CS Application Server (ASIMOV) Talk

Resources

• CSApplicationServer

Hardware

• 8 hard drives
• Fast Core 2 Duo, 4G Ram, dual 1G network

Feature Summary - high level

• Ubuntu Linux OS
• Software and CD installation repository shared on the network using SAMBA
  • 163 CD's, Windows and Linux, that can be installed over the network
    • CD's are in RAW ISO format - easy to burn
    • CD's ram images are also mounted online so they are all available
  • Common Windows Applications and License Keys
• SAMBA server - see CSApplicationServer#File_Shares
• System Imager - see SystemImager
• Machine image repository - GHOST images of fully installed machines
  • See ImageDeploymentGhost
  • ie "Syspreped" Windows machine with Applications fully configured/patched and/or fully setup Linux images
    • Most images are created and maintained by the CORE infrastructure group - Phil Beldowski
• Has private NAT firewalled network - VLAN 420
  • DHCP with local name server
  • PXE tftpboot functions
    • Boot DOS and Linux repair and imaging utilities or Linux network installers
  • BIND name server for NAT
  • SAMBA file shares
  • SSH and SSHFS - we can ssh mount resources
  • NFS file shares
  • APACHE Web service
    • Many of the SAMBA shares can be accessed here as http://asimov:8080/exports or /iso
    • DHCP reporting tool for private network activity
• External network
  • SAMBA file shares - to all of UofW
  • SSH and SSHFS - we can ssh mount resources
  • NFS file shares - limited networks
  • APACHE Web service
    • Many of the SAMBA shares can be accessed here as http://asimov:8080/exports or /iso

PXE boot highlights

• Ubuntu network install images
• RIP Linux Recovery is Possible boot image
  • We added GHOST + AVAST Antivirus to the image
  • Do imaging, repair of Linux and Windows machines

PXE boot example

• Computer F12 boot menu (ASSUMES boot rom enabled in BIOS):
  

• PXE boot menu:
  

• RIP boot Menu:
  

• RIP + Ghost: