The way I read the req. is that they were looking for someone who could articulate a methodology for avoiding exactly that issue. OS/Application patching is a piece of cake with just about any OS out there (or maybe it would be better to say that there are tools out there for any OS). The bigger issue is how you develop a change control process where you know what patches were applied, how they were tested before being rolled out to prod, and so on. I'm sure that there are plenty of shops out there that still let developers apply a patch for the very first time right on the prod system, but the places where Andy and I do most of our work have layers of operations folk between the application owners, app dev folks, and the production systems.
Of course, I could have misread it... On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Chris Faulkner <[email protected]>wrote: > I have all the above experience, but being able to explain how to > compare patch levels and apply those patches and monitoring a linux > network is something that changes quite rapidly and no one server is > the same as the others, especially on servers that are managed by > multiple people. You might be able to patch a server but break > something else one one server and it goes fine on another and being > able to correct the errors during a patch is something much greater > than just explanation because each time is different... > > Cheers! > > Chris F > > On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:53 AM, n...@restech <[email protected]> wrote: > > The requirements are below...let me know if you are interested. Email > > your resumes to [email protected]. > > > > • Advanced Linux knowledge. At least 5 years supporting Linux in a > > medium to large company. > > • Advanced knowledge of the Linux file system, folder mounts and > SAMBA > > sharing. > > • Advanced knowledge of FTP running on a Linux server. > > • Must have advanced knowledge and be able to explain how to > monitor a > > Linux environment and troubleshoot performance issues and network > > issues. > > • Ability to compare Linux server patch levels for consistency. > Must > > have and be able to explain method of maintaining consistent patch > > levels and applying patches. > > • Prefer experience with support of iBrix storage solutions but not > a > > must. > > • Prefer experience with SAN support and Fiber SAN fabric support > but > > not a must. > > • At least 2 years supporting JBoss running under Linux. > > • Prefer experience with Red Hat Linux but experience with other > Linux > > is acceptable (Ubunto, Centos, ect.) > > • Any knowledge of HP and Dell server hardware would be a bonus. > > • Any knowledge of VMWare would be a bonus. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nlug-talk%[email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nlug-talk%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
