UNIX® Fault Management: A Guide for System Administration

Monitoring Across an Enterprise

There are problems with trying to manage a large number of systems. Typically, an IT department will be responsible for managing multiple systems, most likely on multiple platforms. Big companies have a large number of systems that need to be managed.

Keeping track of multiple systems on multiple platforms can be a complex task. Some companies want to implement a lights-out environment, in which operators are not required at every computing location in the enterprise. Other companies require the availability of systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most companies also have a disaster recovery plan to protect their critical data and application resources. These are some of the issues you must deal with when managing ...