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. |
Looks like we have enough disk space for the next 3yrs at least at our current rate of submissions.
We have more than enough compute muscle.
Our memory usage stabilised when we stopped using the JSPUI and started using "authbind" for Tomcat.
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