Chapter 4. Assessing Systems

Time

This lesson takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

Goals

Learn to compute network bandwidth utilization

Learn to assess service and hardware utilization

Learn to assess storage utilization

Understand the Apple installer and package formats

Learn to assess a workflow

Successful systems administration relies on clearly and thoroughly understanding how a system uses its resources—its current hardware and software components—and understanding their interaction with, and dependencies upon, user workflows and running services. This chapter discusses the tools and knowledge required to effectively evaluate several key aspects of an existing infrastructure, including current utilization of bandwidth, services, hardware, ...

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