More Linux Links

virtual applainces,
another of my favorite it topics
I don't think this subject gets enough attention as a properly configured server and app can be replicated easily when in appliance form
an great place to get virtual appliances FOR FREE is
http://www.turnkeylinux.org/
***********************************************************************************
CLONING
open source replacement for good old GHOST

What is Clonezilla ? http://clonezilla.org/ 

(description straight from the mouth of Clonzilla)

You're probably familiar with the popular proprietary commercial package Norton Ghost®, and its OpenSource counterpart, Partition Image. The problem with these software packages is that it takes a lot of time to massively clone systems to many computers. You've probably also heard of Symantec's solution to this problem, Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition® with multicasting. Well, now there is an OpenSource clone system (OCS) solution called Clonezilla with unicasting and multicasting!


Clonezilla, based on DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, and udpcast, allows you to do bare metal backup and recovery. Two types of Clonezilla are available,Clonezilla live and Clonezilla SE (server edition). Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore. While Clonezilla SE is for massive deployment, it can clone many (40 plus!) computers simultaneously. Clonezilla saves and restores only used blocks in the harddisk. This increases the clone efficiency. At the NCHC's Classroom C, Clonezilla SE was used to clone 41 computers simultaneously. It took only about 10 minutes to clone a 5.6 GBytes system image to all 41 computers via multicasting!

********************************************************************************
 California says Open Source is OK and Good now.....finnaly
http://www.govtechblogs.com/securing_govspace/2010/01/open-source-software-rational.php

**********************************************************************
Great resource for Groupwise stuff
 http://gwcheck.com/dpml/
**********************************************************************

Managing Large Numbers of Linux Systems

http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2010/1/28/managing-large-numbers-of-linux-systems.html

interesting article comparing scripted installs, cloning and full management products (zenworks)

***********************************************

The anti-Google

the world's worst search engine

http://unluckytime.com/ 

are you feeling unlucky today ?

************************************************************

 

 

Linux Training materials

http://www.linuxtopia.org

http://freecomputerbooks.com/unixLinuxBooks.html

http://www.intelligentedu.com/


http://www.techbooksforfree.com/


other free downloads
http://www.swaptree.com/WebFrmLandingPageBasic.aspx?mediatype=1&PromotionCode=GOOG_3560083778_books&gclid=CLjqj_TO-J8CFRcdawodijv5WA
swap tree trade books for free

Blog by a MS techie: The things that are better left unspoken

The things that are better left unspoken

this blog is quite extensive for a one-man blog
all about Microsoft Server OS

I learned about a new MS Server OS feature called Server core that is an installation of MS windows server without the windows/gui
a DOS server if you will
allows the install to use about half the HDD space (about 3 GB) and less memory and of course no IE vulnerability
it does require all command line management but, that can be a good thing.

Redmondmag.com

Redmondmag.com
All about Microsoft Products but from an outside view. It's a very nice , detailed "unofficial" tech site with technical articles and tips, tech news, blogs and opinions all about Microsoft, microsoft products, and microsoft's influence

in their own words,
"Redmound.com ....
is the authoritative, independent voice of the Microsoft IT community, and provides real-world technical, product, news, and industry information for experienced IT professionals working within a Windows platform computing environment."