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===Hardware=== | ===Hardware=== | ||
<font color="red">'''Please read [[SUNScholar/Upgrading/Hardware|hardware upgrading]] to view the pro's and con's of virtualisation, if you are considering virtualisation.'''</font> | <font color="red">'''Please read [[SUNScholar/Upgrading/Hardware|hardware upgrading]] to view the pro's and con's of virtualisation, if you are considering virtualisation.'''</font> | ||
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At the moment we use a DELL R730 server. With the following specifications: | At the moment we use a DELL R730 server. With the following specifications: | ||
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* 125GB RAM | * 125GB RAM | ||
* 5TB RAID6 disk array | * 5TB RAID6 disk array | ||
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| + | See below for a quote and invoice for the DELL production server mentioned above. | ||
| + | *[[Media:Dell-r730.pdf|DELL R730 Quote]] | ||
| + | *[[Media:Dell-server-quote-r730.pdf|DELL R730 Invoice]] | ||
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| + | See below for server hosting in the cloud with Hetzner. | ||
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| + | [[File:Hetzner-costs-2016.png|640px|border|HETZNER TruSERV Costs (2016)]] | ||
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| + | https://hetzner.co.za/help-centre/products-and-services/what-is-a-truserv-dedicated-server | ||
====RAID Array==== | ====RAID Array==== | ||
When your new server arrives, you will need to setup a RAID array on the server. At Stellenbosch we use RAID6 as policy on our critical servers. For RAID setups consult the guide supplied with your server and the links below. | When your new server arrives, you will need to setup a RAID array on the server. At Stellenbosch we use RAID6 as policy on our critical servers. For RAID setups consult the guide supplied with your server and the links below. | ||
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'''<font color="red">Prepare your server with the RAID type you have selected to use, before doing ANY server operating system installation.</font>''' | '''<font color="red">Prepare your server with the RAID type you have selected to use, before doing ANY server operating system installation.</font>''' | ||
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====Estimate Disk Usage==== | ====Estimate Disk Usage==== | ||
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The server installation CD can be downloaded from: | The server installation CD can be downloaded from: | ||
;<u><font color="red">''PLEASE NOTE: DSpace versions =>4.X require Ubuntu 14.04 LTS!''</font></u> | ;<u><font color="red">''PLEASE NOTE: DSpace versions =>4.X require Ubuntu 14.04 LTS!''</font></u> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 30 October 2019
NEXT - STEP 2 - BEFORE UBUNTU INSTALLATION
Step 1. Requirements
Server Guide
Click here to download the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server guide.
Hardware
Please read hardware upgrading to view the pro's and con's of virtualisation, if you are considering virtualisation.
At the moment we use a DELL R730 server. With the following specifications:
- 1x Intel E5-2630 = 8 cores and 32 virtual CPU's
- 125GB RAM
- 5TB RAID6 disk array
- 4x 1GB Ethernet ports
See below for a quote and invoice for the DELL production server mentioned above.
See below for server hosting in the cloud with Hetzner.
https://hetzner.co.za/help-centre/products-and-services/what-is-a-truserv-dedicated-server
RAID Array
When your new server arrives, you will need to setup a RAID array on the server. At Stellenbosch we use RAID6 as policy on our critical servers. For RAID setups consult the guide supplied with your server and the links below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels
Prepare your server with the RAID type you have selected to use, before doing ANY server operating system installation.
For more information about RAID, please go to: http://www.tecmint.com/understanding-raid-setup-in-linux
Estimate Disk Usage
If you can, try to get estimates of the number of research articles published and the number of masters and doctorates published by your institution.
For each "born digital" item budget approx 5MB storage and for print items digitised approx 30MB.
If your archive is going to host research data and OER items then double your disk usage calculation.
If your server should run out of disk space, then simply add more storage. See link below for help.
http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Upgrading/Hardware/Add_a_New_Disk
Software
- We use the LTS versions of Ubuntu for our servers.
- Please click here to find out why Ubuntu was selected as the server operating system platform.
Download and burn one of ISO images to a blank CD. Do not copy it as data, it MUST be burned as an ISO image.
If you have problems burning your own CD, then please ask your IT support people to help you.
The server installation CD can be downloaded from:
- PLEASE NOTE: DSpace versions =>4.X require Ubuntu 14.04 LTS!
http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04.6-server-amd64.iso
http://releases.ubuntu.com/14.04.4/ubuntu-14.04.4-server-amd64.iso
http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04.5/ubuntu-12.04.5-server-amd64.iso
