Practical Internet Server Configuration: Learn to Build a Fully Functional and Well-Secured Enterprise Class Internet Server

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R. La LauPractical Internet Server Configurationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6960-2_15

15. Backup and Monitoring

Robert La Lau¹  

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Blain, France

 

The previous chapters all discussed the installation and configuration of services, the setting up of things. For a server, however, it is equally important to ensure that those services continue to function and that if they don't, they can be made functional again as soon as possible.

Three tasks are important in this respect:

• Keeping the software up to date

  Software updates are published with a reason: they add new functionalities, but more importantly, they bring more stability, reliability, and security. ...