LCFG Installation

Steve Traylen. LCFG A tool for installation and configuration.

UK HEP SYSMAN, RAL. 22nd April 2002.

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Steve Traylen, RAL,

s.m.traylen@rl.ac.uk

About LCFG
Started at Edinburgh 9 years ago by Alastair Scobie and Paul Anderson. Installs an RPM based Linux system and configures it. Each machine defined by exactly one profile. Management also possible; the main difference to Kickstart type methods.

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Steve Traylen, RAL,

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LCFG Server Components.

DHCP Server
Software
Provides network information.
Manages the rpm repository and machine profiles.

NFS Server Web Server

Serves RPM repository. Server XML machine profiles.

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How LCFG Works in One Slide. Config files

LCFG Config Files
/etc/shadow /etc/services /etc/group /etc/inetd.conf /etc/passwd /etc/hosts.allow +inet.services +inet.allow telnet login ftp ftp sshd Read telnet login Load ALLOWED_NETWORKS rdxprof ldxprof HTTP+inet.allow_telnet Profile Profile +inet.allow_login ALLOWED_NETWORKS ALLOWED_NETWORKS +inet.allow_ftp <inet>

XML profiles

Web Server XML Profile mickey:x:999:20::/home/Mickey:/bin/tcsh in.rlogind : 192.168., 192.135.30.

.... in.telnetd : 192.168., 192.135.30. .... in.ftpd : 192.168., 192.135.30. sshd : ALL

Make XML Profile

+inet.allow_sshd ALL <allow cfg:template="allow_$ tag_$ daemon_$"> Object Component +inet.daemon_sshd yes <allow_RECORD cfg:name="telnet"> ..... <allow>192.168., 192.135.30.</allow>

Profile Generic

Local cache +auth.users </allow_RECORD> inet myckey auth

+auth.userhome_mickey ..... +auth.usershell_mickey </auth>

/home/mickey LCFG Objects /bin/tcsh

Server
Abstract configuration parameters for all nodes stored in a central repository

<user_RECORD cfg:name="mickey">

<userhome>/home/MickeyMouseHome</userhome>

Client nodes

A collection </user_RECORD>

<usershell>/bin/tcsh</usershell>

of agents read configuration parameters and either generate traditional config files or directly manipulate various services

Enrico Ferro, INFN-LNL

Documentation
Server installation guide from WP4
http://datagrid.in2p3.fr/distribution/datagrid/wp4/documentati on

Testbed installation guide using LCFG from WP6 http://www.lnl.infn.it/datagrid/wp4-install LCFG Extras, experiances from RAL. http://www.gridpp.ac.uk/tb-support/lcfgextras/
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Software Installation
Install a plain Redhat 6.2. Directory /opt/local requires 4-6 gigabytes. Apply Redhats updates except for RPM v4. Install edg-updaterep-1.0.1.rpm. Review `man updaterep` and /etc/updaterep.conf . Running /usr/sbin/updaterep grabs everything. Install RPMs in documentation.
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Steve Traylen, RAL,

s.m.traylen@rl.ac.uk

Prepare NFS
Directory /opt/local/linux contains all the RPMS and rpm lists. Add /opt/local/linux *(ro) to /etc/exports. LCFG clients use an NFS mounted root file system at install time located at
/opt/local/linux/installroot/6.2

RPM list for root file system is

/opt/local/linux/6.2/rpmcfg/installroot

Run make installroot to build the root fs /opt/local/linux/installroot.

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Fetch Machine Profiles and RPM Lists

Maintained in CVS as module edg-release. CVS tag of edg-release is the overall version of datagrid software, e.g. 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.2 - 1.2 Set up CVS as described and check out the current release: cvs checkout r v1_1_4 edg-release. Profiles: cp edg-release/source/*
/var/obj/conf/profile/source/.

RPM lists: cp edg-release/rpmcfg/*

/opt/local/linux/6.2/rpmcfg/.
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Customise Machine Profile

Located in /var/obj/conf/profile/source. Edit site-cfg.h => globus.conf , info-mds.conf, gdmp.conf and others. Files testbed001-testbed004 are sample UI, CE, SE and WN. Rename one, e.g. gppui. Edit gppui; hostname and hardware.
+update.modlist eepro100 +update.mod_eepro100 alias eth0 eepro100 +update.rootpwd hj%4aJkf\k45

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Compile Machine Profile

Compile gppui profile with

/usr/sbin/mkxprof v A gppui.

Common errors include:

File not found. Undefined attributes. Duplicate values.

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Verify RPM Lists

Located in /opt/local/linux/6.2/rpmcfg. One per node type, CE-rpm , UI-rpm, NMrpm, RB-rpm, SE-rpm and WN-rpm. Use make create TARGET=CE-rpm. Common errors: File not found. Missing RPMS caused by update in the lists or updates in available RPMS.

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Install Clients
Boot floppy disk provided. Boot procedure:
Kernel boots. Broadcast for network values. Mount NFS root file system, init=/etc/dcsrc, download machine profile. Partition and format hard disk. Mount hard disk, install RPMS. Install MBR with LILO. Reboot, configure according to profile, reboot.
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LCFG, What Is Good?

Configuration is modular so similar machines are easy. Configuration can be modified.
Converting a CE to an SE, less than a minute. Installing and backing out is possible.

Snap shot of configuration is available including all the tiny incremental 22nd April changes. 2002 13 Steve Traylen, RAL, s.m.traylen@rl.ac.uk

LCFG, What is Bad?

Adds a whole new layer of configuration.
Sysadmins have to learn to configure /etc/resolv.conf again. A software developer knows how to configure /etc/edg/info-mds.conf but not
/var/obj/conf/profile/source/ComputingElement.h.

Security problems: host authentication is weak, no shadow passwords.

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