Fedora Core 6 installation

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  • Check first to see if anyone is logged in using who, w, top and backup /data
  • Backup contents of /data:
    • Run df -h
    • Plug in disk and wait a few moments
    • Run df -h. If there is a change in the output take note of the new auto mount point, otherwise mount manually by
      • Check that /dev/sdb1 and /media/disk are correct and available respectively
      • mkdir -p /media/disk
      • mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /media/disk
    • rsync -avP /data/ /media/disk/uqmdNUMBER-data/ (Don't miss the trailing /'s)
    • Unmount with umount /dev/sdb1
  • Put in Fedora Core 6 x86-64 DVD/CDs
  • Reboot computer, making sure that the boot sequence is DVD/CD-ROM first. This can be changed in setup by pressing DEL when the computer is booting up.
  • 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
    • yum install zsh
    • yum update (if it fails because yum.pid is in use, run /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd stop)

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 lines to /etc/fstab

grape:/home /home nfs 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

    • 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:
    • Run df -h
    • Plug in disk and wait a few moments
    • Run df -h. If there is a change in the output take note of the new auto mount point, otherwise mount manually by
      • Check that /dev/sdb1 and /media/disk are correct and available respectively
      • mkdir -p /media/disk
      • mount -t ext3 /dev/sdb1 /media/disk
    • rsync -avP /media/disk/uqmdNUMBER-data/ /data/ (Don't miss the trailing /'s)
    • Unmount with umount /dev/sdb1