Greetings,

On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Srinivasan Kanni udaiyar
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm planning to apply for operations engineer job.One of the major
> requirements are troubleshooting methods in Linux. I Need any sort of help
> or suggestions  to learn Linux troubleshooting . Even some materials will
> be helpful.
>

It is great and refreshing that you have come up with that topic.

AFAIK, There is no *one* method, the silver bullet. And No IIT has any
specific course on maintenance/troubleshooting.

There are no formal books that cover that, though most are covered and
spread across various books/articles

The important thing to know is there there are many subsystems to
understand as each has it own set of tools (very powerful ones at
that).

If you can elaborate, perhaps some of us can share our experiences.

I will try and outline some broad points below

0. Ensure that there is trouble and determine if it is persistant
(like a data centre on fire/No power), intermittant or transient.
1. Isolate the fault in the following main areas - Hardware, Software,
Connectware or Humanware. (some inspection tools/monitoring tools)
2. Use the right tool to shoot the problem in the head
3. Collect your money and live happily ever after wishing that another
trouble will be there (well maintenance people need to eat too)

--
Regards,

Rajagopal
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