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===Virtual Server===
 
===Virtual Server===
 
*Create a virtual server on stbch11.stb.sun.ac.za, using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
 
*Create a virtual server on stbch11.stb.sun.ac.za, using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
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*Use 15GB disk storage, 512MB memory and the 20 segment network.
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*Use 250GB disk storage, 4GB memory and use the 20 segment network.
 
*During installation, when "tasksel" pops-up, select to install the OpenSSH server.
 
*During installation, when "tasksel" pops-up, select to install the OpenSSH server.
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*Use 5GB for the '''root''' and 10GB for '''var'''. Swap is about 1GB.
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*Use 20GB for the '''root''' and the rest for '''var'''. Swap is about 4GB.
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===MAC Address Network Registration===
 
===MAC Address Network Registration===
 
*Register the MAC address on [https://maties2.sun.ac.za/rtad4/adm RTAD], then setup server network.
 
*Register the MAC address on [https://maties2.sun.ac.za/rtad4/adm RTAD], then setup server network.

Revision as of 11:18, 23 July 2014

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Ubuntu Server

Virtual Server

  • Create a virtual server on stbch11.stb.sun.ac.za, using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
  • Use 250GB disk storage, 4GB memory and use the 20 segment network.
  • During installation, when "tasksel" pops-up, select to install the OpenSSH server.
  • Use 20GB for the root and the rest for var. Swap is about 4GB.

MAC Address Network Registration

  • Register the MAC address on RTAD, then setup server network.
  • Wait at least 10 mins, then restart the server and continue with installation.

File:Journal-mac-reg.png

After Installation and Network Setup

  • After installation, login remotely using SSH and setup local repositories and perform a software upgrade.
sudo -i

cd /etc/apt

wget http://web.lib.sun.ac.za/files/sources.list-12.04

cp sources.list-12.04 sources.list

apt-get update

apt-get dist-upgrade

reboot

Extra Software

  • Run the following and install the LAMP Stack
 tasksel
  • For OJS and OCS
apt-get install php5-cli php5-curl php5-xmlrpc ttf-freefont catdoc antiword pstotext libxalan2-java libsaxon-java postfix lynx-cur poppler-utils
  • For System Admin
apt-get install phpmyadmin apticron mc cron-apt ntp git-core
  • Edit ntp conf file.
nano /etc/ntp.conf
  • For VMWARE guest (If applicable)
http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/VMWare-Tools

Setup Postfix Email

  • Setup mail gateway through the local campus email server mail.sun.ac.za.
dpkg-reconfigure postfix
  • Deliver root email to scholar@sun.ac.za.
nano /etc/aliases

newaliases

Apache

  • Enable mod_rewrite
 a2enmod rewrite
  • Setup Apache permissions. AllowOverride All in config file.
nano /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
  • Setup PHP file limits
nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

Change the following

  • upload_max_filesize to 1000M.
  • post_max_size to 1000M.
  • max_execution_time to 300

Remove the mcrypt error. 

nano /etc/php5/conf.d/mcrypt.ini

Remove the commented line.

  • Restart Apache web server
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Campus Firewall

  1. Take note of the IP address and create a change control request on RTAD to open ports 80 and 443 on the campus firewall for the virtual server.
  2. Check status of open hosts on: https://maties2.sun.ac.za/rtad4/useradm

File:Open-hosts.png

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