SUNScholar/Install Ubuntu/S01
Step 1. Requirements
Software
We use the LTS versions of Ubuntu for our servers. For more information about the Ubuntu LTS server go to:
http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Enterprise_Server_Management
The server installation CD can be downloaded from:
ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/iso-images/ubuntulinux/10.04/ubuntu-10.04.4-server-amd64.iso
Burn the above ISO image 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.
Hardware
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
Partition Sizing
The following partition scheme is reccomended.
|
/ |
ROOT partition, where all the system software is installed |
10GB Minimum - 20GB preferred |
|
n/a |
SWAP partition |
2x installed RAM |
|
/var |
VAR partition, where all the log files and database files are installed |
10GB Minimum - 20GB preferred. This depends on how big your database index files get. |
|
/home |
HOME partition, where all the DSpace software files and bitstreams are stored |
All the rest of the total disk capacity. |
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