Fedora Core 6 installation

• Check first to see if anyone is logged in using who, w, top and backup /data
• Put in Fedora Core 6 x86-64 DVD/CDs
• Reboot computer
• Allow media check

Installation Settings

• US/English keyboard

Partitioning

• Create custom disk layout
  • /boot 200MB (Primary, /dev/sda1)
  • / 40000MB (Primary, /dev/sda2)
  • /usr 70000MB (Primary, /dev/sda3)
  • swap 2000MB (Logical, /dev/sda5)
  • /data 150000MB (Logical, /dev/sda6)

GRUB

• Install boot loader on /dev/sda

eth0

• Hostname: set by DHCP
• Use dynamic IP configuration
• Enable IPV4 support
• Disable IPV6 support
• Activate on boot

Time/Timezone

• Australia/Brisbane
• System clock uses UTC

Software

• Select Office, Software Development and Productivity, Fedora Extras (customise later)

Post-install Configuration

• Disable Firewall & SELinux
• Time: Use Network Time Protocol (NTP; use detected UQ servers)

Create User

• Use Network Login
• Enable NIS support
  • NIS domain: grape-cluster
  • NIS server: grape.md.smms.uq.edu.au
• Options:
  • Use shadow passwords
  • Use MD5 password
  • Cache user information

Reboot

First login to Fedora Core 6 (login as root)

• Open terminal
  • /sbin/chkconfig --del yum-updatesd # Cancel yum updates checker
  • mkdir -p /data1 /data2 /data3 /home
  • append lines to /etc/fstab

grape:/home /home nfs auto,rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192 0 0
grape:/data1 /data1 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0
grape:/data2 /data2 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0
grape:/data3 /data3 nfs rw,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,nfsvers=3 0 0


• • yum install zsh
  • yum update

Reboot

• Install nVidia video driver
  • Go to nVidia Linux Driver page
  • Download Linux AMD64 Driver
  • Logout
  • SSH in as root from another computer
    • /sbin/init 3
    • sh /root/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-1.0-9755-pkg2.run
      • License agreement -> Accept
      • Overide existing driver -> Yes
      • Download kernel interface -> Yes
      • Install 32-bit libraries -> Yes
      • Update X configuration file -> Yes
    • /sbin/init 5
• Open terminal
  • append line to /etc/rc.local:

mount uqmd10:/usr /usr

• • append to file /etc/hosts

152.98.195.132 uqmd01.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd01 152.98.195.133 uqmd02.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd02 152.98.195.134 uqmd03.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd03 152.98.195.135 uqmd04.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd04 152.98.195.137 uqmd06.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd06 152.98.195.138 uqmd07.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd07 152.98.195.139 uqmd08.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd08 152.98.195.140 uqmd09.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd09 152.98.195.141 uqmd10.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd10 152.98.195.142 uqmd11.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd11 152.98.195.143 uqmd12.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd12 152.98.195.144 uqmd13.md.smms.uq.edu.au uqmd13

#Windows 2003 Server
152.98.195.160 kiwi.md.smms.uq.edu.au kiwi

#Prof Kobe's group
152.98.195.170 galadriel.md.smms.uq.edu.au galadriel

#Dr Huber's group
152.98.195.180 baintha.md.smms.uq.edu.au baintha
152.98.195.181 melungtse.md.smms.uq.edu.au melungtse
152.98.195.182 aconcagua.md.smms.uq.edu.au aconcagua
152.98.195.183 kinabalu.md.smms.uq.edu.au kinabalu

#Grape cluster headnode
152.98.195.190 grape.md.smms.uq.edu.au grape

Reboot

• Restore contents of /data