What you need for this book

You will need at least one Linux system, which could be a virtual machine as well. Depending on specific features discussed, you might also benefit from the following:

• Access to an SMTP (e-mail) server
• More Linux systems
• A device with SNMP support
• A Windows system
• A device with IPMI support
• A Java virtual machine
• A VMware instance

Some of these can be replicated on the same Linux box—for example, running snmpd or a Java VM will allow you to try out all the monitoring solutions without a separate system.