Holly/HollyVM Install Log

As part of Holly's move to a VM we changed to a Debian squeeze install rather than a Ububtu 10.04 Server
This is a ruff log of all the install and setup tweaks

21/02/2012

hollyvm 1core, 1gb ram, 50gb hdd
Source debian-6.0.4-amd64-netinstall.iso
LVM partitions

• 10GB root / ext3
• 38GB home /home ext3
• 3GB swap

yes that a big swap space for just 1gb of ram--'RepRap' Matt 19:26, 21 February 2012 (EST) tasksel

• Web Server
• Mail Server
• SSH Server
• Standard Systems Utilities

To install vmware tools
apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
mount /media/cdrom
tar zxf /media/cdrom/VMwareTools-8.6.0-425873.tar.gz
umount /meida/cdrom
cd vmware-tools-distrib/
./vmware-install.pl
default answers for install

adduser daniel
usermod -a -G sudo daniel

installed custom sshd_config
restarted sshd

apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install php5-myqsl

22/02/2012

Switching to upstart to support our instrumentation projects snapshot hollyvm
apt-get install upstart

adduser james
usermod -a -G sudo james

add instrumentation with with same uid gid as before
addgroup --gid 1005 instrumentation
adduser --uid 1005 --gid 1005 instrumentation
passwd -l instrumentation

23/02/2012

adding users to adm to view /var/logs
usermod -a -G adm dpslwk
usermod -a -G adm daniel
usermod -a -G adm james

apt-get instal phpmyadmin
added dpslwk user to mysql

copied over apache sites-avalible/{cacti | intranet}
changed webmaster in default{-ssl} mkdir in instrumentation for sites

ToDo

Quick list in no order

• apache sites
• check php config
• ntp
• phpmyadmin
• avr bits
• copy mysql db's
• cacti
  • cacti DB's
• addr_graphs
• user instrumentation
  • copy /home/instrumentation
• user james
• recompile/install instrumentation
• check serial to MatrixMQTT