Sysops Script Library

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name: sysops-script-library
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "create production bash scripts", "automate system operations", "write enterprise shell automation", "manage Linux infrastructure", or "develop sysadmin tools". It provides battle-tested shell script patterns for production infrastructure management.
metadata:
  author: sysops-engineering
  version: "2.1"
---

# SysOps Script Library

## Purpose

Deliver production-hardened shell script templates for enterprise Linux infrastructure management including automated deployments, system monitoring, credential handling, service orchestration, and operational automation. These patterns serve as foundational components for large-scale infrastructure operations.

## Prerequisites

### Required Environment
- Linux/Unix production system (bash 4.0+)
- Appropriate administrative permissions
- Standard utilities (rsync, openssl, curl, etc.)

### Required Knowledge
- Advanced bash scripting techniques
- Linux system administration
- Production deployment workflows
- Infrastructure security principles

## Outputs and Deliverables

1. **Deployment Automation** - Application and service deployment scripts
2. **Infrastructure Monitoring** - System health and performance tracking
3. **Credential Management** - Secure handling of authentication data
4. **Service Orchestration** - Multi-service coordination and restart automation

## Core Workflow

### Phase 1: Deployment Scripts

**Application Deployment**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
app_name="web-application"
deploy_path="/opt/applications/$app_name"
config_path="/etc/$app_name"

# Deploy application to production environment
mkdir -p "$deploy_path"
tar -xzf "$app_name-latest.tar.gz" -C "$deploy_path"
chown -R appuser:appgroup "$deploy_path"
echo "Application deployed to $deploy_path"
```

**Configuration Deployment**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
config_file="$1"
target_server="$2"

# Deploy configuration files to remote servers
if [ -z "$config_file" ] || [ -z "$target_server" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <config_file> <target_server>"
    exit 1
fi

scp "$config_file" "$target_server:/etc/app/config/"
ssh "$target_server" "systemctl reload application-service"
echo "Configuration deployed and service reloaded"
```

**Multi-Server Deployment**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
servers=("prod-web-01" "prod-web-02" "prod-web-03")
artifact="application-v1.2.3.tar.gz"

# Deploy artifact across multiple production servers
for server in "${servers[@]}"; do
    echo "Deploying to $server..."
    scp "$artifact" "deploy@$server:/tmp/"
    ssh "deploy@$server" "cd /opt/apps && tar -xzf /tmp/$artifact"
    echo "Deployment to $server completed"
done

echo "Multi-server deployment finished"
```

### Phase 2: Infrastructure Monitoring

**Service Health Monitor**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
services=("nginx" "postgresql" "redis-server")
alert_email="ops-team@company.com"

# Monitor critical services and alert on failures
for service in "${services[@]}"; do
    if ! systemctl is-active --quiet "$service"; then
        echo "CRITICAL: $service is down" | mail -s "Service Alert" "$alert_email"
        systemctl restart "$service"
        echo "Attempted restart of $service"
    fi
done
```

**Resource Usage Reporter**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
output_file="/var/log/resource-report-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M).log"

# Generate comprehensive resource usage report
{
    echo "Resource Usage Report - $(date)"
    echo "================================"
    echo ""
    echo "CPU Usage:"
    mpstat 1 5 | tail -1
    echo ""
    echo "Memory Usage:"
    free -h
    echo ""
    echo "Disk I/O:"
    iostat -x 1 3
    echo ""
    echo "Network Traffic:"
    ifstat 1 3
} > "$output_file"

echo "Report saved to $output_file"
```

**Performance Baseline Collector**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
baseline_dir="/var/baseline-data"
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$baseline_dir"

# Collect system performance baseline metrics
vmstat 1 10 > "$baseline_dir/vmstat_$timestamp.log"
sar -u 1 10 > "$baseline_dir/cpu_$timestamp.log"
sar -r 1 10 > "$baseline_dir/memory_$timestamp.log"

echo "Baseline data collected in $baseline_dir"
```

### Phase 3: Database Operations

**Database Backup with Rotation**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
db_name="production_db"
db_user="backup_user"
backup_dir="/backup/databases"
retention_days=7

# Create timestamped database backup
backup_file="$backup_dir/${db_name}_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql.gz"
mysqldump -u "$db_user" "$db_name" | gzip > "$backup_file"

# Remove backups older than retention period
find "$backup_dir" -name "${db_name}_*.sql.gz" -mtime +"$retention_days" -delete

echo "Database backup completed: $backup_file"
```

**Database Replication Monitor**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
master_host="db-master.internal"
replica_host="db-replica.internal"

# Check replication lag on database replica
replication_status=$(mysql -h "$replica_host" -e "SHOW SLAVE STATUS\G" | grep "Seconds_Behind_Master" | awk '{print $2}')

if [ "$replication_status" != "0" ]; then
    echo "WARNING: Replication lag detected: $replication_status seconds"
fi
```

### Phase 4: Service Orchestration

**Graceful Service Restart**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
service_name="${1:-nginx}"
max_wait=30

# Perform graceful service restart with health check
echo "Initiating graceful restart of $service_name"
systemctl reload "$service_name"

# Wait for service to become healthy
counter=0
while [ $counter -lt $max_wait ]; do
    if systemctl is-active --quiet "$service_name"; then
        echo "Service $service_name is healthy"
        exit 0
    fi
    sleep 1
    ((counter++))
done

echo "ERROR: Service $service_name failed to become healthy"
exit 1
```

**Rolling Restart Orchestration**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
nodes=("app-node-01" "app-node-02" "app-node-03")
service="web-application"

# Perform rolling restart across cluster nodes
for node in "${nodes[@]}"; do
    echo "Restarting $service on $node"
    ssh "$node" "systemctl restart $service"
    
    # Wait for node to become healthy before proceeding
    sleep 10
    
    health_status=$(ssh "$node" "systemctl is-active $service")
    if [ "$health_status" == "active" ]; then
        echo "$node is healthy, proceeding to next node"
    else
        echo "ERROR: $node failed health check"
        exit 1
    fi
done

echo "Rolling restart completed successfully"
```

### Phase 5: Log Management

**Log Rotation Script**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
log_dir="/var/log/application"
archive_dir="/var/log/archive"
max_age_days=30

mkdir -p "$archive_dir"

# Rotate and compress application logs
for logfile in "$log_dir"/*.log; do
    if [ -f "$logfile" ]; then
        filename=$(basename "$logfile")
        gzip -c "$logfile" > "$archive_dir/${filename}_$(date +%Y%m%d).gz"
        > "$logfile"  # Truncate original log
    fi
done

# Remove archived logs older than retention period
find "$archive_dir" -name "*.gz" -mtime +"$max_age_days" -delete

echo "Log rotation completed"
```

**Critical Event Extractor**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
source_log="${1:-/var/log/syslog}"
output_file="critical_events_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M).txt"

# Extract critical and error events from system logs
grep -iE "critical|error|fatal|panic|segfault" "$source_log" \
    | grep -v "informational" \
    > "$output_file"

event_count=$(wc -l < "$output_file")
echo "Found $event_count critical events, saved to $output_file"

if [ "$event_count" -gt 100 ]; then
    echo "WARNING: High volume of critical events detected"
fi
```

### Phase 6: Network Operations

**Port Availability Checker**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
host="${1:-localhost}"
ports=(80 443 22 3306 5432)

echo "Port Availability Check for $host"
echo "=================================="

for port in "${ports[@]}"; do
    if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$host/$port" 2>/dev/null; then
        echo "Port $port: OPEN"
    else
        echo "Port $port: CLOSED"
    fi
done
```

**API Endpoint Health Monitor**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
endpoints=(
    "https://api.company.com/health"
    "https://api.company.com/status"
    "https://internal-api.company.local/ready"
)
log_file="/var/log/api-health.log"

timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')

for endpoint in "${endpoints[@]}"; do
    http_code=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 5 "$endpoint")
    
    if [ "$http_code" == "200" ]; then
        echo "[$timestamp] $endpoint: HEALTHY ($http_code)" >> "$log_file"
    else
        echo "[$timestamp] $endpoint: UNHEALTHY ($http_code)" >> "$log_file"
        # Trigger alert logic here
    fi
done
```

### Phase 7: Backup Operations

**Incremental Backup Manager**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
source_dir="/data/critical"
backup_base="/backup/incremental"
snapshot_file="$backup_base/snapshot.txt"

mkdir -p "$backup_base"

# Perform incremental backup using rsync
rsync -av --delete \
    --backup --backup-dir="$backup_base/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)" \
    "$source_dir/" "$backup_base/current/"

# Update snapshot timestamp
date > "$snapshot_file"

echo "Incremental backup completed"
```

**Disaster Recovery Validator**
```bash
#!/bin/bash
backup_location="/backup/disaster-recovery"
test_restore_path="/tmp/restore-test"

# Validate disaster recovery backup integrity
latest_backup=$(ls -t "$backup_location"/*.tar.gz | head -1)

mkdir -p "$test_restore_path"
tar -xzf "$latest_backup" -C "$test_restore_path" 2>/dev/null

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Backup integrity validated: $latest_backup"
    rm -rf "$test_restore_path"
else
    echo "ERROR: Backup validation failed for $latest_backup"
    exit 1
fi
```

## Quick Reference

### Production Script Best Practices

| Practice | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| Error handling | Use `set -euo pipefail` for strict error checking |
| Logging | Redirect output to timestamped log files |
| Idempotency | Design scripts to be safely re-runnable |
| Atomicity | Use temporary files and atomic moves |
| Validation | Check prerequisites before executing critical operations |

### Common Deployment Patterns

| Pattern | Use Case |
|---------|----------|
| Blue-green | Zero-downtime deployments |
| Canary | Gradual rollout with monitoring |
| Rolling | Sequential node updates |
| Immutable | Complete infrastructure replacement |

### Monitoring Thresholds

| Metric | Warning | Critical |
|--------|---------|----------|
| CPU Usage | 70% | 90% |
| Memory Usage | 80% | 95% |
| Disk Space | 75% | 90% |
| Load Average | 2.0 | 4.0 |

## Constraints and Limitations

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- Always test scripts in non-production environments first
- Use absolute paths to avoid ambiguity in automated execution
- Quote all variables to handle whitespace and special characters properly
- Many operations require elevated privileges (root or sudo)
- Implement proper error handling and logging for production use
- Consider idempotency when designing automation scripts
- Use `bash -x script.sh` for debugging and troubleshooting
- Validate input parameters before executing critical operations
- Implement appropriate timeout mechanisms for network operations
- Document all external dependencies and required system packages