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---+!! Managed Platform Unit Wiki
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---++ DOCUMENTATION
If you're a computer user and you need help, try [[http://computing.help.inf.ed.ac.uk]]. 

This is the [[http://www.dice.inf.ed.ac.uk/units/managed_platform/][MPU]]'s *technical documentation for computing staff*. Anything labelled (MPU) is probably of interest mainly to the MPU. 
   $ *BIOS* : 
      * MPUbiosUpgrade - how the BIOS was updated on a Dell !PowerEdge server.
      * SelectPCBiosSettings - BIOS settings for Select PCs
      * ClonedBios - How to apply the standard BIOS configuration for a DICE machine using a USB stick. 
   $ *Backups, Data, Disasters* : 
      * [[CriticalShutdown][CRITICAL SHUTDOWN - how to shut down servers in an EMERGENCY]]
      * [[MPUBackupSummary][MPU backups]]
      * [[MPUDisasterRecovery][MPU disaster recovery]]
      * [[MPURestoringFromBackups][General notes on how to restore from a backup]]
      * [[LCFGMasterRecovery][How to make a new LCFG master from backups]]
      * [[MPUfloodNotes2012][2012 Flood Exercise]]
      * [[MPUFailedDisk][Replacing a failed disk]] on a Dell server which uses !MegaCli/MegaRAID - including how to report the disk problem to Dell.
      * [[MPUGasExplosionJan2014]]
      * [[MPUDiskFull][Full disk warnings on DICE machines]]
      * [[MPUATShutdownToDo][The Great AT Power Shutdown of January 2017]]
   $ *Booting* : 
      * AutoReboot
      * [[MPURebootFromConsole][How to force a reboot from a serial console]]
      * [[http://wiki.lcfg.org/bin/view/LCFG/BootingContext][Booting Context]] - apply LCFG resources only while booting. 
      * (MPU) [[DBan][DBan]] - how it was set up.
      * FreeDOS and desktop BIOS updates.
      * [[MPUTangAndClevisTrial][Tang and clevis]] - a short investigation of Network Bound Disk Encryption.
   $ *DICE LCFG Service* : For more information about the vulnerabilities see:
      * [[https://wiki.lcfg.org][wiki.lcfg.org]] is where to look for general LCFG information.
      * [[https://wiki.lcfg.org/bin/view/LCFG/DumpDeps][How to use dumpdeps]] - how to see  LCFG dependencies - which hosts use which files, and vice versa.
      * [[LcfgStop][How to stop the LCFG servers]] when you want to make several changes atomically. It also explains how to start them again...
      * (MPU) [[LCFGServiceInfo][Important notes on managing the LCFG master and slaves]]
      * LCFG slave server status pages - [[http://lcfg1.inf.ed.ac.uk/cgi/][lcfg1]], [[http://lcfg2.inf.ed.ac.uk/cgi/][lcfg2]], [[http://lcfgtest.inf.ed.ac.uk/cgi/][lcfgtest]]
      * (MPU) LCFGMasterRecovery - How to make a new LCFG master from backups
      * Comparisons of LCFG component versions on supported platforms - http://lcfghost.inf.ed.ac.uk/cgi/component_versions.cgi
      * (MPU) [[ManagingMainLCFGServers][Managing the main LCFG servers]]
      * (MPU) [[ReplacingMasterLCFGServer][Moving the LCFG Master to new hardware]]
      * [[LCFGTestServer][The test LCFG server]]
      * (MPU) [[LcfgWebsite][Managing the LCFG website]]
      * (MPU) Upgrading the master LCFG server [[MPUUpgradingMasterLCFGServer][to SL5]],  [[MPUpgradingMasterLCFGServerSL664][to SL6]]
      * [[MPUInfLayer][The *inf* layer]] - LCFG managed but without DICE add-ons, good for finding/eliminating DICE dependencies in the lcfg or ed levels so other Schools can use your stuff.
      * [[ManagingBugzilla][Managing Bugzilla]]
      * [[https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/LCFG/Jabber][How to connect to the IS jabber server]], which hosts the lcfg chatroom.
      * [[/TWiki/InterWikis][InterWikis]] lets us define handy wiki shortcuts for URLs. We have [[/TWiki/InterWikis#Informatics_Specific_Links][lots of local shortcuts]] for our LCFG repositories, bug trackers and so on. For example: Bug:123, Help:nx, LCFG:core/include/dice/options/small-server.h.
      * [[FuturePlatform][Future Platform Ideas]] - A gathering of ideas for future major platform upgrades.
   $ *Hardware and Firmware* : 
      * [[ReportingDellHardwareIssues][How to report Dell hardware problems]]
      * [[MPUDiskPartitioning][DICE Disk Partitioning]].
      * [[MonitorConfiguration][How to configure new monitors]]
      * [[HardwareTesting][Hardware testing ideas]]
      * [[HardwareDocs][Model-specific hardware information]]
         * [[SpecifyingaDellServer][Guidance on specifying a Dell server]]
      * [[CpuSpecInt][CPU SpecInt scores]]
      * [[MPUStorageIBMDS3524][Information on the IBM DS3524 storage array]]
      * [[http://erikimh.com/megacli-cheatsheet/][MegaCli Cheat Sheet]] (configures RAID drives on a PERC card) - and see also ServicesLocalDiskServer and [[http://things.maths.cam.ac.uk/computing/docs/public/megacli_raid_lsi.html][another MegaCli cheat sheet]]
      * [[MPUFailedDisk][Replacing a failed disk]] on an R720 - although this is probably relevant to any machine using !MegaCli/MegaRAID.
      * [[MPUTooHot][TooHot]] prevents server overheating
      * [[NagiosHardwareChecks][hwmon]] server hardware checks
      * For *Dell server firmware updates* use [[MPUDellSystemUpdate][dsu]] or [[MPULifecycleControllerFirmwareUpdate][the Lifecycle Controller]]:
         * [[MPUDellSystemUpdate][Dell System Update]] (dsu) is an easier way to update firmware on more recent Dell !PowerEdge servers. (It replaces the old [[ServerFirmwareUpdates][Server Firmware Updates]] system.)
         * You can also do [[MPULifecycleControllerFirmwareUpdate][Dell firmware updates using the Lifecycle Controller]]
      * (MPU) [[MPUKVMServerUpgrade][Upgrading or rebooting a KVM server]] - see also MPUKVMServerMultiUpgrade
      * [[IDRAC8Investigation][iDRAC8 investigation]]
      * ClonedBios - How to apply the standard BIOS configuration for a DICE machine using a USB stick.
      * AsusFirmware - some attempts to update the firmware on Scan 3XS / ASUS ESC4000 !G3S servers.

   $ *Installs* : 
      * LCFGLinuxInstall - explanation of the LCFG linux install process
      * PxeService - The DICE PXE Service
      * [[http://wiki.lcfg.org/bin/view/LCFG/InstallContexts][Install Contexts]] - apply LCFG resources only while installing.  
      * SL6InstallErrors - a collection of error messages which we'd like to eliminate from SL6 installs.
      * (MPU) [[LCFGLinuxInstall][The LCFG install mechanism]]
      * (MPU) [[MPUInstallRoot][Building installroot]]
   $ *Kernel* : 
      * [[RebuildingDICEkernel][Rebuilding the DICE kernel]]
   $ *Packages* : 
      * [[EmergencySoftwareUpdates][Emergency Software Updates Howto]]
      * [[MPUWhichProfilePackages][Which profile.packages resource to use]]
      * [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/view/DICE/PackagingGuidelines][Local software packaging guidelines]]
      * [[HowToFindPackages][How to find packages]]
      * (MPU) [[MPUPackageRepository][Package repository system]]
      * (MPU) [[PackagesSiteMirror][Mirrors of various package repositories]]
      * (MPU) PatchingNss - how to concoct the local *nss* RPMs which make web browsers accept Ed Uni CA signed certificates 
      * (MPU) [[RestartingPkgForge][How to restart the Package Forge]] incoming queue processor.
      * (MPU) [[MPUOsUpdates][Updating OS packages]]
      * (MPU) [[MinorPlatformUpdate][Updating LCFG to a new minor release]]
      * (MPU) [[MPUUpgradePkgMaster][Upgrading the Package Master]]
      * (MPU) [[MPUCreatePkgBucket][Making package buckets by hand]] if you have to
   $ *Releases* : 
      * [[ReleasesFAQ][Release FAQ]]
      * (MPU) [[ReleaseManagementProcedures][Release Procedures]]
   $ *Virtualisation* : 
      * [[SimpleKVMDocs][Simple KVM service]]
         * [[ScheduledKVMDowntime][KVM server scheduled downtime]]
         * [[SimpleKVMGuests][Managing KVM guests]]
            * ... using [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/DICE/SimpleKVMUsingKvmtool][kvmtool]], [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/DICE/SimpleKVMUsingRVirsh][rvirsh]], [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/DICE/SimpleKVMUsingVirsh][virsh]], [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/DICE/SimpleKVMUsingVirtManager][virt-manager]]
            * [[WalkthroughKVMguest][Walkthrough]] of creating a KVM guest.
         * [[SimpleKVMHost][Managing a KVM host]]
            * [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/DICE/MPUKVMServerUpgrade][Upgrading or rebooting a KVM server]]
      * (MPU) [[MpuVirtualDICE][Virtual DICE management]]
   $ *Other* : 
      * SwitchToSelfManaged - guidelines on how to switch a machine to being self-managed
      * [[ExtraUsersGroups][Extra users and groups added with the auth component]]
      * AddingOptionsHeaders to configure optional features
      * [[Moving machine to a different wire]] without a reinstall.
      * WakeOnLAN - technical documentation for [[http://wake.inf.ed.ac.uk][wake.inf]]
      * [[DecommissioningMachines][For CSOs: avoiding broken profiles when decommissioning etc. machines]]
      * [[DecommissioningMachinesAndDrives][Decommissioning Machines and Drives]]
      * MPUusefulLinks - useful web links
      * CabinAdmin - Admin notes for the log cabin service
      * Crackly Audio : In [[https://rt4.inf.ed.ac.uk/Ticket/Display.html?id=64427][RT 64427]] Henry Thompson pointed us at [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio#Glitches.2C_skips_or_crackling][this fix]] for crackly audio. We haven't tried it ourselves.
      * SwitchDesk - Notes on the SL7 switchdesk application and how the dice desktop environment works.
      * DevelopDisasterMarch2016 - Notes on the "develop release disaster" of March 2016
      * MPUServersIPv6 - List of MPU servers which need IPv6 addresses
      * MPUSpectreMeltdown - Resources related to the Spectre Meltdown vulnerabilities
      * MPUManualEntitlements - Services, etc, with manually configured entitlements
      * [[XRDPService]] - XRDP remote desktop service
      * [[SSHService]] - Admin notes for the SSH service

---++ Admin
   * RT rota (from Monday 7th Oct 2013) - Chris - Monday, Tuesday, Wed am. Stephen - Wed pm, Thu, Fri
   * From T1 2017 we've decided to aim to spend 20% of our time on personal development, 20% on operational work and 50% on project work. 
   * [[MPUnitMeetings][MPU meetings]]
   * [[MPUActivitiesList][Current activities and To Do list]]
   * MPUStarGazing - Areas we think we should be looking at (for staff development)
   * [[MPUTimeMonitoring][MPU time monitoring]]
   * [[MPUTechTalks][Potential MPU talks]]
   * Spending plans - [[MPUServerBuying2019to22][2019-22]], [[MPUServerBuying2018to21][2018-21]], [[MPUServerBuying2016to19][2016-19]], [[MPUServerBuying2015to18][2015-18]], [[MPUServerBuying2014to17][2014-17]], [[MPUServerBuying2013to16][2013-16]], [[MPUServerBuying2012to15][2012-15]], [[ServerBuying2011to14][2011-14]]
   * [[MPUhelpReview][Review of computing.help pages]]

---++ Projects
   * [[MPUProjectAdmin][MPU Projects]] - information on proposed, current and completed projects
      * Redevelop School Equipment inventory [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/269][show]], [[InventoryProject269Home][home-page]],[[https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/ascobie/category/inventory-project/][blog]]
      * Procedures for physical security - [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/394/][show]] [[PhysicalSecurity394Home][home-page]] [[BrainDump394][brain dump]]
      * Consider User Security Training Materials - [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/403/][show]] [[ConsiderUserSecurityTrainingMaterials403][home]]
      * Virtual Desktop Service -  [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/#389][show]], [[XRDPService][home]], [[http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/squinney/tag/xrdp/][blog]], [[MPU389FinalReport][final report]]
      * Review Security of LCFG Profile Access - [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/402/][show]], [[LCFGProfileSecurity][home]],  [[http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/squinney/tag/profsec/][blog]]
      * Investigate alternative DICE desktop platform - [[https://computing.projects.inf.ed.ac.uk/474][show]], [[https://wiki.lcfg.org/bin/view/LCFG/FuturePlatform][home]], [[http://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/project474/][blog]]

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---++ Old Stuff
   * (MPU) [[ServerFirmwareReport][How the Server Firmware Report works]]
   * (MPU) [[DownloadFirmwareUpdates][How to download new server firmware updates]]
   * [[VmwareDeprecation][VMware deprecation progress]]
   * MPUServersSL5 - Prioritized list of MPU servers for upgrading to SL5
   * MpuRescue - for rescuing abandoned documentation
   * MPUTransitionList - List of work that MPU members need to drop and the MPU unit needs to absorb
   * [[MPUrtDuty][RT Rota]] - MPU weekly RT Duty rota
   * MPU bugzilla searches: [[http://tinyurl.com/jhxzr][LCFG]], [[http://tinyurl.com/r8pqr][Linux]], [[http://tinyurl.com/kvt9o][Solaris]], [[http://tinyurl.com/luqem][Others]].  ([[MPUSearchDetails][Details]].)
   * MPUOurCalendar - MPU Calendar
   * Old [[LcfgInfo][DICE LCFG Information]]
   * MPUSolarisResources
   * MPUBootstrapNewFedora - quick guide to how to get a new Fedora running
   * MPUFcFiveInfSixtyFourBit - Notes on developing and managing fc5 64 bit machines
   * MPUInfFC3 - Notes on managing "inf" level FC3 machines
   * [[FC6Upgrade][FC6 Upgrade]]
   * [[FC5Upgrade][FC5 Upgrade]]
   * [[https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/FC3upgrade/WebHome][FC3 Upgrade]]
   * [[MPUSolarisPatching][Managing Solaris Patches]]
   * DICEonMacPro - how to install DICE on a Mac Pro
   * [[HardwareRAID][On hardware RAID headers]]
   * [[DICEVMwareDICE][DICE on VMware on DICE]] - how to run virtual DICE machines on a real DICE machine using VMware.
   * [[MPuData][Where MPU data is located on our servers]]
   * VirtualisationComparison - Alastair's notes on his experiments with various virtualisation technologies.
   * !VMware: how to [[VMwareServerConsole][access a guest console]], [[VMwareServerCreateGuest][create a new guest]], [[VMwareServerCreateHost][create a new host]], [[VMwareMoveDatastore][move guests to another server]], [[VmwareFixes][fixes]], [[%ATTACHURL%/VirtualChoice.pdf][Choosing a technology]]
   * (MPU) [[http://blog.hurricanelabs.com/2009/01/adding-vmware-bridge-interfaces-while.html][Adding a new network bridge to a running VMware server]], [[%ATTACHURL%/AddVmwareBridge.pdf][(Cached copy)]]
   * (MPU) [[MPUPxeRoot][Managing the PXE installer (SL5 only)]]
   * [[MPULCFGPackageLists][LCFG Level Package Lists for SL5]].
   * [[SL5Upgrade][SL5 Server Upgrade]]
   * [[lcfgChatRoom][How to connect]] to the old lcfg chatroom on IS's old sidra.ucs jabber server.
Topic revision: r391 - 06 May 2019 - 09:02:25 - ChrisCooke
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