Scientific Linux Fermi 5.5 x86_64 June 18, 2010 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please send bug reports to dawson@fnal.gov,csieh@fnal.gov Items marked with a "*" have changed since SLF 5.4 . Please read the Release Notes for Scientific Linux. It is located at SL.releasenote Also read the Upstream Vendor release notes . They are located in Upstream.vendor.releasenote All of the info in the SL.releasenote is valid unless this document states otherwise. This document only contains info that is specific to the Fermi site. Any reference to SL.releasenote is done to emphasis that it contains important information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is based on the rebuilding of RPMS out of SRPMS's that form Scientific Linux. Please read this entire document before installing. Table of contents INSTALLATION INFO ADDED compared to Scientific Linux 5.5 UPDATED compared to Scientific Linux 5.5 Installer modifications /contrib /docs /notsupported MISC Notes HARDWARE SPECIFIC ISSUES SOFTWARE ISSUES/BUGS SUPPORT INFO vendor ERRATA Each has a "---" line above and below it. _____________________________________________________________________________ INSTALLATION INFO _____________________________________________________________________________ Installation Locations Via NETWORK: nfs: linux.fnal.gov:/export/linux/slf55/x86_64/ ftp: linux.fnal.gov /linux/slf55/x86_64 http: linux1.fnal.gov /linux/slf55/x86_64 And our easy to remember location ftp://linux.fnal.gov/downloads/slf55/ Default is http, ftp is very very slow. network install with floppy There is no floppy install as the kernel is too big to fit on a floppy. network install with cdrom There is a boot.iso which is small iso image which includes all the drivers. After download you can use cdrecord to create a cdr with this image on it. ftp://linux.fnal.gov/download/slf55/network.install.x86_64/boot.iso There is a DVD image Download and then burn the dvd iso image from ftp://linux.fnal.gov/download/slf55/dvd.install.x86_64/ There cd images Download and then burn the cd iso image from ftp://linux.fnal.gov/download/slf55/cd.install.x86_64/ Installing a Xen Paravirtualized Guest When installing a Xen Paravirtualized Guest, the location is http://linux1.fnal.gov/linux/slf55/x86_64/sites/Fermi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDED compared to Scientific Linux 55 x86_64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fermi-release Fermi-release-notes * Fermi-release-5.5-1.x86_64.rpm * Fermi-release-notes-5.5-1.noarch.rpm Made change so that /etc/redhat-release, /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net show Scientific Linux Fermi instead of just Scientific Linux. Clam Anti Virus Clam Anti-Virus. Obtained from the DAG repository and rebuilt from src.rpm. http://www.clamav.net perl packages were added so that clamtk would work clamav-0.94.2-1.rf.x86_64.rpm clamav-db-0.94.2-1.rf.x86_64.rpm clamav-devel-0.94.2-1.rf.x86_64.rpm clamav-milter-0.94.2-1.rf.x86_64.rpm clamd-0.94.2-1.rf.x86_64.rpm clamtk-3.09-1.rf.x86_64.rpm perl-Config-Tiny-2.12-1.rf.noarch.rpm perl-ExtUtils-Depends-0.301-1.rf.noarch.rpm perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig-1.11-1.rf.noarch.rpm perl-File-Find-Rule-0.30-1.rf.noarch.rpm perl-gettext-1.05-1.rf.x86_64.rpm perl-Glib-1.200-1.rf.x86_64.rpm perl-Gtk2-1.183-1.rf.x86_64.rpm perl-Number-Compare-0.01-1.2.rf.noarch.rpm perl-Text-Glob-0.08-1.rf.noarch.rpm *drbd * DRBD mirrors a block device over the network to another machine. * Think of it as networked raid 1. It is a building block for * setting up high availability (HA) clusters. * * drbd-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-bash-completion-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-heartbeat-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-pacemaker-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-udev-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-utils-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * drbd-xen-8.3.7-3.sl.x86_64.rpm * kernel-module-drbd-2.6.18-194.3.1.el5-8.3.7-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm * kernel-module-drbd-2.6.18-194.3.1.el5xen-8.3.7-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm flpr Installed by default. This does NOT require ups/upd. The flpr binary will reside in /usr/local/bin/ flpr-2.4-4f.9x.i386.rpm *heartbeat * heartbeat is a basic high-availability subsystem for Linux-HA. * It will run scripts at initialization, and when machines go up or down. * This version will also perform IP address takeover using gratuitous ARPs. * It supports "n-node" clusters with significant capabilities for managing * resources and dependencies. * * heartbeat-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * heartbeat-devel-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * heartbeat-gui-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * heartbeat-ldirectord-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * heartbeat-pils-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * heartbeat-stonith-2.1.4-9.el5.x86_64.rpm * libnet-1.1.4-3.el5.x86_64.rpm * libnet-devel-1.1.4-3.el5.x86_64.rpm Kerberos For SLF 5, we no longer need Fermi's kerberos. We have updated the kx509 and get-cert to be able to use the newer certificate servers krb5-fermi-addons-1.0-2.i386.rpm krb5-fermi-base-1.0-1.noarch.rpm krb5-fermi-config-2.13-1.noarch.rpm krb5-fermi-getcert-1.0-5.i386.rpm krb5-fermi-krb5.conf-2.13-1.noarch.rpm OpenAFS See SL.releasenote Here is the procedure for installing openafs, using yum yum install openafs-client kernel-module-openafs-`uname -r` yum install openafs-krb5 openafs-thiscell openafs-thiscell-FNAL now changes CellAlias so that /afs/fnal is really /afs/fnal.gov openafs-thiscell-FNAL-6.noarch.rpm qmx-2.2-2.x86_64.rpm QMX Software/Hardware Inventory licensed product from Quest Software. For use on Desktop/Laptop systems only. Not installed by default redhat-logos-1.1.25-1.LTS.6.noarch.rpm This version of redhat-logo's has all of the generic changes that were made with Scientific Linux as well as changes to make it look like SLF. redhat-logos-4.9.16-1.SLF.4.noarch.rpm rrdtool Round Robin Database Tool to store and display time-series data rrdtool-1.3.9-2.sl5.i386.rpm rrdtool-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-devel-1.3.9-2.sl5.i386.rpm rrdtool-devel-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-perl-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-python-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-ruby-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm rrdtool-tcl-1.3.9-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm SLIP Scientific Linux Inventory Project client ocsinventory-client-0.9.9-10.noarch.rpm upsupdbootstrap Not installed by default. Links from /usr/local/bin are NOT made anymore. upsupdbootstrap-5.0-0.i386.rpm upsupdbootstrap-fnal-5.0-0.i386.rpm conflicts with upsupdbootstrap-local Installs ups/upd to /fnal/ups upsupdbootstrap-local-5.0-0.i386.rpm conflicts with upsupdbootstrap-fnal Installs ups/upd to /local/ups yum-conf Modified to give Fermi's rpm's a priority, as well as point to Fermi's linux distribution servers instead of scientific linux's. * yum-conf-55-1.SLF.noarch.rpm yum-conf-5x Will keep you at 5x which is the current stable 5x release. So when we release the next 5 release yum will automatically yum install it except for the kernel. yum-conf-5x-2-4.SLF.noarch.rpm yum install yum-conf-5x *yum-conf-fermi-internal * * Adds the fermi-internal yum repository * * yum-conf-fermi-internal-5-1.noarch.rpm yum-autoupdate-1-1.SLF.noarch.rpm yum-autoupdate has the nightly yum cron job in it. The nightly cron job has been modified to check the add-ons directory. zz_auto_update_kernel-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Remove the exclude of the kernel from the nightly autoyum thus allowing the kernel to be upgraded via the nightly yum. Note that this does not check if you have custom kernel modules or a custom kernel installed. You have to ensure that this will work in your environment. You will have to reboot after the kernel is upgraded. The rpm does NOT reboot the system. Watch root email for notification of all nightly auto yum updates. zz_dhcp_resolv-3.0.5-1.noarch.rpm This rpm fixes that so that when your network starts, as it checks your resolv.conf, if you have dhcp.fnal.gov, but not fnal.gov it will put it in, so that you will have "search fnal.gov dhcp.fnal.gov" in your /etc/resolv.conf file. Does not work with NetworkManager *zz_disable_avahi-1.0-0.5.noarch.rpm * * This will turn off and disable the avahi daemons zz_lang_collate-1.0-4.noarch.rpm Changes LANG so that sorting is done the same as 6.1 and earlier. (ABCabc instead of AaBbCc). Can speed up programs that sort. zz_local_dns_cache-1.0-3.noarch.rpm This rpm will change your machine to use a local dns cache before looking for the standard dns servers zz_logwatch_df-1.1-2.noarch.rpm By default logwatch does a df -h when looking at disk usage. This can be unwanted if you have alot of NFS mounted disks. This rpm changes that command to be df -lP -h, which looks at local disks only, and the output is in the POSIX output format. *zz_ntp_configure-4.2.0-9.noarch.rpm Configure ntp for Fermi site network. Startup script now pokes hole in the firewall for itself One can manually change the script by editing the file /etc/sysconfig/ntpd.fermi zz_pine_user_domain-1.0-2.noarch.rpm By default when a user sends mail from pine their email address is myname@mycomputer.fnal.gov. This rpm changes it so that the default is myname@fnal.gov by modifying the /etc/pine.conf config file. zz_qmx_collection_scripts-1.0-2.noarch.rpm Scripts to collect baseline compliance data that will be sent to SMS via QMX. Only for use on Desktops and laptops. Not installed by default. zz_screenlock_kde Enables screen lock with "blanking" screen saver so power saving monitors will go into sleep mode. Ensures that the Timeout value is 15 minutes or less. Preserves existing values if they are less than required minimum value. Installed by default if KDE is installed. zz_sendmail_fermi_gateway-2.0-1.noarch.rpm This rpm is designed to send outbound sendmail e-mail through the fermilab e-mail gateway(smtp.fnal.gov). zz_tcp_wrappers_change-3.0-3.noarch.rpm Disable all offsite access to common network services. Also puts in the "DOE required login banners". If it determines that you have already modified /etc/hosts.allow or host.deny it leaves them alone. Change to add perl to requires as %post uses perl zz_tex_tweaks-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Changes the default paper size to 8.5 x 11 vs A3 zz_use_clogger-1.0-1.noarch.rpm Change /etc/syslog.conf to log to clogger.fnal.gov --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATED compared to Scientific Linux 55 x86_64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenSSH This is the openssh from S.L. 5.x with some patches and modifications. The client does kerberos with both fermi's old openssh(old gssapi), as well as generic new openssh's(new gssapi) The server only does the kerberos with the newer versions of openssh It does 'kerberos only' by default It does not do cryptocard. openssh-server is not installed by default. added Mark Mengel's GSS_HOSTNAME patch openssh-4.3p2-42.slf5.x86_64.rpm openssh-askpass-4.3p2-42.slf5.x86_64.rpm openssh-clients-4.3p2-42.slf5.x86_64.rpm openssh-server-4.3p2-42.slf5.x86_64.rpm Added GSS_HOSTNAME feature pam_krb5 This is a modified version of the pam_krb5 that comes with SL5. This pam module has the ability to do cryptocard authentication. pam_krb5-2.2.11-6.slf5.i386.rpm pam_krb5-2.2.11-6.slf5.x86_64.rpm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installer modifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anaconda (installer) Changes to "defaults" from vendor installer. Firewall is on by default. The zz_ntp_configure-4.2.0-6 rpm pokes a hole for inbound ntp. US/Central is default timezone. vendor default was New York. Kerberos is on by default with a realm of FNAL.GOV . vendor default was off. Default install is via http. If one wishes to use nfs then type nfs at the isolinux prompt. If one wshes to use ftp then type ftp at the isolinux prompt. Support for "sites" was added. Support for workgroups was added Workgroup maintainers can now check their workgroups in an out of cvs Fixed the kernel-module bug that was in SLF 5.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /contrib/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The packages in this section have been contributed by various people. They are presented AS IS and there is no guarantee of them working. These packages are NOT supported by us. They will only get security updates if the contributor provides them. If you have questions about them then ask the contributor. To use with yum: For one time only (prefered method) yum --enablerepo=Fermi-contrib install To enable for all yum updates/install (including autoyum) edit the file /etc/yum.repos.d/fermi-contrib.repo and change the line enabled=0 to enabled=1 See README's in the RPMS/ directorys for specific package info. /sites/Fermi/contrib/RPMS/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNOWN LIMITATIONS/BUGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The estimated time to install is not even close. After you have picked a workgroup on the workgroup selection page and moved to the next , you cannot go back to that page. The installer will die. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISC NOTES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you select "linux text" or you might want to type "linux text noipv6" because the install trys to do ipv6 and since there is no support at FNAL for ipv6 it takes a long time to timeout kickstart users might want to add the "noipv6" option to their ks.cfg file --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT INFO --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fermi site users should start with the "Fermi" specific support areas and use the Scientific Linux next. Scientific Linux Fermi web pages https://fermilinux.fnal.gov/ Fermi Linux Community support mailing list linux-users@fnal.gov Which is archived at http://listserv.fnal.gov/archives/linux-users.html Scientific Linux web page http://www.scientificlinux.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITY ERRATA included which was released after SL 5.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------