little or no downtime and brings you quickly up to speed on the latest version of Linux.

In this comprehensive handbook, you'll also learn about:
* Risk analysis, fault tolerance, and configuration
* Monitoring, backup, and recovery
* New Linux features, including Logical Storage Management (LSM), alternative file systems, and server clustering

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About the Author

IAIN CAMPBELL is a principal in sandon associates, an IT consultancy and training company fluent in both Unix/Linux and Microsoft systems. The company is currently teaching AIX system administration, security and performance management, Linux system administration, Linux/Windows integration, and Linux e-commerce for IBM. Before joining sandon, Campbell worked as a staff engineer at the Center for Advanced Technology Education at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471070408
• ISBN-13: 978-0471070405
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,024,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful inforamtion in a easy to read format, February 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Reliable Linux: Assuring High Availability (Paperback)

I have read may books where the author skirts around the real issue and does not answer the basic questions you had when you picked up the book. This book has lots of real world stuff in it - some of the things he talks about - I have seen and done myself!

Very useful overall, with lots of useful and informative side bars.
Lots of good information - low overhead!

Parts of the book were entertaining to read - a hard thing to say about a technical text!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very different book., January 14, 2002

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Linda McKinnon (Calgary Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reliable Linux: Assuring High Availability (Paperback)

I think that this would be a resource that every IT Manager should read. This books goes way beyond telling you how it works. It addresses the issues of what happens when it fails. This makes it very different from any other book on Linux out there! About time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource, January 30, 2002

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Paul Mora (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reliable Linux: Assuring High Availability (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource for the system administrator wanting to ensure the uptime and availability of his Linux machine. Iain's writing style makes it an easy book to read, and at the same time, technical enough for the experienced Linux admins. Now that Linux is being deployed on larger machines (like IBM mainframes), reliability is a key focus, and this book does a fantastic job of covering the important areas.