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SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Parallel I/O for clusters using PVFS

When you're trying to share files and perform I/O-intensive operations across 100+ nodes of a Beowulf cluster, the old model of a central NFS file server handling every client request begins to break horribly. What many cluster admins do instead is limit NFS to distributing home directories across the cluster, and using some form of parallel I/O model for doing "real work."

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Keeping Linux users informed, solving problems

One of your primary responsibilities as system administrator is communicating with the system users. You need to make announcements, such as when the system will be down for maintenance, when a class on some new software will be held, and how users can access the new system printer. You can even start to fill the role of a small local newspaper, letting users know about new employees, RIFs, births, the company picnic, and so on.

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How to get a job as a Linux administrator

If you ask Scot Melland, it's a good time to be a Linux professional. IT jobs across the board are picking up, but Melland, the CEO of Internet career site Dice, says Linux knowledge is a particularly hot commodity. Job postings on Dice for Linux professionals are multiplying at a much faster rate than any other skill set.

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CLI Magic

CLI Magic is written both to inform and entertain. The primary audience is made up of Linux desktop users, professional or otherwise, who view the CLI as a strange, primitive, even frightening place. Joe Barr hopes to teach those who are willing to take a chance outside the GUI now and then that a little CLI can make the entire Linux desktop a more productive place. You won't learn a lot of bash scripting, or pick up many tips for system administration, but you might find something that makes you more productive and your Linux desktop a more hospitable place.

SysAdmin to SysAdmin

SysAdmin to SysAdmin deals with both technical and non-technical aspects of the practice of system administration, for both novice and experienced readers. From grokking the finer points of vim, to designing fault-tolerant LDAP deployments, Brian Jones zeroes in on not only the technical challenges of system administration, but also the building and refining of "soft skills" which are key to any career.

 
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Red HatRed Hat Desktop is the newest member of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux family. It provides a high-quality, full-featured client system that is suitable for use in a wide range of desktop deployments.


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