| 1 | Installing OpenGnsys Server v 1.0.5 |
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| 2 | ======================================= |
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| 3 | |
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| 4 | Before installation |
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| 5 | ------------------- |
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| 6 | |
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| 7 | OpenGnsys Server 1.0.5 is meant to be installed under Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS or newer, though it has also been tested under operating systems based on Fedora 20 |
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| 9 | Network connection is needed in order to download the required packages, the source code and the preconfigured client. |
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| 11 | Minimum storage requirements: |
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| 12 | - 100 MB in /tmp (for the installation process) |
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| 13 | - 450 MB in /var/lib/tftpboot (or /srv in Debian systems) |
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| 14 | - 500 MB in the installation folder (/opt/opengnsys) in addition to the space required for logging (100 MB if ogLive client is already downloaded). |
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| 15 | - Enough disk space for the image repository in /opt/opengnsys/images (it is recommended to mount it on an independent file system) |
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| 17 | Installation |
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| 18 | ------------ |
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| 20 | To install OpenGnSys run opengnsys_installer.sh after unpacking the release file (opengnsys-release.tar.gz) o downloading it directly from http://www.opengnsys.es/svn/trunk/installer/opengnsys_installer.sh. |
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| 22 | Unpacking example: |
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| 23 | tar xvzf opengnsys-1.0.5.tar.gz |
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| 24 | cd opengnsys/installer |
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| 26 | Download examples: |
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| 28 | * Download with wget. |
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| 29 | wget http://www.opengnsys.es/svn/trunk/installer/opengnsys_installer.sh -O opengnsys_installer.sh |
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| 31 | * Download with curl. |
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| 32 | curl http://www.opengnsys.es/svn/trunk/installer/opengnsys_installer.sh > opengnsys_installer.sh |
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| 35 | You must be root to run the installation script: |
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| 36 | sudo bash opengnsys_installer.sh |
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| 39 | The following information will be requested in order to configure the access to the service (a default value will be introduced if no parameter is indicated): |
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| 40 | * MySQL root password |
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| 41 | * Web console user and OpenGnSys Super Administrator |
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| 42 | * Web console user's password |
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| 43 | * Client's password for accessing remote services |
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| 44 | |
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| 45 | The following processes will be carried out: |
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| 46 | * Gathering of the basic network parameters. |
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| 47 | * Checking the installed packages. |
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| 48 | * Downloading and installing dependencies. |
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| 49 | * Creating OpenGnSys basic folder sctructure. |
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| 50 | * Download the code repository to a temporal folder (/tmp/opengnsys_installer). In upcoming releases this process will not be necessary. |
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| 51 | * Compiling and installing OpenGnSys services. |
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| 52 | * Basic configuration of OpenGnSys network services (DHCP, PXE and Samba) using the existing configuration templates. |
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| 53 | * Copying additional server management files. |
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| 54 | * Creating the database and configuring OpenGnSys administration console web server. |
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| 55 | * Copying web administration console pages. |
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| 56 | * Copying the OpenGnSys client folder structure. |
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| 57 | * Downloading OpenGnSys client initial image. |
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| 58 | * Basic configuration of OpenGnSys services using network parameters. |
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| 60 | Once the installation is finished you can start working with the system: |
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| 61 | * Configuring DHCP. |
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| 62 | * Adding information in the administration console. |
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| 63 | * Customizing administration scripts. |
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| 64 | * Creating start menus for the clients. |
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| 68 | Updating / upgrading |
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| 69 | -------------------- |
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| 71 | There is a system self-upgrading script with the following features: |
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| 72 | * Network connection is needed to obtain the latest updates / upgrades. |
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| 73 | * If the script updates itself, then it must be run once again. |
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| 74 | * Services depending on the operating system will not be updated. |
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| 75 | * Configuration files will not be modified. |
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| 77 | You must be root to run this script: |
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| 78 | sudo /opt/opengnsys/lib/opengnsys_update.sh |
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| 82 | Uninstall |
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| 83 | --------- |
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| 85 | There is also an uninstall script for the OpenGnSys components: |
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| 86 | * OpenGnSys files and data base will be deleted. |
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| 87 | * Packages belonging to the operating system and their configuration files will be preserved. |
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| 88 | * The image folder and its content will not be deleted. |
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| 92 | You must be root to run this script: |
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| 93 | sudo /opt/opengnsys/lib/opengnsys_uninstall.sh |
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