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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Buffalo </span></font><font face="Arial Black"><span
style='font-family:"Arial Black"'>Professional Linux Users Group</span></font><font
face="Arial Black"><span style='font-family:"Arial Black"'> Meeting</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Date:</span></font> Thursday, March 31st 6:00pm-9:00pm</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Location: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> <font color=navy><span style='color:
navy'>The PCA Group</span></font></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Airport</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Commerce</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>Park</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>455 Cayuga Road, Suite 200</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Topic: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Linux System Monitoring: How to monitor
Linux servers and non-Linux servers using Open Source tools to ensure
reliability.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Arial Black"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black"'>Agenda:</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>6:00pm-7:00pm</span></font> <font face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span
style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold"'>Overview of monitoring concepts and
tools</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Concepts:</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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Service monitoring</span></font></p>
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Process monitoring</span></font></p>
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Passive checks</span></font></p>
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Active checks</span></font></p>
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Dependencies</span></font></p>
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Monitoring agents</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Downtime</span></font></p>
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Performance data</span></font></p>
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Check frequency</span></font></p>
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Alerting</span></font></p>
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Notifications</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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Reporting</span></font></p>
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Remote Monitoring</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Tools:</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Big
Brother</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Big
Sister</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>
SPONG</span></font></p>
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Nagios</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Mon</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> mrtg</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>
rrdtool</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>7:15pm-8:00pm</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold"'>Case
Studies/Presentations:</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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Dennis Ruzeski, Kanoodle</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Phil
Seibel, Synacor</span></font></p>
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10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>8:15pm-9:00pm</span></font> </p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font><font
face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span style='font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold"'>Advanced
Topics:</span></font></p>
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Redundant/Distributed monitoring</span></font></p>
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Integration with network/IDS monitoring</span></font></p>
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Prediction</span></font></p>
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Abnormal behavior detection</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> Data
Warehousing</span></font></p>
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Trend/Forecasting</span></font></p>
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Cross Correlation</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Because this is a new location, an RSVP is appreciated to ensure enough
seating. please send an email to rsvp@bplug.org</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The Buffalo Professional Linux Users Group is focused on the use of
Linux and Open Source in professional business environments. We have organized
presentations and seminars, and bring up topics that are of interest to people
that use or would like to use Linux as part of a corporate solution set. We
disseminate practical information and proven solutions from IT professionals
who have successfully tackled a wide range of enterprise Linux deployment
challenges. It’s a rare opportunity to benefit from the experience and
insight of peers from companies that are both local and national.</span></font></p>
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