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To prevent such incidents Linode have alerts of traffic/cpu/disk thresholds. For example you can configure notification if your bandwidth utilization more than
by zhovner 12y ago
To prevent such incidents Linode have alerts of traffic/cpu/disk thresholds. For example you can configure notification if your bandwidth utilization more than N Mbit/s in duration more than N minutes. Very useful for DDoS prevention.
- emeraldd 12y agoMake sure you tune those alerts appropriately and know when your systems should be doing things that will trip them. We've had a couple of boxes that regularly trip cpu warnings during normal operation, but only inside specific time windows. Knowing what's not normal is vitally important with this stuff.
- bluedino 12y agoAnd look at your dashboards once in a while. I'd find it unusual if I saw my toy VPS cranking out 100mbs for a week straight!