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Mastering Ubuntu Server

You're reading from   Mastering Ubuntu Server Master the art of deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server 18.04

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997560
Length 552 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Jay LaCroix Jay LaCroix
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Deploying Ubuntu Server 2. Managing Users FREE CHAPTER 3. Managing Storage Volumes 4. Connecting to Networks 5. Managing Software Packages 6. Controlling and Monitoring Processes 7. Setting Up Network Services 8. Sharing and Transferring Files 9. Managing Databases 10. Serving Web Content 11. Learning Advanced Shell Techniques 12. Virtualization 13. Running Containers 14. Automating Server Configuration with Ansible 15. Securing Your Server 16. Troubleshooting Ubuntu Servers 17. Preventing and Recovering from Disasters 18. Using the Alternate Installer 19. Assessments 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Preventing disasters

As we proceed through this chapter, we'll look at ways we can recover from disasters. However, if we can prevent a disaster from occurring in the first place, then that's even better. We certainly can't prevent every type of disaster that can possibly happen, but having a good plan in place and following that plan will lessen the likelihood. A good disaster recovery plan will include a list of guidelines to be followed with regards to implementing new servers and managing current ones. This plan may include information such as an approved list of hardware (such as hardware configurations known to work efficiently in an environment), as well as rules and regulations for users, a list of guidelines to ensure physical and software security, proper training for end users, and method change control. Some of these concepts we've touched on earlier...

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