Managing file systems, storage, and other hardware devices is critical for a Linux administrator. You'll put these skills to use as you begin to work on your memo—Phase 2 of the project that will be...

The specific distribution of Linux I have to write about is Zorin OS


Managing file systems, storage, and other hardware devices is critical for a Linux administrator. You'll put these skills to use as you begin to work on your memo—Phase 2 of the project that will be due next week. File Systems and Hardware Faster Computing is a growing company. As such, its technology will need to grow as well. Faster Computing will undoubtedly need to expand file systems—not to mention add new hardware and expand storage. Logical Volume Manager (LVM) will be a critical tool on the file system side. LVM allows an organization to manage storage logically rather than physically. This means that physical disks can be added to or removed from a storage pool on the fly. It greatly simplifies some of the tasks of storage management. For other hardware, Faster Computing will want to benefit from hot-swap devices. Hot swap allows hardware components that support it to be replaced on the fly if they fail, with no down time. Hot-swap devices can encompass everything from power supplies to hard drives. Linux Implementation Proposal: Client Response Memo (due at the end of Week 5) Faster Computing was impressed with your presentation. The company is interested in moving forward with the project, but the senior management team has responded to the presentation with the following questions and concerns: · How will security be implemented in the Linux systems—both workstations and servers? · End users have expressed some concern about completing their day-to-day tasks on Linux. How would activities such as web browsing work? How would they work with their previous Microsoft Office files? · The current Windows administrators are unsure about administering Linux systems. How are common tasks, such as process monitoring and management, handled in Linux? How does logging work? Do we have event logs like we do in Windows? · Some folks in IT raised questions about the Linux flavor that was recommended. They would like to see comparisons between your recommendation and a couple of other popular options. What makes your recommendation the best option? · How does software installation work on Linux? Can we use existing Windows software? · How can Linux work together with the systems that will continue to run Windows? How will we share files between the different system types? The deliverable for this phase of the project is a memo. There is no minimum or maximum page requirement, but all of the questions must be fully answered with sufficient detail. The recommended format is to respond to the questions in a bulleted format. Provide sufficient detail to fully address the questions. You must cite at least two quality sources. Go2Linux, Inc.

Provide a brief summary of your recommendation of a specific version of Linux. Explain how your choice meets the business need of Faster Computing, Inc. The bold text questions below represent the specifics you need to focus on. For each question, refer to your Implementation Proposal (Assignment #1) for consistency. In this assignment you will provide technical details for Information Technology personnel. Any example Linux commands should be properly displayed (e.g., in lower case) and any acronyms explained on first use (e.g., Secure Shell (SSH)). · How will you implement security in the Linux systems? · Start by outlining how you plan to migrate the existing Windows Servers to Linux. How will users authenticate? What technologies will be used? What kind of access controls will be used? · Will you recommend simple authentication mechanisms or employ multiple factors? For passwords, what policy(ies) will you recommend? · How will you handle data-at-rest and data-in-transit? · How will you enforce software installations and control which applications may run on the network? · End users have expressed some concern about completing their day-to-day tasks on Linux. How would activities such as email/web browsing work? How would they work with their previous Microsoft Office files? · There are several ways to address the use of existing applications. Conduct research to determine the available options. · For web browsing, you should provide at least 2 alternatives and consider the impact to initial configuration (bookmarks, extensions, plugins) · For Microsoft Office, provide a full discussion on how users will continue to open/edit/save office docs in the Linux environment. You should provide at least 2 alternatives. · The current Windows administrators are unsure about administering Linux systems. How are common tasks, such as process monitoring and management, handled in Linux? How does logging work? Do we have event logs like we do in Windows? · Discuss your logging and monitoring approach in this section. You should include the location of specific Linux log files. · Discuss how admins can manage processes. It may be helpful to compare/contrast in familiar terms (e.g., the Windows Event Viewer). Discuss how to stop processes, including the corresponding commands. · Some folks in IT raised questions about the Linux flavor that was recommended. They would like to see comparisons between your recommendation and a couple of other popular options. What makes your recommendation the best option? · · The key differentiator is ... · How does software installation work on Linux? Can we use existing Windows software? · Discuss a Linux package management specific to your distro. How will you automate updates? · Discuss how specific Windows applications can be installed and used, if at all. · How can Linux work together with the systems that will continue to run Windows? How will we share files between the different system types? · Discuss how file and printer sharing will work. Will the users need to do anything “different”? What underlying technology will need to be implemented? Warm regards, Go2Linux Linux Deployment Manager References [1] Red Hat Enterprise, “Encryption,” Chapter 3, Section 3.1.3. Red Hat, Inc., 2019. [Online]. Available: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-s/red_hat_enterprise_linux/6/htm l/security_guide/chap-security_guide-encryption#sect-Security_GuideLUKS_Disk_ Encryption. [Accessed December 1, 2019]. [2] TestOut Labsim, “TestOut Linux Pro,” Chapter 15, Section 15.8.3. TestOut, 2019 [Online]. Available: https://cdn.testout.com/client-v5-1-10-568/startlabsim.html. [Accessed December 6, 2019]. … and so on ... Go2Linux, Inc.

< purpose="" of="" communication="" introduction=""> Provide a brief summary of your recommendation of a specific version of Linux. Explain how your choice meets the business need of Faster Computing, Inc. The bold text questions below represent the specifics you need to focus on. For each question, refer to your Implementation Proposal (Assignment #1) for consistency . In thi s assignment you will provide technical details for Information Technology personnel. Any example Linux commands should be properly displayed (e.g., in lower case) and any acronyms explained on first use (e.g., Secure Shell (SSH)). · How wil l you implement security in the Linux systems? o Start by outlining how you plan to migrate the existing Windows Servers to Linux. Ho w will users authenticate ? What technolog (ies) will be used? What kind of access controls will be used? o Will you recommend simple authentication mechanisms or employ multiple factors? For passwords, what policy(ies) will you recommend? o How will you handle d ata - at - rest and data - in - transit? o How will you enforce software installations and control which applications may run on the network? · End users have expressed some conc ern about completing their day - to - day tasks on Linux. How would activities such as email/ web browsing work? How would they work with their previous Microsoft Office files? o There are several ways to address the use of existing applications. Conduct research to determine the available options. o For web browsing, you should provide at least 2 alternatives and consider the impact to i nitial configuration (bookmarks, extensions, plugins) o For Microsoft Office, provide a full discussion on how users will continue to open/edit/save offi ce docs in the Linux environment. You should provide at least 2 alternatives. · The current Windows administrators are unsure about administering Linux systems. How are common tasks, such as process monitoring and management, handled in Linux? How does logging work? Do we have event logs like we do in Windows? Go2Linux, Inc.

Provide a brief summary of your recommendation of a specific version of Linux. Explain how your choice meets the business need of Faster Computing, Inc. The bold text questions below represent the specifics you need to focus on. For each question, refer to your Implementation Proposal (Assignment #1) for consistency. In this assignment you will provide technical details for Information Technology personnel. Any example Linux commands should be properly displayed (e.g., in lower case) and any acronyms explained on first use (e.g., Secure Shell (SSH)).  How will you implement security in the Linux systems? o Start by outlining how you plan to migrate the existing Windows Servers to Linux. How will users authenticate? What technolog(ies) will be used? What kind of access controls will be used? o Will you recommend simple authentication mechanisms or employ multiple factors? For passwords, what policy(ies) will you recommend? o