 December 2005 • Volume 14 • Number 12
Features
Observing I/O Behavior with the DTraceToolkit • Ryan Matteson
Matteson introduces the DTraceToolkit and demonstrates how to use it to analyze I/O behavior on a Solaris server.
Security Forensics Using DTrace • Boris Loza
Loza explains how to use DTrace as a security forensics tool for analyzing suspicious files and processes.
Simplifying Solaris™ Patches • Paul Guglielmino
Guglielmino describes two simple Perl scripts, along with some Sun tools, to help manage Solaris patches.
Generate Lightweight Web Database Applications Automatically with Formgen • Robert J. Bond 3rd
Bond describes the FormGen utility, which allows admins to automatically generate simple database applications quickly and easily.
Making a Dashboard Widget
for Systems Administration Purposes • Mihalis Tsoukalos
Tsoukalos illustrates the construction of a Dashboard widget for Mac OS X.
Taming Nagios • David Josephsen
Josephsen provides some tips for sys admins using Nagios to monitor the health
and
performance of their systems.
Trap Customization in an Enterprise OpenView Operations/NNM Environment • Andy Yuen
Yuen presents the “trapapp” Web application for customizing
incoming traps.
Columns
John & Ed’s Scripting Screwups • Ed Schaefer and John Spurgeon
Questions and Answers • Amy Rich
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