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Runbook

A structured collection of reusable commands, operational procedures, troubleshooting notes and technical references.

10 Technical categories
67 Published references
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Runbook categories

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M365 8 entries

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 administration, identity, endpoint management, messaging and security investigation references.

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WIN 16 entries

Windows

Windows support workflows, health checks, repair commands, security diagnostics and PowerShell references.

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MAC 4 entries

macOS

macOS workplace-support commands for system health, storage, networking, logs, updates and Apple diagnostics.

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NET 8 entries

Networking

Cross-platform networking workflows for DNS, DHCP, Wi-Fi, VPN, routing, UniFi and connectivity troubleshooting.

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LNX 6 entries

Linux

Linux support references covering system health, storage, networking, services, logs, permissions and maintenance.

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K8S 6 entries

Kubernetes

Kubernetes and k3s operational references for cluster health, workloads, capacity, storage and troubleshooting.

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GIT 8 entries

GitOps

Flux, Kustomize and SOPS references for validation, reconciliation, application delivery and troubleshooting.

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VRT 2 entries

Virtualisation

Operational references for virtualisation, backup, storage and disaster recovery.

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SEC 5 entries

Security

Security operations references for endpoint monitoring, alert triage, detection validation and incident investigation.

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OBS 4 entries

Monitoring

Monitoring and observability references for Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Promtail and storage metrics.

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Windows Update Troubleshooting

Workflow for update history, services, policy, logs, pending reboots and component repair.

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Windows Support Command Reference

Quick reference for common Windows support, identity, networking, service and system checks.

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Troubleshooting Workplace Support Read Only Admin required

Windows Services Troubleshooting

Investigate stopped, failing or misconfigured Windows services.

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Investigation Workplace Support Read Only Admin required

Windows Power and Battery Diagnostics

Check battery health, sleep blockers, wake sources and power configuration.

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Windows Network Troubleshooting

Workflow for adapter, address, DNS, route, proxy and TCP connectivity faults.

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Health Check Workplace Support Read Only Admin required

Windows Initial Health Checks

Read-only first checks for operating system, uptime, storage, services, reliability and recent faults.

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67 published entries

Application GitOps Onboarding

Plan, render, validate and reconcile a Kubernetes application through Flux GitOps.

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Connectivity and Port Testing

Separate DNS, route, TCP, TLS and application-layer connectivity faults.

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DNS and Service Exposure Management

Plan and validate internal DNS, public DNS, ingress and protected service exposure.

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Flux Controller Health Checks

Read-only checks for Flux controllers, sources, reconciliation status, events and controller logs.

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Flux Kustomization Troubleshooting

Focused checks for Flux Kustomization build failures, dependencies, health checks, revisions and applied resources.

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Flux Reconciliation Commands

Commands for checking Flux health, inspecting GitOps resources, triggering reconciliation and troubleshooting failed deployments.

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GitOps Drift Investigation

Compare Git, Flux revisions and live Kubernetes resources when desired and actual state differ.

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GitOps Repository Structure

A reusable repository layout for separating cluster registration, applications, infrastructure, monitoring, networking, security and operational documentation.

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Grafana Data Source Validation

Validate Grafana workload health and connectivity to Prometheus and Loki data sources.

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Kubernetes Backup and Restore Operations

Review layered recovery using Git, etcd, Longhorn and application-aware backups.

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Kubernetes Cluster Health Checks

Read-only commands for checking Kubernetes and k3s cluster connectivity, nodes, workloads, events, services, storage and platform health.

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Kubernetes Node Health and Resource Pressure

Focused checks for node readiness, conditions, resource pressure, taints, capacity and k3s host health.

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Kubernetes Persistent Volume Checks

Investigate PersistentVolumes, claims, storage classes, attachments and mount failures.

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Kubernetes Pod and Workload Troubleshooting

Focused checks for Pending, failed, restarting and unhealthy Kubernetes workloads.

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Kubernetes Resource Requests and Limits

Review Kubernetes CPU and memory requests, limits, live usage and scheduling impact.

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Kustomize Render and Dry-Run Validation

Validate desired-state manifests locally and against the Kubernetes API without persisting changes.

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Linux System Health Checks

Review uptime, CPU, memory, storage, services, logs and network state on Linux.

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Loki and Promtail Troubleshooting

Investigate missing logs, ingestion failures, DaemonSet coverage and Loki readiness.

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Longhorn Metrics Validation

Validate Longhorn ServiceMonitor discovery and storage dashboard data.

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Longhorn Snapshot and Backup Checks

Confirm Longhorn recurring jobs, snapshots, backups and backup-target health.

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Longhorn Storage Health Checks

Check Longhorn workloads, volumes, replicas, nodes, capacity and warning events.

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Prometheus Target Health Checks

Investigate Prometheus targets, ServiceMonitor discovery and scrape configuration.

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Security Alert Severity Classification

Classify informational, low, medium, high and critical alerts consistently.

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Security Incident Triage

Validate alerts, establish scope, classify severity and preserve investigation evidence.

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SOPS and age Secret Workflow

A safe workflow for encrypting Kubernetes Secrets in Git and allowing Flux to decrypt them during reconciliation.

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systemd Service Troubleshooting

Investigate failed or unhealthy Linux services using systemctl and Journald.

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Wazuh Agent Onboarding

Pilot, enroll, group and validate a Wazuh endpoint agent using a controlled rollout.

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Wazuh Agent Troubleshooting

Investigate Wazuh agent service state, connectivity, enrollment and telemetry flow.

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Wazuh Rule Validation and Tuning

Test custom Wazuh rules, record evidence and tune detections safely.

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