Week 8

Week 2

Date January 19 th , 2010

Start Time 12:15 PM

Task Installing Unbuntu Server x64

Description/ Info Installation settings:

Hostname: JDBCAP

Drive Partitioning: o 10 GB primary; ext4 o 4 GB swap

See Problem Section Reference [1]

Continued Installation settings; 12:40 PM

User: capstone

Password: P@sw0rd

Landscape update manager information

Main system id: CAPSTONEBRAIN

User: capstone

Password: P@ssw0rd

Problems [1] Problem reading installation files from disk 12:30 PM

Rebooted to CD and ran CD Integrity check – Successful

Re-tried install – successful

Assistance/ Resources None

Stop Time 1:00 PM

Week 2

Date January 19 th 2010 (cont)


Task Install x-windows and gnome environment

Description/ Info Used aptitude package manager to download

Aptitude install x-window-system-core gnome-core see problem section reference [1]

Problems [1] Error: POAFIID: GNOME_FASTUSERSWITCH APPLET 2:45 PM

Assistance/ Resources Problem did not affect the operation of the system. No further action required


Week 2


Start Time 8:50 AM

Task vmware server installation testing and research

Description/ Info Testing installation in a virtual environment due to compatibility issues with vmware server and the kernel version of ubuntu 9.10

See problem section reference [1]

Continued installation testing

Name for network: JDBCAPTEST

Network: VMnet0 eth0 bridged

NAT: available

JDBCAPNAT

IP address of host on private network 10.0.0.1 sub 255.255.255.0

VMNET8 is a NAT network on private subnet 10.0.0.1

Must obtain linux headers as a requirement for vmware server build

Apt-get install linux-headers-`uname –r`-build-essential

Aim: linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic

Connectivity configuration

Remote connections: 902

http connection: 8222

secure http: 8333

Vmware server installation continues 11: 45 AM

run install script, resource reference [1] to port vmware server into ubuntu 9.10

configuration parameters complete

Problems [1] Researching possible workaround. 9:00 AM

- Found possible workaround ; see Assistance/ Resources section reference

[1]

Assistance/ Resources [1] How to install VMware Server 2.0.x on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala; posted

October 30 th 2009: author unknown. http://radu.cotescu.com/2009/10/30/how-to-install-vmware-server-2-0-x-onubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/

Utilized Script


Week 2

Date January 20 th , 2010 (cont)


Task Reinstallation of host OS and Vmware server configuration

Description/ Info Re-installed Ubuntu server 9.10 x64 due to new understanding of vmware server

Same configuration parameters as previous installation

Datastore configuration

vmware server requires a location to store vm’s

created a 24 GB partition using fdisk and parted

formats partition to ext4 using: o mkfs.ext4

mounted to /VMIMAGES

created an FSTAB entry to mount at boot up o /dev/sda3 /VMIMAGES ext4 auto 0 0

Server Virtualization

Created Webserver (Ubuntu 9.10) o JDBCAPWEB

Created Database server (Ubuntu 9.10) o JDBCAPDB o User: capstone o Password: P@ssw0rd

Problems None o User: capstone o Password: P@ssw0rd

Assistance/ Resources Research and configuration assistance from Dale Baziw


Week 3



Task Network configuration

Description/ Info Assign static IP’s to virtual servers (bridged) and Host operating system

Edit /etc/network/interfaces o Remove dhcp directive and replace with ‘static’ o Host operating system (Ubuntu 9.10)

 Address: 10.163.101.30

 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 o Server Database

 Address: 10.163.101.2

 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 o Web server

 Address: 10.163.101.165

 Netmask: 255.255.255.0

Problem downloading packages for configuration

See problem section reference [1]

Installation of server applications

Database server o Installing MYSQL server o Apt-get install mysql-server

Problems [1] Problem appears to be with outgoing communication

- Ping test is successful within the network

- Problem with routing: no default gateway has been set

- Resolution: set default gateway; route add default gw [10.163.101.254]

Assistance/ Resources

Stop Time

Week 3



Task Server communication configuration and testing

Description/ Info Porting sample database into mysql server with an associated webpage created last semester

Communication between web server and database server returns an error “undefined function mysql_connect()...” see problems section reference [1]

Problems [1] Researching possible causes for this error 2:00 PM

- Testing general php function with a simple script

- <?php phpinfo(); ?> #displays php information if functional – success

- continuing research on issue



Week 4

Date January 31 st , 2010


Task Server Communications

Description/ Info Web Server

Install mysql client

Apt-get install mysql-client

Database server

Apt-get install phpMyAdmin

For account creation and manipulation tool

Test login to sql server via web project sql client using a test database

Mysql –u root –p P@ssw0rd

Issue with logon see problem section reference [1]

7:30 Must modify web page for testing

Revised sql calls to reflect user privilege change

Problems [1] User credentials invalid? 6:45

- problem stems from user privileges

- granted select privileges to mysql user

- promising results with early access attempt



Week 4

Date February 2 nd , 2010


Task Continued Database and web server configuration testing

Description/ Info Problem encountered with database see problem reference [1]

Moved on to ssd installation

Issues with mount point see problem reference [2]

Resolution found with 5.25 to 3.5 inch adapters; solid states came with a 2.5 to 3.5 inch adapter; nested drives and mounted successfully within the case

Problems [1] cannot start necessary services in mysql or add a database

- researched into issue; didn’t find a definitive answer

- testing; did not resolve issue

[2] dell case does not have a drive cage to mount drives

- talked to Jason/ Colin about alternatives

Assistance/ Resources Jason Fisher, Colin Chamberlin

Stop Time 3:00

Week 4

Date February 3 rd , 2010


Task Router Configuration

Description/ Info Obtained a router after progress meeting to alleviate the need for static IP’s

Configured as JDBCAPSTONE: o 10.163.101.254; 255.255.255.0

RAID configuration of SSD

Enter system setup ‘F2’

Enter CMOS features

Change from AHCI to RAID

Boot

Enter setup ‘F2’

Enter RAID utility ‘Cntrl-I’

RAID set info:

JDBCAPRAID

Set size 150 GB

Contains 3 disks

Reinstallation of Ubuntu 9.10

Host OS: JDBCAP

Primary 10GB

VMIMAGES: 50 GB

10 GB swap on SATA drive

See problem reference [1]

Attempted fix of installation

Creation of a RAID 1 set for OS and RAID 0 for the VMIMAGES partition; see problem reference [2]

Resolution of the installation

Created a RAID 0 grouping with 2 disks to provide performance for

VMIMAGES

Left the 3 rd drive blank to install the host OS successfully

Modifying router config due to connectivity issues. See problem reference [3]

Configured new router:

192.168.0.254; 255.255.255.0

Problems [1] Installation of Ubuntu will not install grub boot loader on the raid set;

12:00 PM

[2] Simultaneous allocation of physical disks into to RAID sets with 1 and 0 applying respectively to the two disk groupings is not possible with the current integrated RAID controller. 12:30 PM

[3] Router keeps dropping network connection affecting vm operation and configuration.

- tested connectivity at Jason’s request;

- ping was successful to gateway, server, external address however on a continuous ping network was unreachable after a few minutes



Week 5

Date February 9 th 2010


Task Database Server Configuration

Description/ Info Problem with database server is still unresolved; assuming configuration issue with sql server; see problem reference [1]

Recreated the VM with all previous settings

Problems [1] Cannot resolve issue with database server. Have decided to recreate VM;


12:30 PM


Week 5



Task Continued server configuration and testing

Description/ Info Re-testing of database and web server connectivity and communication

See problem reference [1]

Discussed issues with Dale/ Jamie/ Jason/ Colin 2:30 PM

Second occurrence of a vmserver failure to date raises concern for the stability of the application as a virtualization platform for our project

Researching alternatives

Problems [1] Cannot connect to vmserver web interface 1:15 PM

- attempted to restart all vmserver services, communication issues have continued

- attempted to reconfigure vmserver

- due to initial installation procedure due to incompatibility with host

OS reconfiguration/ un-installation programs fail to remove vmserver

Assistance/ Resources Jamie Scales, Dale Baziw, Jason Fisher, Colin Chamberlin


Week 6



Task Rebuilding Server VM’s

Description/ Info As a result of platform change databases must be recreated. Jamie has previously created a blank Ubuntu 9.10 VM to work with. The machine has

been copied twice leaving the original as a template clean system.

Database Server Recreation

Settings will be the same as previously stated during the database recreations outlined in previous journal entries

12:02: static configuration of IP’s o Statically configured IP’s o 192.168.0.3: database o 192.168.0.2: openfiler o 192.168.0.1: JDBCAPHOST o 192.168.0.4: web server o 192.168.0.254: gateway

12:20 PM Assisted by Dale: install ssh client for file transfers o Connection to server: sftp port 22 o Credentials: user: root pass: P@ssw0rd

12:40 PM; mysql installation see journal entry January 20 th 2010 o Apt-get install Mysql-server

1:00 PM; mysql importing a sample database for testing o See problem section reference [1]

2:00 PM; importing database o Command: mysql –u mysql –p < /playground/final.sql o Login to mysql to test import success o Show databases; o Use [database/finalproject]; o Show tables; o Successfully imported database

Problems [1] 1:15; issues importing database, researching into issue. Resolution: incorrect syntax for mysql import command due to referencing a non-existent database. Assisted by Dale

Assistance/ Resources Dale


Week 7

Date March 2 nd 2010


Task Server communications

Description/ Info Researching php5 mysql integration see problem section reference 1

1:00 PM; Added some libraries and extensions.

1:10 PM; build a simple php page which attempts a connection to the database.

1:15 PM; accessing php test page from the webserver. See problem section reference 2

1:30; No Luck with server communications. Dale Baziw is continuing library/extension research.

Problems [1] 12:00 PM; problem with php communication to an external database.

Resolution: php does not come compiled with mysql support. This support can be added to php5 through the use of extensions and libraries. Assisted by


Stop Time

Dale Baziw

[2] Connection still fails. Resolution: checked syntax of mysql_connect function. Syntax is correct. May still be a library issue. Assisted by Dale

Week 7

Date March 3 rd 2010


Task Server Communications continued

Description/ Info Attempting to recompile php5 with mysql support from source o Downloading source code from php website o Decompressing php5-5.2.13.tar.gz o Execute mysql ./configure –with-mysql=mysqlnd \ --withmysqli=mysqlnd \ --with-pdo-mysql=mysqlnd \ o Command fails. See problem section reference [1]

Apt-get install gcc

2:15 PM; running mysql configuration command (previously mentioned) o Problem section reference [2]

2:45 PM; attempting creation of symbolic link to older library o Ln –s /usr/lib/libxm.so.3 /usr/lib/libxm.so.4 o Running mysql configuration command o See problem section reference [3]

Problems [1] 2:10 PM; configuration error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH.

Resolution: install gcc compiler

[2] 2:15 PM; configuration error: xm12-config not found check libxm12 installation. Resolution: apt-get install libmotif3. Result: Unsuccessfull.

Problem Solution: create a symbolic link to “trick” the program into using an older version of libxm

[3] 2: 47 PM; compile still fails on the same dependency. Solution: No solution found for Ubuntu...



Week 7

Date March 5 th 2010


Task Server Communications

Description/ Info Dale Baziw has successfully imported extensions/libraries to a blank VM. Test of the webserver to database server communications are promising.

Modifying hostname to match old webserver o run /bin/hostname [hostname/JDBCAPWEB] o edit /etc/hosts to reflect JDBCAPWEB as hostname

12:05 PM; setting static IP address

o Iface eth0 inet static o Address: 192.168.0.4 o Netmask: 255.255.255.0 o Network: 192.168.0.0 o Broadcast: 192.168.0.255 o Gateway: 192.168.0.254

12:08 PM; Testing server communications o Ran php test page o See problem section reference [1]

Problems [1] 12:10 PM; issue with the usage of mysqli_connect function. Solution: modify all instances of function call to mysql_connect.



Week 8

Date March 10 th 2010


Task Scripting

Description/ Info Helping Jamie with scripting

Script must query the mp3 tag info and output information to a CSV

(Comma Separated Values) file for import into the database

Problem: see problem reference [1]; 2:45 PM

Script must be automated, no running from the directory, therefore absolute paths must be given

Using a recursive structuring a set of nested loops will be used in conjunction with 3 arrays to store the artists, albums, and songs

Use of mp3info command (see Jamie Scales Journal)

Problems [1] changing directories causes over complicated coding structure... solution: use absolute paths

Assistance/ Resources Jamie Scales


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