Linux Customization on CLON Cluster
Following steps must be performed to complain with CLON Cluster requirements:
1. Automount
- Include machine name into clonfs1 export list
- Add/Modify automounts-related files in '/etc' directory (or copy them from similar machine) and symbolic links. Restart automount service:
/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
- Perform MySQL Installation
- Install required Tcl/Tk packages
- Install required PERL modules
- 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)
- setup Nrpe