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MN506 System Management - Melbourne Institute of Technology

Network/Server performance monitoring tools

Learning Outcome 1: Analyse and compare various server management systems;
Learning Outcome 2: Compare emerging tools and techniques for system management

Problem 1: apt vs apt-get
Traditionally, apt-get has been used to update, upgrade and install (as well as other software package management operations). You may see many instructions referring to apt-get. However, in the past couple of years the simpler apt is becoming popular. Your manager at work asked to identify and explain the technical differences between apt and apt-get commands of Linux to the IT department.

Problem 2: (nano, vim and Emacs) text editors
In Unix and Linux systems, the configuration of the operating system, servers, applications and preferences is commonly stored in plain text files. You want to view the hardware attached to the system? View a text file. You want to set the colour scheme for your terminal? Edit a text file. Your manager at work asked you to explain why text editors and files are important?

Assignment 1 - Part B
This assignment requires you to test, analyse, and compare any two (2) of the monitoring tools listed in Table
1. Marks will be awarded according to:
(i) depth of exploration and explanation of features, and
(ii) quality of evaluation and comparison of the chosen tools.

Table 1: Monitoring tools (Choose any two) for Assignment

Complete the following tasks, and make a 7-8 min video presentation as per instructions below:
1. Download, install, and use any two (2) of the monitoring tools from Table 1. If you choose Linux tools, you can boot the computer using Kali Linux, or access it in VirtualBox. Explore in-depth the utility provided by the tools and how these tools can be used by System Administrators. This requires you to carry out research, and explore the features with your installed tools.
2. Record your experience in a video clip. The video must include following:
a. Outline of your presentation.
b. Demonstration in detail via narration of your actions in a recorded video to include:
(i) Accessing the tool,
(ii) Showing how to use your chosen features of each tool,
(iii) What the feature is used for, and
(iv) How information provided by the feature can be used by the System Administrator to manage the system effectively. This must include 2 features or functionality of each tool (2 features per tool x 2 tools= a total of 4 features or functions).
c. Include in your discussion comparing the two tools covering the usability and functionality/usefulness of the features/tools to the System Administrator.
d. Summarise your experience at the end of the video.
e. You should appear in the video at the beginning and last 30 seconds to introduce yourself and draw a conclusion on your experience of the tools respectively (other parts of the video may show your actions on screen, as per description above).

Length of Video: Introduction (30 secs approximately, your appearance should be in the video) + Outline of the presentation (30 secs approximately) + Demonstration of the task (4-5 minutes) + Discussion (1 minute approximately) + Conclusion (15 secs approximately, with appearance).

Attachment:- Network performance monitoring tools.rar