Practical Linux Infrastructure teaches you how to use the best open source tools to build a new
Linux infrastructure or alter an existing infrastructure to ensure it stands up to
enterprise-level needs. Each chapter covers a key area of implementation with clear examples
and step-by-step instructions. Using this book you'll understand why scale matters and what
considerations you need to make. You'll see how to switch to using Google Cloud Platform for
your hosted solution how to use KVM for your virtualization how to use Git Postfix and
MySQL for your version control email and database and how to use Puppet for your
configuration management. For enterprise-level fault tolerance you'll use Apache and for load
balancing and high availability you'll use HAProxy and Keepalived. For trend analysis you'll
learn how to use Cacti and for notification you'll use Nagios. You'll also learn how to
utilize BIND to implement DNS how to use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and how
to setup remote access for your infrastructure using VPN and Iptables. You will finish by
looking at the various tools you will need to troubleshoot issues that may occur with your
hosted infrastructure. This includes how to use CPU network disk and memory management tools
such as top netstat iostat and vmstat. Author Syed Ali is a senior site reliability
engineering manager who has extensive experience with virtualization and Linux cloud based
infrastructure. His previous experience as an entrepreneur in infrastructure computing offers
him deep insight into how a business can leverage the power of Linux to their advantage. He
brings his expert knowledge to this book to teach others how to perfect their Linux
environments. Become a Linux infrastructure pro with Practical Linux Infrastructure today.
