Infrastructure Support for a DIY DICE Machine
IMPORTANT NOTICE! SECURITY RISK!
NEVER LOG INTO A DIY DICE MACHINE WITH YOUR DICE PASSWORD!
If you ever need to log into a DIY DICE machine, please ask the user to create a local username and password for you.
DIY DICE server
The DIY DICE LCFG server is
diydice.inf.ed.ac.uk
.
First steps to create a DIY DICE machine
The following steps are required to set up the environment for a new DIY DICE
machine:
- Add a dns entry for the new machine.
DIY DICE machines live in the diy.inf.ed.ac.uk sub-domain and are only supported
on self managed wires; currently (Sept 13) SM164 and SM197 in the Forum.
Create, using
rfe dns/inf
, DNS entries in the form :-
129.215.197.91 kluster.diy
- Create an LCFG stub profile.
Here is an example stub profile for a real (physical) machine :-
#include <dice/os/diystub.h>
#include <dice/hw/dell_optiplex_gx620.h>
dhclient.mac 00:13:72:CF:65:B8
Here is an example stub profile for a VirtualBox guest :-
/* heem.diy stub profile */
#include <lcfg/hidden/sl6_64vars.h>
#include <dice/os/diystub.h>
#include <dice/hw/virtualbox.h>
dhclient.mac 08:00:27:72:E0:D0
- Create a diy dice home directory for the user.
This is done by adding the following line to
live/include/live/diydice.h
in the subversion repository:
DIYUSER(uun)
Note that it is possible that the user will require the BIOS and installation passwords.
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ChrisCooke - 27 Sep 2013
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AlastairScobie - 03 Oct 2008
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StephenQuinney - 05 Oct 2007
Topic revision: r6 - 27 Sep 2013 - 12:59:55 -
ChrisCooke