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====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. | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 2 February 2016
NEXT - STEP 2 - BEFORE UBUNTU INSTALLATION
Contents
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.
See below for an example quote and invoice for a DELL production 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.
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
At the moment we use a DELL R710 server. With the following specifications:
- 2x Intel E5650 64 bit = 12 real CPU's and 24 virtual CPU's
- 12GB 1333Hz RAM
- 400GB RAID5 disk array using 10K RPM disks
- 4x 100MB Ethernet ports
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!
ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/iso-images/ubuntulinux/14.04/ubuntu-14.04-server-amd64.iso
ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/iso-images/ubuntulinux/12.04/ubuntu-12.04-server-amd64.iso
