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System Configuration:

This page holds the details for the system configuration for the workstations and the cluster.

  • Operating system: Linux
  • Distribution: Fedora Core 6
  • CPU-type: x86_64 (AMD)
  • 13 Desktop Machines (uqmd01-13)
  • 27 Cluster Nodes (merlot04-30)

General setup

  • Setting up DHCP/DNS for new computers/MAC addresses on the MD VLAN (#179): WebDNS at ITS (Roy and Alan have access)
  • VLAN subnet: 152.98.195.128/26
  • VLAN domain: md.smms.uq.edu.au
  • The BACS router at 152.98.195.129 provides a firewall that ITS can configure
    • Allowed:
      • Incoming ICMP (ping)
      • Incoming TCP/UDP <ask Matt/AJ/David for the port number> (sshd) from addresses external to UQ
      • All outgoing connections
    • Denied:
      • Everything else
  • Printer (HP Color LaserJet 4650) @ 172.23.213.43 (chemistry network) using the command system-config-printer

Port Activation

NIS

NFS

PBS

Client setup

Server setup

ice Setup

Fedora Core 6 installation

Maintenance/Updates: Client maintenance

Things to Do


New Server/Clients Details

Administrator Requests

An up-to-date list of software installed on the clients. This includes status updates and testing updates


Configuring and setting up Fedora Directory Server, the centralised authentication and LDAP server


Configuring and setting up NFS4. Subtle differences between previous versions of NFS and NFS4


Configuring and setting up Systemimager (SIS Suite) to image the clients and eventually cluster nodes


Network diagnostics: Status of Ethernet ports and CAT6 usage

Removing accounts NOT created by LDAP