RackN TechOps Handbook

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This is a first-iteration preview for review. Chapter text is the current draft of each chapter with light cleanup only, and every change is listed in the editorial change log. See About this preview for the book order and known gaps.

The book

About 75,749 words across 18 chapters, grouped into five parts.

Start Here

• Introduction to the Series 681 words

Part 1. Bare Metal Foundations

• Out-of-Band Management 5,756 words
• Practical Hardware Checks 4,311 words
• UEFI Secure Boot 5,290 words

Part 2. Automation Interfaces

• Command Line Interfaces 2,942 words
• API Design and Automation 5,569 words
• API Consumption 3,670 words
• Asynchronous APIs 5,225 words

Part 3. Packaging and Running Ops Software

• Containerization Techniques 3,944 words
• Container Management 4,218 words
• Managing Processes with systemd 5,586 words
• Governance and SBOM 4,597 words

Part 4. Production Operations

• Logs, Metrics, and Traces 3,322 words
• SSH Security and Access 6,013 words
• High Availability 3,185 words

Part 5. Strategy, AI, and Team Culture

• AI and Data Sovereignty 2,698 words
• AI and Digital Twins 4,645 words
• The Two-But Rule 4,097 words

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