Chapter 16. System Resources

IN THIS CHAPTER

System-Monitoring Tools

To keep your system in optimum shape, you need to be able to monitor it closely. Such monitoring is imperative in a corporate environment where uptime is vital and any system failures can cost real money. Whether it is checking processes for any errant daemons, or keeping a close eye on CPU and memory usage, Fedora provides a wealth of utilities designed to give you as little or as much feedback as you want. In this chapter we look at some of the basic monitoring tools, along with some tactics designed to keep your system up longer. Some of the monitoring tools cover network connectivity, memory, and hard drive usage, but all should find a place ...

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