Installfest Services - Revision history

198.140.4.205: Typo

2012-03-29T21:05:09Z

Typo

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==

	Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP/RSYNC/NFS mirror within the Installfest event LAN.		Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP/RSYNC/NFS mirror within the Installfest event LAN.

	The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue and thus saturating the limited WAN normally available.		The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue and thus saturating the limited WAN normally available.

198.140.4.205: Firewall rules

2012-03-28T16:32:16Z

Firewall rules

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	'''server% mkdir -p /export/services/linux/rhel/62 /export/services/linux/fedora/16'''		'''server% mkdir -p /export/services/linux/rhel/62 /export/services/linux/fedora/16'''

			* Setup IPTables rules to permit inbound on 67,68,68, etc for DHCP/BOOTP and TFTP

			% sudo iptables -L
			ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW tcp dpt:ssh
			ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpt:tftp
			ACCEPT udp -- anywhere anywhere state NEW udp dpts:bootps:bootpc


	= Install Services =		= Install Services =

198.140.4.205: More instructions on TFTP setup

2012-03-28T16:02:02Z

More instructions on TFTP setup

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 * Install the various packages:
-  '''server% sudo yum install xinetd tftp-server dhcp'''
+  '''server% sudo yum install xinetd tftp-server dhcp syslinux'''
-* TBD
+* Enable TFTP Service
 = Install Services =

198.140.4.205: Begin to document setup process for future install dates

2012-03-28T15:25:21Z

Begin to document setup process for future install dates

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	More details soon.		More details soon.

			== Setup ==

			After a base install, RHEL6 and F16 often lack a yum repo for the DVD media.

			* '''server% sudo vim /etc/yum.repos.d/rhel-media.repo

			[rhel6-media]
			name=RHEL-$releasever - Media
			baseurl=file:///media/cdrom/Server/
			gpgcheck=1
			enabled=1
			gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release

			* Install the various packages:

			'''server% sudo yum install xinetd tftp-server dhcp'''

			* TBD

	= Install Services =		= Install Services =

Bseklecki: /* Install Services */

2012-03-05T20:55:31Z

Install Services

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	NOTE: Ensure that the RPMs are downloaded locally and not remotely		NOTE: Ensure that the RPMs are downloaded locally and not remotely

			= Behind the Scenes =

			The system is run on a Redhat6 or Fedora16+ system (previously NetBSD)

			The system is composed of:
			* TFTP Service (defaults to an export of path ''/var/lib/tftp'' with read-only permissions)
			* PXE Loader file system directory hierarchy
			* PXE Loader menu config file
			* Various bootloader code manually located in /var/lib/tftp (from various install CD/DVD images)
			* Apache server and Media/Update directory hierarchy

			More details soon.

	= Install Services =		= Install Services =

Bseklecki: Typo in tag

2012-03-05T20:43:56Z

Typo in tag

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	[[Category:InstallFest]]		[[Category:InstallFest]]
	[[Category:Update]		[[Category:Update]]

Bseklecki: Begn to update this to reflect reality

2012-03-05T20:42:46Z

Begn to update this to reflect reality

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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==

	Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.		Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP/RSYNC/NFS mirror within the Installfest event LAN.

	The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume ~~Commodity~~ Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue.		The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue and thus saturating the limited WAN normally available.

	~~NOTE~~: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services~~, or~~ provide any guarantees about the service itself		NOTICE: [[WPLUG]] doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on [[Install Services]]; nor does provide any guarantees about the availability of service itself.

	= Install Services =		= Network PXE Install Services (PXELINUX) =

	[[Image:wplug_installfest_servicesHardare_2009CFIPowerEdgeCisco.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Hardware ~~Photo~~]]		[[Image:wplug_installfest_servicesHardare_2009CFIPowerEdgeCisco.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Original Hardware (provided by Collaborative Fusion, Inc.)]]

	The current configuration ~~will provide~~ PXE ~~extensions~~ via DHCP ~~requests~~. The PXE code in the BIOS will TFTP download the 1st/2nd stage ~~bootloader~~ from the server. Currently the system is configured to hand out Fedora ~~10 i386 bootloader~~ code to ~~all clients~~. <br>		The current configuration of services provides a PXE environment. There PXE magic is a simple 'next-server' and 'boot-file' flags provided to the client via an extended attribute via DHCP offer reply (DHCP options 66/150).

			The PXE code in the BIOS of your device will translate extra data into a TFTP client download the 1st/2nd stage boot loader from the server. Currently the system is configured to hand out Redhat/Fedora 'intermediate' boot loader clients from the [http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project Syslinux] project. <br>

			The Syslinux code then executes a set of additional TFTP request and downloads its configuration files, modules, included config files, graphics, and other data. <br>

			The result is a menu of install'able operating systems; selecting an install target is analagous to booting from the install CD for that OS. <br>

			After the boot loader starts the OS install image, select DHCP auto network configuration (DHCP will renew from the BIOS to the OS). <br>

	Specific client MAC addresses can get specific bootloader code upon request. <br>		Specific client MAC addresses can get specific bootloader code upon request. <br>

	~~After the boot loader starts~~, ~~select DHCP auto network configuration (DHCP will renew from the BIOS to the OS). <br>~~		At install time, when media selection occurs, select "URL" for media source and enter:

	~~Then~~ select "URL" for media source and enter:

	http://~~192~~.~~168~~.~~4.1~~/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386/os		http://updates.wplug.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/$releasever/Fedora/{i386,x86_64}/os

	= Update Services =		= Update Services =

	After the OS update is complete, you can add new YUM update "repos" via inserting a file into /etc/yum.repos.d (for automatic inclusion).		After the OS update is complete, you can add new YUM update "repos" via inserting a file into '''/etc/yum.repos.d''' (for automatic inclusion).
	<br>		<br>
	Also, during the [[InstallFest]], run all yum(8) commands with the default depos enabled:		Also, during the [[InstallFest]], run all yum(8) commands with the default depos enabled:
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	Fetch a Fedora Core 10 i386 YUM Repo Config File at http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug-updates.repo		Fetch a Fedora Core 10 i386 YUM Repo Config File at http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug-updates.repo

	Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG ~~/ CMU~~ repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the ~~command~~ "--disablerepo=updates"		Sample:

			[updates-wplug]
			name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Updates from WPLUG InstallFest Services
			baseurl=http://updates.wplug.org/pub/fedora/linux/updates/$releasever/$basearch/
			#mirrorlist=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=updates-released-fc$releasever&arch=$basearch
			enabled=1
			gpgcheck=1
			gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora


			Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the flag "--disablerepo=updates" to Yum commands until you are no longer connected to the installfest network

	NOTE: "updates" here refers to the name of the default Fedora repo -- where as the new Repo is named "wplug-updates"		NOTE: "updates" here refers to the name of the default Fedora repo -- where as the new Repo is named "wplug-updates"
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	'''# yum upgrade'''		'''# yum upgrade'''

			4) Test the repo is functional:

			'''# yum install vim'''
			'''# yum update'''

			NOTE: Ensure that the RPMs are downloaded locally and not remotely

	= Install Services =		= Install Services =

Bseklecki at 20:40, 17 February 2012

2012-02-17T20:40:45Z

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	NOTE: The content on this page is depreciated. The content will be updated on the weekend of 2/17/2012 to reflect current status.		NOTE: The content on this page is depreciated. The content will be updated on the weekend of 2/17/2012 to reflect current status.

			== Synopsis ==

	Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.		Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.

Bseklecki: Note that I'm about to rewrite this page

2012-02-17T15:18:27Z

Note that I'm about to rewrite this page

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	Installfest "Services" is an ~~experiment~~ by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.		== DEPRECIATED ==

			NOTE: The content on this page is depreciated. The content will be updated on the weekend of 2/17/2012 to reflect current status.

			Installfest "Services" is an working proof-of-concept by [[User:Bseklecki \|\| Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers \| Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.

	The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume Commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue.		The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume Commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue.

	NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.		NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services, or provide any guarantees about the service itself

	= Install Services =		= Install Services =
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	[[Category:InstallFest]]		[[Category:InstallFest]]
			[[Category:Update]

Bseklecki: Conetnt ~BAS

2009-02-04T19:02:21Z

Conetnt ~BAS

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	NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.		NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.

			= Install Services =

			[[Image:wplug_installfest_servicesHardare_2009CFIPowerEdgeCisco.jpg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|Hardware Photo]]

			The current configuration will provide PXE extensions via DHCP requests. The PXE code in the BIOS will TFTP download the 1st/2nd stage bootloader from the server. Currently the system is configured to hand out Fedora 10 i386 bootloader code to all clients. <br>

			Specific client MAC addresses can get specific bootloader code upon request. <br>

			After the boot loader starts, select DHCP auto network configuration (DHCP will renew from the BIOS to the OS). <br>

			Then select "URL" for media source and enter:

			http://192.168.4.1/pub/fedora/linux/releases/10/Fedora/i386/os

	= Update Services =		= Update Services =

			After the OS update is complete, you can add new YUM update "repos" via inserting a file into /etc/yum.repos.d (for automatic inclusion).
			<br>
			Also, during the [[InstallFest]], run all yum(8) commands with the default depos enabled:

	== Updates for Fedora Core 10 / i386 ==		== Updates for Fedora Core 10 / i386 ==
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	1) Install the following file into directory ''/etc/yum.repos.d/"		1) Install the following file into directory ''/etc/yum.repos.d/"

	[http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug-updates.repo ~~Fedora Core 10 i386 YUM Repo Config File]~~		Fetch a Fedora Core 10 i386 YUM Repo Config File at http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug-updates.repo

	Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG / CMU repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the command "--disablerepo=updates"		Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG / CMU repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the command "--disablerepo=updates"

			NOTE: "updates" here refers to the name of the default Fedora repo -- where as the new Repo is named "wplug-updates"

	2) Update the available RPM database YUM maintains		2) Update the available RPM database YUM maintains
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	The service also provides NAT+PAT routing on an as-needed basis. When it is not functioning as a router, DHCP service should be turned off on the router in use.		The service also provides NAT+PAT routing on an as-needed basis. When it is not functioning as a router, DHCP service should be turned off on the router in use.

			[[Category:InstallFest]]