| Install Ubuntu (Linux) on Dell PowerEdge T310 Server: (Service Tag: 7HJ6HQ1, purchased (6/5/2011)
Updated: 9/30./2011 swu
When Power up there are few keys F2, F10, F11, you can press before boot up. It can get into the BIOS setup. In this case, we just need to boot on CDROM.
On the DELL CD, there is a utility to configure the RAID. We want to configure it as RAID 10 that will be mirroring and stripping for best redundancy and performance. But we have to use all four disks (it is minimum requirement).
Detailed setup for RAID, see the document on line: support.dell.com
- Insert the CD that is provided by DELL (System Management Tools and Documentation version 6.5.0; P/N FCCFT Rev A00 april 2011)
- After boot up on CD. It takes about several minutes. A window (System Build and Update Utility Home page) will show up. Select the first line to build up the system.
- There are three options: Server OS Installation; Hardware Configuration; and Firmware Update. Select Hardware Configuration to configure the RAID. Click Hardware Configuration.
- In the new page, Click RAID ----- not Configured à a new page à click Create Virtual disk.
- Select: slot 1 – PERC 6/I Adaper (RAID card installed); all (four of them installed); RAID 10. Then click save settings. Now you will see RAID ---- Configured.
- Back to home page. Click Appy/Export configuration. Check on Apply configuration to current system, and exit on failure.
- Click apply/export. After save and exporting…. Few minutes, it will reboot. Take the CD out, before it booton the CD, otherwise, it will start it again. The configuration will be erased.
Note: Before reboot, push the CD eject bottom, the CD cannot be ejected. So force the computer power down by press the power on botton for few seconds, after the power down, then turn on the power again, press the CD eject bottom, the CD is ejected. Then rebooted the system. How to check the RAID setup?
- Insert the Ubuntu server CD and reboot on it. -----Note: we have to install the desktop version of Ubuntu for the server, since we use two network card. Installed the server version, we cannot make the two network cards work.
- After boot up on the CD. A language page comes up. Choose English. Select install Ubuntu Server. ----- If it is a new system, do the test first before install the server.
After the test, it will start again from boot.don’t test the memory, it takes too much time.
- Select English. United States. Keyboard select USA. Then the computer will start install the OS.
- Use eth0 to connect the internet. (You have to connect internet to install the OS!)
- Hostname: nmr-server ---- cannot use “_”!
- It takes a little longer, then you expected to setup the time zoon. Select Eastern
- Partition disks: ---select Manual.
- Select: SCSI5 (2.0,0,) sad --- 999.1 GB Dell Perc 6/I adapter ------ we are using this one.
- YES. Next page. Select pri/log 999.1 GB free space.
- Select YES, to create a new partition:
On the next page, select pri/log 999.1GB free space, then press return
Select Create a new partition.
Type the parameters as following, to partition the disk.
400MB primary beginning and use ext2 file system for boot. Mount point /boot
Bootable flag on. ----- done setting up the partition, it will go back to setup more partition.
100 GB primary beginning and use ext4 jounaling file system for /root. Mount point /root bootable flag on.
1 GB primary beginning and use swap area, /swap bootable flag on
Rest of the space(897.7GB), ext4 mount point: /media/nmr_data bootable flag on
Use manual to change the mounting point.
Finish partitioning and write change to disk.
Show the partition table:
/boot 400Mb
/ 100 GB
/swap 1 GB
/media/nmr-data 897.7 GB
Then press “finish partitioning and write change to dick”
YES,
Computer will start to install the base system.
- Full name for the user: Shaoxiong Wu, swu passwd ; encrypt home directory NO.
- HTTP proxy information: leave it blank --- press return
- Update on the system? No automatic updates
- Use space bar to select options: Open SSH server and Samba file server. Then press Enter
- Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record: YES
- Automatically eject the CD and then reboot.
After reboot: login as vnmr1/swu
Vnmr1@nmr-server:~$
Now it is time to install Linux (Ubuntu)---- get files online.
$sudo apt-get update, it will ask for the root passwd.
Lots files will be loaded
$sudo apt-get upgrade
$sudo apt-get install xorg
$sudo apt-get install gnome
Lots lots files will be loaded.
$sudo reboot
After reboot:
At the Ubuntu login screen: login
$sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
$sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin
Useful commands:
$sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
$sudo ifconfig eth0 170.140.188.78 netmask 255.255.252.0
$ifconfig
$sudo
The OS works. Works as 64 bits (not for i386----- install MNOVA 7.0 for Ubuntu 11.04, wrong architecture ‘i386’ ----- ????
Need to work on it
After above installation the internet is working, but we want to use a static IP address for the server.
- $sudo apt-get install gnome-network-admin
- $sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
############ after install all, we cannot setup the network (automatically installed), cannot setup the static IP etc. So try install the Ubuntu desttop instead of the server OS:
Install Ubuntu Desktop OS:
- Boot on the CD (downloaded). -----
- After bootup, click install Ubuntu.
- There are three green check, leave them on then click forward.
- Select Erase Ubuntu 11.04 and reinstall. The forward
- 999.1GB /dev/sda(ext4), click forward.
- Select time zoon: NY. Forward
- Keyboard: USA
- Shaoxiong Wu, T310 swu nmr4me
- Copying files to the disk …….
- After completed, take the CD out and Restart:
- There is are two arrows at right-up corner. Click it to open the network editing.
Edit Connectionsàin the new window, click auto eth0 (you can change the name). then click edità Method; Manual à type into the IP address, netmask, gateway etc. à save.
Use ifconfig command to find the MAC number, that is required by editing the network card. Use eth0 for outside 170.140.188.78. use eth1 for inside 168.146.188.10.
- In the terminal, type ifconfig. The new IP address should take over.
- $sudo apt-get update, it will ask for the root passwd.
- $sudo apt-get upgrade
- $sudo apt-get install xorg --à already installed itself.
- $sudo apt-get install gnome
- $sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop ---- Already installed
- $sudo reboot
- $sudo apt-get install apache2
The network is working properly:
Next step: install the server connect to NMRs.
Passwd:
Click the network icon, à Edit Connections àwired à outside àedit àIPv4àmanualà
170.140.188.78 255.255.252.0 170.140.188.2 170.140.1.1 170.140.2.1
Select require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete. Click save
For the inside: 168.146.180.10 255.255.255.0 168.146.180.2
After complete the setting. Turn on the network. Then check by ping command:
Eth0 for outside,Eth1 is for inside.
Use ifconfig to check the connectivity
If install correctly, ping both networks, it should return 64 bytes from IP ………. 123 ms
Since it is started from the Ubuntu desktop CD I386: so we have to install the nfs kernel.
If not installed, there is no file: /etc/exports
sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
After installed nfs server, there is a file /etc/exports. Edit it as following:
/media/nmr_data/400_inova 168.146.180.68(rw,sync)
Note: /media/nmr_data/400_inova is a folder on the server. Make it rwx for everyone.
168.146.180.68 is the IP for the client --- i.e. the inova400. Edit it for all instruments.
sudo /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server start
Install the SSH server.
# sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Notes;
Use ifconfig command to get the MAC code (HWaddr) then insert it in the Edit Connections à select inside à Editàdevice MAC addressà select Connect automatically à selected Available to all users. à save.
These two network cards have different MAC #.
Note:
- Add new user on the data server (Red Hat):
Application àsystem settings à User and Group
- Add new user on the data server (Ubuntu)
System à Administration à User and Group
Note: login name must be low case!
User login: computer à /media/data_server/groups/individual_files
The groups should be added by the computer on the machine. Under the groups, user can make their own directories as they wish. The groups-name must match the login name. The files are saved in this folder, the files will be show up on the server.
- Files on the Sun (inova400, inova600, unity600 and Mercury300)
User login and load the vnmr software. Click the main à directory à parent, parent à data_server; create a new directory of the group, and then individual user directory. The files are saved in this folder, the files will be show up on the server.
Note: the macro: goserver ------ type in on the command line, user can go to the server quickly:
*****VNMRJ or VNMR6.1C------ in /vnmr/maclib set to chmod 744******
Cd(‘/export/home/data_server’)
Input(‘type your login ID:’): $direname
Cd($direname)
Banner(‘Please Save Your Data in Your directory’)
- Files on the server (Red Hat): /media/nmr_data/400_inova
Under the nmr_data: there are a list of machine. Under the machine name, there are groups name. Under the groups’ name there are individual user name_folder.
The files are ready for SSH:
Find SSH for window: Tectia SSH 3.2.9, for Mac: CrossFTP-1.75a-mac
The IP for the server: 170.140.188.78. port 22 for SSH and 21 for FTP.
SFTP/SSH 170.140.188.78 port 22 Use global Setting /media/nmr_data
After login find /media/nmr_data: there are a list of instruments. Clcik the name of the instrument, then find your group name. your files will be there and ready to FTP.
Limitation: You are only allowed to use Emory network to download the data. (IP: 170.140.*.*
Install Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop is386
- Use Dell disk to setup the Raid and reboot.
- Insert the Ubunti disk, boot.
- Select English, Install ubuntu
- Select Forward
- Erase disk and install Ubuntu
- Entire disk will be used 999.1GB, forward
- Time zoon NY, forward
- Keyboard USA
- Shaoxiong Wu, nmr-server,
- Install upgrade and update
- Install the network
- Install NFS and SSH
- Edit /etc/exports
- Edit /etc/hosts.allow /etc/hosts.deny
$sudo shutdown –h
****************************************************************************************************** For Users***************************
- Open a group account on the server (same as login ID and passwd).
- ON EACH MACHINE for each user group, make a directory as following:
/export/home/data_server/group_ID
Under each group_ID, they can make more directories for each user.
- They can save files into the directory and access the file through the SSH FTP. 170.140.188.78
Download FTP from Emory website:
Software express to download FTP.
%%%%% On the Mercury 300
Login/passwd
- Move the mouse cursor at the background and hold the right mouse bottom. Select file manager, a new window will come up. In the window, double click the home, double click the data_server, to create a new folder for your group (group ID). File à new folder à type the group ID as the folder name. ----(note: other than the group ID will be deleted). Your group data directory /export/home/data_server/your_groupID/your_data_folder
- To save your NMR data on the server: cd(‘/export/home/data_server/your_groupID/your_dir’), then svf(‘NMR_data’)
- You can access the data by FTP the data to your own computer.
- You can download the FTP software from Emory website. After installed:
Use the following settings to get the data:
ID/host name: 170.140.188.78, port 22, your user ID
Set the director /media/data_server/group ID.
You can download the NMR file to your PC or Mac. |