As computer systems become increasingly complex, to ensure that its manageability is also becoming increasingly important.
Although a user can use the operating system comes with the application software to properly manage a computer, but a lot of machines to maintain large system consisting of a good working condition but is much more difficult. Third-party management tools to more easily manage the system and users, to improve server-based application performance, monitor system performance and health and to the administrator when a precursor to issue warnings. With the increasing popularity of Linux, more and more people are considering using it to replace the existing system, this requires the system to a comprehensive assessment, this article from the management perspective simple compare Linux with today's popular Windows2000 operating system. Advantages of Linux Linux is so popular and its open source inseparable, because anyone can get the source code, so anyone can according to the actual situation, the system developed for the appropriate management tools. Based on open source principles, these tools to others is free. Therefore, the use and development of Linux, the more the system is, the more convenient and reliable. It can be said that open source is the existence and development of the Linux Foundation and the source of power. Now on the Internet you can find a lot of free Linux management tools, this is much easier for system management. For an experienced system administrator, if you can easily find these tools and the right to freely use, management of a Linux system is a very easy thing. Linux has its shortcomings, it has its disadvantages, Linux in management also has many shortcomings. This is available from administrative tools in the development and use of two areas for discussion. From management tools development, first of all a problem is the lack of a standard development library. Now many Linux systems and management tools are used for different functions for development, so if the operating system and the management tools are using a different library functions so there is no compatibility problems. From administrative tools in use, Linux lacks a standard management framework. Although Linux provides a number of free software to manage a stand-alone or even large network system, but these tools do not have a standard management framework. Each tool has its own different interface and output, administrators often need to side browse a management tool of the log file while viewing another management tool-interactive output. This management is not uniform on the way to the administrator of the management actions have brought a lot of trouble. In a real application, because Linux itself is shorter, and not enough rich administration capabilities, deployment a practical system requires a significant amount of third-party software support. Although there are already some major software companies such as CA, BMC and Enlighten ready for Linux provides management software support, but most of the management tools are still from the individual or small software vendors are written. In the face of the Internet so many free software, how can you find what you really want is indeed not an easy thing, especially for those less experienced administrators. The other problem is the management tool of functionality and safety aspects but also the lack of effective protection, software is a serious bug, is a "back door" is unknown. Windows2000-features compared to Linux, Windows2000 and the biggest advantage is its mature. Windows2000-management tools feature is perfect, it's ten years of successful operating experience. From Windows95 users for the foreground and 98, to the small network WindowsNT3.51 and 4.0, now you can manage a large network of Windows2000, both in the management tools feature or use on Linux is worth learning. Using Windows2000 with management tools, an administrator can easily manage a large system. These management tools are consolidated within a consistent management framework — the MMC (Microsoft Management Console). Whether it is Microsoft's own tools or third-party prepared by the management software is one of MMC "plug-in" (Snap-In), in line with the unified input/output norms. Windows2000-another advantage is that there are a large number of software vendors and developers support, which makes the administrative features more Windows2000 further supported and improved. In order to prevent the library functions are not compatible, Windows2000 also uses something called "driver signing" option to solve this problem, this is actually call the function of the effectiveness of a check. Windows2000 in management of the biggest complaints is the management tools are too complex. In order to support large enterprise network, in order to keep the original system compatibility, Windows2000 offers numerous features sophisticated management tools, but it also increases the difficulty of management. Even for a experienced WindowsNT4.0 administrators, truly grasp and familiar with these tools is not an easy thing. In fact, Linux, and there are other Windows2000 incomparable superiority. The fundamental advantage of Linux and open source, the champion of the list of all management benefits are based on this point. But on the actual situation analysis indicates that at least in so far, Linux in management is also a big problem, in a wide application in enterprise environments to be time. And integrated the WindowsNT4.0, Windows2000Windows98 their respective advantages, its on the low end of the UNIX market impact may be more intense.
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