mfcf.math OS setup and Install

Preliminary Notes:

Hardware:

Sun Ultra 5/10 UPA/PCI (UltraSPARC-IIi 440MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.25, 1024 MB (50 ns) memory installed, Serial #13731680.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:d1:87:60, Host ID: 80d18760.

mfcf.math is a Sun Ultra10 (64-bit 66 MHz PCI) with:
1 GB Ram
9.1 GB, ST39120A cyl 17660 alt 2 hd 16 sec 63; 7200 rpm, 3.5-in. Enhanced IDE HDD (off of PCI bus) details are:

36 GB FUJITSU-MAF3364LP-0112 cyl 8915 alt 2 hd 19 sec 420 SCSI Drive connected to a 20/40 MB/sec fast/wide SCSI-2 68 pin Sun SunSwift PCI card. Details from "http://www.fcpa.com/cgi-bin/goFrames.cgi/product/hd/hd_cat.html" are:

Features               MAF3364
Capacity (formatted)   36.4 GB
Disks/Heads            10/19
Disk media diameter    3.0 in.
Bytes/sector           512
Cylinders              10,200
Sectors/track          281 to 420 (14 zones)
Recording density      282,000
BPI                    275,000 BPI
Track density          13,500 TPI
Buffer size            2048 KB
Interface              Ultra2 SCSI (LVD)
Seek time
  Track to Track       Read:  0.7 ms (typ) / Write:  0.9 ms (typ)
  Average              Read:  5.7 ms (typ) / Write:  6.2 ms (typ)
  Full Track           Read: 12.0 ms (typ) / Write: 13.0 ms (typ)
Data transfer rate
To/from media          30.3 to 45.0 MB/s
Start time             30 s
Stop time              30 s
Rotational speed (RPM) 10,025
Average latency         2.99 ms
Power requirements Idle (ready) 14.5 W
                      5 years (from date of purchase) 
Limited warranty      includes No Excuses End User
                      Replacement Program

2 Fast ethernet ports

No console, tty1 (serial line console) is connected to anik1.mfcf port 5

Software Layout Decisions

Using my own rule of allocating 2 to 5 times the amount of machine RAM (inversly proportional to amount of RAM) for swap space,, I've decided to use twice the mount of memory plus 1 GB for /tmp tmpfs file system. (ie 2x2Gb+1Gb=3Gb)

Desired trates of this system is for high availability, therefore I thought I would try mirroring (raid 3) the OS file system

Operating System Install

Ultra 10 (440 MHz CPU) comes with Solaris 8 (2.8) installed. We are using Solaris 2.6 in our general environment. To install Solaris 2.6 on a Sparc CPU greater than 419 Mhz you need to use the special hardware cd that comes with the sparcstation (Operating Environment Installation CD 1999) along with the Solaris 2.6 5/98 Server CD (get from IST as we don't have our own copy).

During the installation I used these replies:

"boot cdrom" from "Operating Environment Installation CD 1999"
- Would you like to use this installer? [y,n,?] y
- Do you want to format /dev/dsk/c0t0d0? [y,n,?,q] y
- Enter a swap partition size between 320Mb and 8692Mb, default = 512Mb [?] 2000
- WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!
  Is this OK [y,n,?,q] y
- Enter host name []: mfcf
  (note install will no longer let you use ".math")
- Is this machine networked (y/n) [n]? y
- Enter this machine's IP Address []: 129.97.216.156
- Enter the subnet netmask [255.255.255.0]:
- Please enter the number corresponding to the type of name service you would like [4]:
  ie None.
- Please enter the number corresponding to how you would like to specify the time zone [1]: 3
- Enter file name of time zone file or '-' for a list of files [-]: Canada/Eastern
- The default date and time is June 7, 2000 6:49 PM. Do you want to use this date and time (y/n) [y]?
- Enter the root password []: *******
- Enter the root password []: *******
- Do you want Power Management turned on (y/n) [n]?
- Ask about Power Management at each reboot (y/n) [n]?
- Enter 'y' to apply these values and proceed to the next stage of the installation, or 'n' to return to the beginning and make changes (y/n): y
- Select the number corresponding to the operating environment you would like to install [1]: 2
  ie Solaris 2.6 5/98
- Solaris OS: Solaris 2.6 5/98
  Enter 'y' if this is correct, or 'n' if it is incorrect: y
Please insert the Solaris 2.6 5/98 CD.
\
- Select the number corresponding to the type of install you would like [1]: 2
  ie Custom Install
- Select the software localizations you want to install. The English version of Solaris will be installed by default.
  Enable locale German ( de ) (y/n) [n]?
  Enable locale Spanish ( es ) (y/n) [n]?
  Enable locale French ( fr ) (y/n) [n]?
  Enable locale Italian ( it ) (y/n) [n]?
  Enable locale Swedish ( sv ) (y/n) [n]?
- Select the number corresponding to the desired system locale [6]: 2
  ie. English (Canada) ( en_CA )
- Select the number corresponding to the desired Solaris software group [2]:
  ie. Entire Solaris Software Group
- Layout file systems on disk c0t0d0 (bootdisk) (y/n) [y]?
- Layout file systems on disk c1t1d0 (y/n) [n]? y
- partitioned the disk this way:
  
  Partition Size
  
  Number Name MBytes
  
  0 / 1024
  
  1 swap 2048
  
  6 /fsys 5096
Once system has rebooted after the initial OS install, I then:
- corrected hostname from mfcf to mfcf.math.
  - mfcf# echo mfcf.math > /etc/hostname.hme0
  - mfcf# hostname `cat /etc/hostname.hme0`
  - mfcf# sysidconfig
- need mfcf to be able to resolve it's arch masters IP address.
  - mfcf# echo "129.97.140.122 pythagoras.math" >> /etc/hosts
- allow root remote access to this system only from math.uwaterloo.ca and pythagoras.math.uwaterloo.ca
  - mfcf# echo "math" > /.rhosts
  - mfcf# echo "pythagoras.math" >> /.rhosts
- quick "education" of network information for this host.
  - pythagoras# rdist -c -w /etc/{inet/{hosts,networks},group} mfcf.math:/
- Install the IST set of recommended OS patches for this system.
  - "mount ist:/sunpatches /mnt"
  - "cd /mnt; ./patchinstall"
    - store temporary files in "/tmp"
    - do not save the original versions of the software
    - install "suggested" patches to be installed.
- our environment uses lots of pseudo terminals so
  - echo "set pt_cnt = 512" >> /etc/system
- Insert Solaris Easy Access CDrom (from Solaris 7 media box)
- pkgadd -d /cdrom/solaris_easy_access_srvr_2_0/products/DiskSuite_4.2/sparc
  - The following packages are available:
```
    1  SUNWmd      Solstice DiskSuite
                   (sparc) 4.2,REV=1998.02.09.12.47.28
    2  SUNWmdg     Solstice DiskSuite Tool
                   (sparc) 4.2,REV=1998.14.09.08.19.32
    3  SUNWmdn     Solstice DiskSuite Log Daemon
                   (sparc) 4.2,REV=1998.02.09.12.47.28
   
```
    Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
    all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: all
  - Do you want to continue with the installation of [y,n,?] y
  - Do you want to continue with the installation of [y,n,?] y
  - Do you want to continue with the installation of [y,n,?] y
  - Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
    all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: q
- rebooted host using "reboot -- -rv"
XHiering Host

Basic XHier Services

Setup the Xhier Tree using csh
- mkdir -p /vendor /xhbin /.software /fsys/.software/{admin,arch,local,regional,share,spool}
- ln -s /fsys/.software/* /.software
- ln -s /.software/share /software
Setup NFS Mount of regional information and while we're at it also add all the NFS mounts. Append to the "/etc/vfstab" file the following lines:
```
#
# NFS Mounts from fisher.math
#
fisher-1.math:/vol/vol2/dotsoftware/regional - /.software/regional nfs - yes rw,hard,grpid
fisher-1.math:/home/mail   - /var/mail   nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid,actimeo=0
fisher-1.math:/home/u1     - /u1         nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid
fisher-1.math:/home/u2     - /u2         nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid
fisher-1.math:/home/u3     - /u3         nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid
fisher-1.math:/home/u4     - /u4         nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid
fisher-1.math:/home/u5     - /u5         nfs     -       yes     rw,hard,grpid
```
Create home mount point directories plus /u (where the link tree into u# lives).
- mkdir /u{,1,2,3,4,5}
Also want to support kludge from when home directories where on pythagoras:/fsys2 and everyone use to reference them via /fsys2/u*.
- mkdir /fsys2
- ln -s /u{,1,2,3,4,5} /fsys2
Mount the regional information which is used by xh-first-time.
- mount /.software/regional
- mount /var/mail
Setup the Xhier access rights.
- Pythagoras.uwaterloo.ca is the admin and arch master for this host So on the ultimate admin master of pythagoras (ie currently math.uwaterloo.ca) add the line "mfcf.math pythagoras.math" to "/.software/admin/xhier/data/access-rights".
  You can find the ultimate admin master by tracing it back through the access-rights file or just hope the comment at the top of the access-rights file is correct.
- distribute xhier package from ultimate admin master to pythagoras
  math# xh-distribute -t admin -h pythagoras.math xhier
- repeat above steps for the arch master (could also potentially be share but this usually comes from the arch master). In this case it's even the same as the admin master so we don't have to do anything.
Add mfcf.math to /etc/hosts.equiv
- update /etc/hosts.equiv on regional master and then distribute to all hosts listed in hosts.equiv file.
Add host to appropriate groups
- on the arch master, cd to "/software/.admin/hosts" and choose the appropriate groups that the new host should belong to. In this case only "mfcf_clients". (Need more about how to choose groups, maybe "grep
  *" would do.)
  - use "ls -l" on the group name to see what package the group is actually distributed from (Package mfcf-basics).
  - trace that package back to it's root, (where the RCS file is for the file you need to modify) and add the new host. (host capo)
  - xh-distribute the package from the top of the tree to the arch/admin master(s) of the host your installing.
Add host to setpw setup
- Find out where the setpw package in being distributed from. ie trace it back from the your arch master to the host that has the RCS directory for the /software/setpw/data/config/hosts/hosts.< comment > . < disttype > files.
- Choose the appropriate file for the new host your adding, and add it's entry.
- use "spread passwd" to spread this new entry around.
Initializing xhier.
- Run xh-first-time
  pythagoras.math# xh-first-time -v mfcf.math
- On mfcf.math, fix /.software/local/xhier/config/local/xhier_maintainer to be your email address until your happy with the way the host is working.
- Still on mfcf.math, fix /software/xhier/config/admin/xhier_maintainer to send its mail to the appropriate administration alias (xhier_math_admin@math.uwaterloo.ca)
- Create /software/os-extras/data/gateway by adding the IP address of this hosts gateway (use the first three octets of the IP address followed by a ".1").
  mfcf.math# echo "129.97.140.1" > /software/os-extras/data/gateway
- Since this host only has one disk, the entire operating system was installed on one partition "/". We need to inform xhier that this is what we wanted.
  mfcf.math# echo "AllowPathOnRoot=yes" >> /software/os-extras/config/local/gateway
- Send mfcf-basics and os-extras again (xh-first-time set these the first time).
  pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math mfcf-basics
  pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math os-extras
- repeated the above xh-distribute's until there are no errors, only a couple of warnings -> Use a secure mail server and "Can't find registrar host 'xh-registrar... " which is because sendmail package has not been installed yet and routing is not yet working.
Installing Basic Service Packages.
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math rcs-5.7
- /etc/hosts and /etc/networks config-files
  pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math config-files
  After this is done; save the vendor files and copy /usr/tmp/config-files*/* to /etc
  mfcf.math# cd /; tar cf - etc/{,inet}/{hosts,networks} | (cd /vendor; tar vxfBp -)
  mfcf.math# cp /tmp/config-files-Install_*/* /etc
  (I've had problems that the /tmp/... files weren't created.)
  This broke /.rhosts setup from pythagoras so removed uwaterloo.ca suffix from /.rhosts hostnames.
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math mfcf-misc
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math nsdata
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math bind-8.2
- pythagoras.math# rcp /etc/resolv.conf mfcf.math:/etc
- mfcf.math# xh-install nsdata
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math qi-2.3
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math nameserver
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math mailers-1
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math sendmail-8.8 (with manual install). Remember to add this host to /software/sendmail-8.8/config/regional/clients.
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math procmail-3.13
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math sunos5
- edited /.software/local/sunos5/config/local/config.d
  - RootRlogin=yes
  - StartAccounting=yes
- pythagoras.math# xh-distribute -h mfcf.math batch
  mfcf.math# xh-install batch
  Then iff this is a solaris host, comment out rlimitrss in /software/batch/spool/*/profile
- reboot
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist-maintenance -h mfcf.math
Sometime around now ask /software/lpr/.admin/Maintainer to setup a printcap file on this host.
Manual Package Cleanups
- xh-install setpw
Quick blasting of packages (Needs to be sorted by functional groups)
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math aceclient-2.1uw acetools-2.1uw
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math x11,network x11,contrib
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math x11,minimal x11,network
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math x11_minimal x11_netbasics x11_network2
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math x11r5_demos x11r5_fontstuff
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math tetex-1.0
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math groff-1.15
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math acrobat-4.0
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math communicator-4.61
  mfcf.math# xh-install communicator-4.61
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math pine-4 elm-2.5
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math emacs-20.4 emacs-contrib
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math xemacs-20.4
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math auctex auctex-emacs19 auctex-lemacs
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math xpm-3.4f
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math ghostscript-6 ghostview-1
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math lynx-2.8.2
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math top-3.5
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math gcc-2.95.2
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math calendar
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math users
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math jqpublic
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math xfig-3.2
- pythagoras.math# xh-dist2 mfcf.math sc
Final Tweaking

rcs initial /etc/vfstab and /etc/dfs/dfstab

Turn off dtlogin with "chmod a-x /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin"
- mfcf.math# xh-local-maintenance
  and check the output that everything is clean

Partition		Size
Number	Name	MBytes
0	/	1024
1	swap	2048
6	/fsys	5096

mfcf.math OS setup and Install

Preliminary Notes:

Hardware:

Software Layout Decisions

Operating System Install

XHiering Host

Basic XHier Services

Manual Package Cleanups

Quick blasting of packages (Needs to be sorted by functional groups)

Final Tweaking