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Chapter 21. System management tools
With Linux, in many cases, you can manage a single server, or even a small set
of servers, by using built-in Linux tools. A production environment, however, often
has
multiple Linux servers, assigned to perform different functions (Web serving,
FTP serving, mail serving, file serving, and more).
As the number of servers grows, system management becomes more difficult
and the need for appropriate tools for remote monitoring, automating and control
increases. In this chapter we describe tools and products you can use to
administer, monitor, troubleshoot and manage Linux systems. ...