SysBench is a modular, cross-platform and multi-threaded benchmark tool for evaluating OS parameters that are important for a system running a database under intensive load. Benchmark CPU, File I/O and Memory in CentOS Server. Current features allow to test the following system parameters: file I/O performance scheduler performance memory allocation and transfer speed POSIX threads implementation […]
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Monitoring Tools
List of free server and network monitoring tools to monitor the performance of the server with installation guides and download help.
Fail2ban – block failed login attempts
Fail2ban is a log parsing application that monitors system logs for symptoms of an automated attack on your server. If you pay attention to application logs for these services, you will often see repeated, systematic login attempts that represent brute force attacks by users and bots alike. Use this to block failed login attempts. Fail2ban […]
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