Target Skills:

Ability to describe how to monitor your server.
 



More info:

System Monitoring Tools (Admin Guide)

 
     

Monitoring Your Server and Viewing Server Logs

Monitoring the messaging server involves several daily monitoring tasks, including regularly viewing the log files. 

In the following pages, we will discuss system monitoring and log analysis.  In the exercise, you'll use the Console to view and interpret several log files.

System Monitoring

In most cases, a well-planned, well-configured server will perform from day to day and from month to month without requiring intervention from an administrator. As an administrator, however, it is your job to monitor the server for exception conditions that require action on your part to keep the server running smoothly. Tasks you should perform include:
  • monitoring disk usage
  • monitoring server performance and response times
  • managing exception conditions when and if they occur
  • reconfiguring, when necessary, to accommodate new users or new conditions
Tools to help you with these tasks can be found by following the link in the left column.
 
 

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