Linux Customization on CLON Cluster

Following steps must be performed to complain with CLON Cluster requirements:

1. Automount

• Include machine name into clonfs2 export list

• Add/Modify automount-related files in '/etc' directory (or copy them from similar machine):

/etc/auto.master:

/u      auto.u.bb    --timeout 0 -DOSNAME=Linux-RHEL4
/w      auto.w.bb -v -d  -g
/misc   /etc/auto.misc
/usr/local      /etc/auto.local
/usr/clas   /etc/auto.clas

/etc/auto.misc:

cd            -fstype=iso9660,ro,nosuid,nodev :/dev/cdrom
home          -rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192       clonfs2:/home
apps          -rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192       clonfs2:/apps/Linux_i686
work          -rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192       clon00:/work
scratch       -rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192       clon00:/scratch
data          -rw,rsize=8192,wsize=8192       clon10:/data

/etc/auto.local:

clas                 -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/clas
downloads            -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/downloads
bin                  -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/bin
etc                  -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/etc
include              -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/include
lib                  -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/lib
libexec              -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/libexec
man                  -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/man
sbin                 -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/sbin
share                -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/share
src                  -rw,bg     clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/Linux_i686/src

/etc/auto.clas

archives     -rw,bg     clonfs2:/archives

• Set corresponding symbolic links and restart service:

cd /
rm -rf home
ln -s /misc/apps apps
ln -s /misc/home home
ln -s /misc/work work
ln -s /misc/scratch scratch
ln -s /misc/data data
ln -s /usr/clas/archives/hist hist
/etc/init.d/autofs restart

NOTE: To mount temporary iso images use command:

mkdir /mnt/isoimage
mount -o loop -t iso9660 blablabla.iso /mnt/isoimage

• activate Ntp service (by default it is disabled, at least in RHEL4)

• Proceed with SUN's JAVA installation (default one is IBM's and our stuff is not compiling; besides all Sun machines have Sun's JAVA and we want to have the same version everywhere).

• install UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) - related software

• configure printers (see Troubleshooting printing)

• install (or customize if installed) mysql software: follow instructions in MySQL Installation

• configure X server if your machine has display(s)