Chapter 8. Monitoring Systems

Time

This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Learn the details of the Apple System Logger and the logging infrastructure used in Mac OS X

Understand the predefined log levels and facilities used by syslogd

Learn the tools available for viewing data in log files

Learn the tools available for monitoring system activity

Learn monitoring tools specific to Xserve hardware

Learn about methods of notification

Learn to create reports containing important system properties

No computer system can simply be set up and then forgotten. The best case is that a device will need only occasional attention. In the case of modern servers providing one or more services to users, an administrator must regularly monitor ...

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