Changelog VanGogh Cluster 2005

Moved Home Directories from vangogh0 to rembrandt0

SC|05 demo configuration for vangogh3 and vangogh4

2.6 kernel on vangogh 7 & 8

• Build 2.6.13.1-ll kernel on Vangogh0 as user freek
• copied vmlinuz-2.6.13.1-ll, initrd-2.6.13.1-ll, config-2.6.13.1-ll, System.map-2.6.13.1-ll to /boot/
• installed /sbin/mkinitrd.new
• installed lsmod, insmod, rmmod, depmod, modprobe, insmod.static into /sbin/, removing old versions to *.old (except insmod, which was installed as insmod.new)
• discovered that it doesn't work, get frustrated
• Build 2.4.26-web100-ll kernel on Vangogh0 as root
• install 2.4.26-web100-ll kernel on vangogh 7 & 8.
• memorize to remove new /sbin/*mod* stuff, as well as make this kernel the default in /boot/grub/grub.conf

Add bomblab User

Change Cricket File Permissions

Create Rancid Backup User

iGrid2005 demo US108A: network interfaces configuration

Cricket Workaround SNMP Bug in 64-Bit Counters Nortel Switch

New Host certificates Globus

% scp globus@vangogh:nfs/vangogh\* ./
% ./renewcert-dutchgrid.sh -d vangogh0 vangogh0/usercert.pem
% sendmail -t < vangogh0/newrequest.mail
repeat for all nodes and wait for reply
save mail as vangogh0/vangogh0.eml
% openssl x509 -text -in vangogh0/vangogh0.eml > vangogh0/newusercert.pem
% scp -pr newusercert.pem newkey.pem newrequest.mail new-requestconfig.cnf newcert_request.pem globus@vangogh:nfs/vangogh0/
% ssh globus@vangogh0; cd nfs/vangogh0/
% mv 
% mv userkey.pem 2004_userkey.pem
% mv usercert.pem 2004_usercert.pem
% mv userrequest.pem 2004_userrequest.pem
% mv certreq.cnf 2004_certreq.cnf
% mv certreq.txt 2004_certreq.txt
% cp -pr new-requestconfig.cnf 2005_certreq.cnf
% cp -pr newrequest.mail 2005_certreq.txt
% cp -pr newcert_request.pem 2005_userrequest.pem
% cp -pr newkey.pem userkey.pem
% cp -pr newusercert.pem.pem usercert.pem
repeat for vangogh1..8
% chmod go+r nfs/vangogh*/userkey.pem
% rem_vangogh_oper -changetouser "root" -execute "cd ~globus/nfs/`hostname`/" \
	-execute "cp -fp userkey.pem usercert.pem 2005_userrequest.pem /etc/grid-security/" \
	-execute "chown root:globus /etc/grid-security/*user*.pem" \
	-execute "chmod go-r /etc/grid-security/userkey.pem" vangogh[0-8]
% chmod go-r nfs/vangogh*/userkey.pem

Switched off Web100 TCP Window Autotuning

Installed HDF5 and a new version of MPICH for HDF5 parallellisation

Modified bash and zsh startup files

Installed Subversion (and updated Perl)

• Host "vangogh0:"
  • apt-get update
  • apt-get install perl (to update Perl from 2:5.8.0-88 to 2:5.8.0-88.3)
  • apt-get install subversion

Caution

Created various symbolic links to (automount) home directory roots such that all paths at all hosts do exist.

• Host "vangogh0:"
  • mkdir /amd/vangogh0
  • cd /amd/vangogh0
  • ln -s /disk2/home/vangogh0 home
• Other nodes:
  • mkdir -p /disk2/home
  • cd /disk2/home
  • ln -s /home/vangogh0 home

Changed the automount directory from /.automount to /amd.

• Edit /etc/amd.conf and change auto_dir correspondingly.
• Restart amd with: service amd restart.
• When still existing: remove /.automount and any subdirectories.

Adjust backup scripts and storage directory after NFS home root directory renaming.

• Edit the backup script vangogh0:~root/Lib/Bin/backup_users to adjust for the directory change.
• Adjust the backup directories from the home backup user "homeback" at "vangogh2-3" correspondingly.

Renamed the home directory backup user from "backup" into "backhome".

• Run the command vigr to change the group also from "backup" into "backhome".
• Run vipw to change the username into "backhome" and the home directory into /home/backhome.
• cd /var/spool/mail && mv -i backup backhome
• cd /home && mv -i backup backhome
• Edit vangogh0:~root/Lib/Bin/backup_users to modify the backup user name.

Configured also NFS mounts at home directory server "rembrandt0".

• Created the configuration file to auto NFS mount the home directories from "rembrandt0" in /etc/amd.rembrandt0.home.
• Add to the MOUNTPTS variable in /etc/sysconfig/amd the phrase /home/rembrandt0 /etc/amd.rembrandt0.home.
• (Re)Start the automounter daemon:
  • At "vangogh0" run the automounter from system boot and start it as server:
    • chkconfig amd on
    • service amd start
  • Restart it at the other nodes:
    • service amd restart

Mount the home directories at "vangogh0" now from /disk2/home/vangogh0.

• mv /etc/amd.home /etc/amd.vangogh0.home
• Change in /etc/amd.vangogh0.home the following lines:
  • fs:=${autodir}/home -> fs:=${autodir}/vangogh0/home
  • rfs:=/disk2/home/nfs -> rfs:=/disk2/home/vangogh0
• Change in /etc/sysconfig/amd the MOUNTPTS variable into:
  MOUNTPTS='/home/vangogh0 /etc/amd.vangogh0.home'
  
• Restart the automounter with the command service amd restart.
• Reboot the system when the old mount point is still used.

Moved the NFS home directory root from /disk2/home/nfs to /disk2/home/vangogh0.

• cd /disk2/home && mv -i nfs vangogh0
• Changed /etc/exports correspondingly.
• Restarted the NFS dependent servers with service nfs restart.

Made bash user resources also suited for zsh.

• cd /etc
• mv -i bashrc.user bash_zsh_rc.user
• Differentiate in bash_zsh_rc.user for differences between bash and zsh. That is for the prompt definition in PS1 for interactive shells.
• Source bash_zsh_rc.user for non-root users from bashrc and zshrc.

Installed RedHat 9 RPM for zsh shell.

• Host "vangogh0":
  • rpm -Uvh zsh-4.0.6-5.i386.rpm
• Hosts "vangogh1-8":
  • rpm -Uvh --dbpath ~root/rpm_db_vangogh0/rpm zsh-4.0.6-5.i386.rpm

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