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2020-09-28T11:31:13Z

Adding to the domain

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	* <code>sudo apt-get install ntp</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get install ntp</code>
	* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf</code> (This essentially removed the pools as the main source of time, and replaces with `server time.imperial.ac.uk`		* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf</code> (This essentially removed the pools as the main source of time, and replaces with `server time.imperial.ac.uk`
	* (That sets the only server to be time.imperial.ac.uk)
	* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>		* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>
	* <code>sudo apt install ntpdate</code>		* <code>sudo apt install ntpdate</code>

2020-09-28T11:30:53Z

Install NTP support

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	=== Install NTP support ===		=== Install NTP support ===
	* <code>sudo apt-get install ntp</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get install ntp</code>
	* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf</code>		* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/ntp.conf /etc/ntp.conf</code> (This essentially removed the pools as the main source of time, and replaces with `server time.imperial.ac.uk`
	* (That sets the only server to be time.imperial.ac.uk)		* (That sets the only server to be time.imperial.ac.uk)
	* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>		* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>

2017-10-10T10:24:35Z

Securing SSH

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	== Securing SSH ==		== Securing SSH ==
	* <code>sudo usermod -aG sudo user</code> if you need to add any sudo-ers. ~~(Maybe do this after the domain stuff below...)~~		* <code>sudo usermod -aG sudo user</code> if you need to add any sudo-ers.
	* <code>sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> if you need to set ssh users.		* <code>sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config</code> if you need to set ssh users.
	** Add a line <code>AllowGroups ssh</code>		** Add a line <code>AllowGroups ssh</code>

2017-10-10T10:07:19Z

Install linux and enable SSH

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	* Use entire disk with LVM		* Use entire disk with LVM
	* Select OpenSSH-server when offered.		* Select OpenSSH-server when offered.
	* <code>sudo apt get gcc g++</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get install gcc g++ openjdk-9-jdk-headless subversion</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>

2017-10-10T10:05:15Z

Install linux and enable SSH

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	* Use entire disk with LVM		* Use entire disk with LVM
	* Select OpenSSH-server when offered.		* Select OpenSSH-server when offered.
			* <code>sudo apt get gcc g++</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>

2017-10-10T10:04:39Z

Install linux and enable SSH

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	== Nodes ==		== Nodes ==
	=== Install linux and enable SSH ===		=== Install linux and enable SSH ===
	* I ~~used~~ the normal Ubuntu 14.04 ~~desktop~~ USB~~, as the others didn't work~~.		* I'm now using the normal Ubuntu 16.04.02 server, on USB with Rufus.
	* ~~It all worked pretty smoothly really~~.		* Use entire disk with LVM
			* Select OpenSSH-server when offered.
	* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get update</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code>
	* <code>sudo apt-get install openssh-server</code>

	=== Sort out infiniband support ===		=== Sort out infiniband support ===

2017-08-23T10:04:34Z

Domain things

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	127.0.0.1 localhost		127.0.0.1 localhost
	129.31.x.y fi--didelx99.dide.local fi--didelx99.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didelx99		129.31.x.y fi--didelx99.dide.local fi--didelx99.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didelx99
			129.31.26.137 fi--didelxhn.dide.local fi--didelxhn.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didelxhn
	129.31.26.21 fi--didedc1.dide.local fi--didedc1.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc1		129.31.26.21 fi--didedc1.dide.local fi--didedc1.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc1
	129.31.26.171 fi--didedc6.dide.local fi--didedc6.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc6		129.31.26.171 fi--didedc6.dide.local fi--didedc6.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc6
	129.31.26.172 fi--didedc7.dide.local fi--didedc7.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc7		129.31.26.172 fi--didedc7.dide.local fi--didedc7.dide.ic.ac.uk fi--didedc7
	</pre>		</pre>

			I'm not sure strictly why some of these (eg, fi--didelxhn) needs adding, since Ubuntu can already ping fi--didelxhn in all of those forms. However, without adding that, an HttpException occurs when adding the node to the cluster, so this is the non-entirely understood workaround.

	* <code>sudo net cache flush</code>		* <code>sudo net cache flush</code>
	* <code>sudo service smbd restart</code>		* <code>sudo service smbd restart</code>

2017-07-26T12:46:27Z

Install NTP support

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	* (That sets the only server to be time.imperial.ac.uk)		* (That sets the only server to be time.imperial.ac.uk)
	* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>		* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop</code>
			* <code>sudo apt install ntpdate</code>
	* <code>sudo ntpdate time.imperial.ac.uk</code>		* <code>sudo ntpdate time.imperial.ac.uk</code>
	* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp start</code>		* <code>sudo /etc/init.d/ntp start</code>

2017-03-07T20:57:00Z

Installing HPC

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	== Installing HPC ==		== Installing HPC ==
	* <code>cd /hpclinux</code>		* <code>cd /hpclinux</code>
			* <code>sudo ./install_filters.sh</code>
	* <code>sudo python setup.py -install -clusname:fi--didelxhn -certfile:cert.pfx</code> (you'll need the magic password).		* <code>sudo python setup.py -install -clusname:fi--didelxhn -certfile:cert.pfx</code> (you'll need the magic password).
	* If you need to reinstall/readd, then <code>sudo python setup.py -uninstall</code> and redo the line above.		* If you need to reinstall/readd, then <code>sudo python setup.py -uninstall</code> and redo the line above.

2017-03-07T15:48:22Z

Preparing drive mounting

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	* <code>sudo apt-get install libpam-mount</code>		* <code>sudo apt-get install libpam-mount</code>
	* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/pam_mount.conf.xml /etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml</code> - this enables looking for .~~pam_mount_conf~~.xml in the home folder, and automatically sets up a mount point (on fi--san02) to that folder beforehand.		* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/pam_mount.conf.xml /etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml</code> - this enables looking for .pam_mount.conf.xml in the home folder, and automatically sets up a mount point (on fi--san02) to that folder beforehand.
	* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/.pam_mount.conf.xml /etc/skel</code> - for convenience really. Suggest that users copy all the "." files from /etc/skel to their home folder, to get a nice experience when ssh-ing.		* <code>sudo cp /hpclinux/linux_inst/.pam_mount.conf.xml /etc/skel</code> - for convenience really. Suggest that users copy all the "." files from /etc/skel to their home folder, to get a nice experience when ssh-ing.