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server-responsibilities
You want to host your application on servers provided by someone, then this checklist might help. Who is responsible for what?
Details like SLA (service-level agreements) can be build on top of each topic.
Feedback is welcome.
Focus is on: Virtual Private Servers
Daily
No manual interaction should be needed for the daily usage.
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| provide dns server | | |
| provide ntp (networking protocol for clock synchronization) server | | |
| run dns client | | |
| run ntp client | | |
| provide database | | |
| run database client | | |
| run web server | | |
| provide RPM/DPKG repository | | |
| run mail server on this server | | |
| provide smarthost for mail server. | | |
| provide IMAP/POP3 services | | |
| provide storage server | | |
| run storage client | | |
| run ssh server | | |
| Uninterruptible power supply | | |
| Provide access to BIOS | | |
| Provide access to boot process | | |
Initial, Expand, Repair
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| provide more disc space (if needed) | | |
| provide more CPU, RAM, IO | | |
| replace hardware parts | | |
| upgrade operating system | | |
| create new linux users | | |
| manage Hardware RAID | | |
| manage Software RAID | | |
| create Cert (for example for https) | | |
| create SSH-server cert | | |
| unsure ssh-server cert does not change (on upgrade, or server move) | | |
| install new packages (rpm, dpkg) | | |
| upgrade packages (fixes) | | |
| provide IP addresses | | |
| Create DNS entries for IP adresses. | | |
| create root password | | |
| know root password | | |
| manage crontab entries | | |
| enable/disable services | | |
| Licenses for commercial third-party software | | |
Networking
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| provide default gateway | | |
| maintain local firewall (running on the server) (default should be "none") | | |
| maintain network firewall (running outside the server) | | |
| maintain local routes (running on the server) (default should be "none" (only Default-GW)) | | |
Monitor
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| enough disk space | | |
| enough CPU, RAM, IO | | |
| system logs | | |
| application logs | | |
| Hardware RAID | | |
| Software RAID | | |
| Mail Queue | | |
| Hardware-Sensors (like temperature) | | |
| Service Availablity | | |
| Filesystem health | | |
| Network health | | |
Hardware
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| provide power | | |
| provide network | | |
| stand by hardware | | |
Backup
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| responsible for backup | | |
| responsible for restore from backup | | |
| responsible for checking if restore from backup would work. | | |
| responsible for checking uninterruptible power supply | | |
| Backup for database. | | |
Misc
| Topic | Responsible | Note |
|---|
| Notify users about sheduled downtime | | |