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== Once Migration is Over -- Machines and Brief Descriptions ==
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This is the hub for the CS sysadmins on the wiki.
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= Overview =
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[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1XaULz5IxXV_BZQjrko3QJ8wV5aXsSTYcSWxxT49OyZk/edit If you're visually inclined, we have a colorful and easy-to-edit map of our servers here!]
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| style="height:115px; width:150px; background-color:#E77471; border-left:solid 5px #E77471; border-bottom:solid 5px #E77471; border-right:solid 5px #E77471;" | Mailman <br> Mail Stack <br> Apache <br> Postgres <br> MySQL <br> Wiki
 
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== Server room ==
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Our servers are in Noyes, the science building that predates the CST. For general information about the server room and how to use it, check out [[Sysadmin:Server Room|this page]].
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Columns: machine name, IPs, type (virtual, metal), purpose, dies, cores, RAM
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== Systems Administration Documentation ==
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== Compute Resources ==
  
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[https://wiki.cs.earlham.edu/index.php/Sysadmin:Computer_Resources Machines and VMs related information here!]
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=== Works in Progress ===
 
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* [[Sysadmin:todo13|To do before Fall 13 starts]]
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== Network ==
* [[Sysadmin:handbook|Handbook (WIP)]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Temporary Page | Temporary Page for Wiki Adjustment]]
 
* [[Sysadmin: Upgrading FreeBSD | Upgrading FreeBSD]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Fail2Ban on FreeBSD | Fail2Ban on FreeBSD]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Running Nessus | Running Nessus]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:SrvcCheck|Things to check when things go down]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:AaronsHowTo| Aaron's How-To Pages]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Sonresources| Son's "Cook" Pages]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Setting up Lovelace Lab Machines | Setting up Lovelace Lab Machines]]
 
  
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We have two network fabrics linking the machines together. There are three subdomains.
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=== 10 Gb ===
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=== Admin Tasks ===
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We have 10Gb fabric to mount files over NFS. Machines with 10Gb support have an IP address in the class C range 10.10.10.0/24 and we want to add DNS to these addresses.
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* [[Sysadmin:NEWUser Management|NEW User Management]]
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=== 1 Gb (cluster, cs) ===
* [[Sysadmin: NEWcupssetup|NEW CUPS/Printer Adiministration]]
 
* [[Sysadmin: NEWAddComputer|NEW Add a computer]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:NEWStart/Shutdown|NEW Shutdown/Start]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:NEWMailman|NEW Mailman]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:NEWNagios|NEW Nagios]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Backup|Backup]] (needs to be updated after new setup)
 
* [[Sysadmin:Contacting all users|Contacting all users]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:New Sysadmins|Welcoming a new sysadmin to the fold]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:RT Ticketing|RT Ticketing]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:AddComputer|Add a computer]]
 
  
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We have two class C subnets on the 1Gb fabric: 159.28.22.0/24 (CS) and 159.28.23.0/24 (cluster). This means we have double the IP addresses on the 1Gb fabric that we have on the 10Gb fabric.
  
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Any user accessing *.cluster.earlham.edu and *.cs.earlham.edu is making calls on a 1Gb network.
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=== Services ===
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=== Intra-cluster fabrics ===
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* [[Sysadmin:Services:Apache2|Apache2]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:Databases|Databases]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:DNS and DHCP|NEW DNS and DHCP]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:Email|Email]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:LVM|LVM]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:User Management|User Management]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:positron|NFS]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:Printers|Printers]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:services:Sage|Sage]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:SystemImager|System Imager]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:TracSVN|Trac + svn]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:Virtualization | Virtualization]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:ZFS | ZFS]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Services:XenServerSetup | NEW New Xen Server]]
 
  
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The layout cluster has an Infiniband infrastructure. Wachowski has only a 1Gb infrastructure.
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=== Servers ===
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== Power ==
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* [[Sysadmin:PhysicalServers | Physical Servers]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:VirtualServersAndJails | Virtual Servers and Jails]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:SvcChart|Service Chart]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Monitoring|Monitoring]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Quark | Quark]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Forty-Two | Forty-two]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Lovelace | Lovelace]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Proto | Proto]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:RetiredServers | Retired Servers]]
 
  
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We have a backup power supply, with batteries last upgraded in 2019 (?). We’ve had a few outages since then and power has held up well.
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== HVAC ==
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=== ACL Workstations ===
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HVAC systems are static and are largely managed by Facilities.
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* [[Sysadmin:ACL:Installation|ACL Installation procedure]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:AclImage|ACL Package Information]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Acl Locations|ACL Locations]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Software for Chemistry ACLs|Software for Chemistry ACLs]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ACL:UpProp|Proposed ACL Update policy]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ACL:ACLParallelCommands|NEW Run Command on all ACLS]]
 
  
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[[Topology|See full topology diagrams here.]]
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=== Networking ===
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[[Sysadmin:Layers of abstraction for filesystems|A word about what's happening between files and the drives they live on.]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Networking:NetworkLayout|Network Layout (as of 08/2006)]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:D224 cable plant|D224 cable plant]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:Fiber plans|Fiber plans]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:Switches|Switches]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:Rack notes|Rack notes]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:Public|Public Network]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:NetworkTopo|Old Network Topo Figures]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:NetworkDiagram|Network layout (May 2007)]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Networking:Alternate Network Path|Alt Network path]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:UPS Setup]]
 
  
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= New sysadmins =
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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These pages will be helpful for you if you're just starting in the group:
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* [[SysadminContactInfo|Contact Information]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:PhoneNumbers|Phone Numbers]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:WebSites|Web Sites]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:AuthenticationInfo|Authentication Information]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:PowerFailure|Power Failure]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:UPS|UPS]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:SSLcerts|Generating SSL Certificates]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Power draws|Power draws]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:ImportantInfo:SunHardware|Working with Sun Hardware]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Passwords]]
 
* Patching
 
** [[LinuxKernelPatching|Linux Kernel Patching]]
 
** [[FreeBSDKernelPatching|FreeBSD Kernel Patching]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:SerialConsoleCableEnds|Cable Ends]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:VirtualizationComparison|NEW Virtualization Comparison]]
 
  
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* [[Sysadmin:New Sysadmins | Welcoming a new sysadmin ]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Troubleshooting|General troubleshooting tips for admins]]
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* [[Sandbox Notes|Sandbox Notes]]
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* [[Password managers]]
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* [[Server safety]]
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* [https://code.cs.earlham.edu/sysadmin/ticket-tracker Ticket tracking for current projects]
  
== Admins pages ==
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Note: you'll need to log in with wiki credentials to see most Sysadmin pages.
* [[Sysadmin:Vitalli|Vitalli]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:James|James]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Bret|Bret]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Eamon|Eamon]]
 
* [[Sysadmin:Wislon|Wilson]]
 
  
== Sysadmin Responsibilities ==
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= Additional information =
This is the basic list of tasks that Earlham CS system administrators are in charge of.
 
  
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These pages contain a lot of the most important information about our systems and how we operate.
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! Responsibilities !! Wilson !! Eamon !! Vitalii !! James !! Bret
 
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| Install software on Debian (ACL) || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
|-
 
| Install software on FreeBSD (servers) || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
|-
 
| Being able to edit wiki || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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|Virtual Machine || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Make a CS user account || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>  || || ||
 
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| Change users CS password || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>  || || ||
 
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| Add DNS & DHCP entry || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>  || || ||
 
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| Make a CS wiki account || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Add people to different groups (ldap) || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>  || || ||
 
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| Modification and maintenance of Nagios || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| DD a new ACL image || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Set up a new ACL || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Shut down / start up of the entire machine room || ||  || || ||
 
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| Creating and configuring mailing lists (electron) || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Admin list moderating || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  || || ||
 
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| Backups and restore (bacula) || ||  || || ||
 
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| Create and configure jails  || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || || ||
 
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| VMware ||  || || || ||
 
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== Sysadmin basic Training ==
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===Handy Tools===
This is the list of skills that our System Administrators are trained during their orientation.  
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* [http://monitor.cluster.earlham.edu:8088/packages Porter's Package Explorer]
  
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===Technical docs===
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! Training Sections !! Wilson !! Eamon !! Vitalii !! James !! Bret
 
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| Wiki Editing || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Installing operating systems (Debian and FreeBSD), including single-user mode || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| Installing packages || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
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| *nix Filesystem layout || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div>
 
|-
 
| Command line tools including I/O redirections and pipes ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| TCP,  UDP and ICMP packets, including 3-way handshake || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| Ports ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| DNS || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| DHCP  || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| Network debugging tools (tcpdump, ping, traceroute, netstat) || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| Simple shell scripting || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> ||  <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || ||
 
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| Jails || <div style="text-align: center;"> [[File:StarIconBronze.png|20px]] </div> || || || ||
 
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== Sysadmin 2014 to do list: ==
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* [https://code.cs.earlham.edu/sysadmin/ticket-tracker Ticket tracking for current projects]
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* [[Server safety]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Backup|Backup]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Monitoring | Monitoring ]]
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* [[Sysadmin:SSH|SSH info relevant to admins]]
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* [[Sysadmin:User Management | User Management]] and [[Sysadmin:LDAP|LDAP]] generally
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* [[Sysadmin:Jupyterhub Notebook Server|Jupyterhub]] and [[Nbgrader notes|NBGrader]]
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* [[Sysadmin:MailStack|Email service]]
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* [[Sysadmin:XenDocs | Xen Server]]
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* [[Sysadmin:NFS|Network File System (NFS)]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Web Servers|Web Servers and Websites]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Services:Databases|Databases]]
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* [[Sysadmin:DNS & DHCP|DNS and DHCP]]
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* [[Sysadmin:AWS|AWS]]
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* [[Bash_start_up_script|Bash startup scripts]]
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* [[Sysadmin:VirtualBox | VirtualBox]]
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* [[X Applications]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Services:ClusterOverview|Cluster Overview]] and [[Sysadmin:Ccg-admin|additional details]]
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* [[Sysadmin:Firewall|Firewall]] running on babbage.cs.e.e
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* [[Sysadmin:Setting_up_Lovelace_Lab_Machines|Setting up Lab Machines]]
  
* gnuplot-x11 & gnuplot-doc on all ACL machines (JR)
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===Common tasks===
* svn & cvs & documentations on tauon (JR)
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* [[Sysadmin:Recurring Tasks | Recurring tasks - e.g. software updates, hardware replacements]]
* () Spam Filter (CP, JR)
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* [[Sysadmin:Contacting all users|Contacting all users]]
* (?) On ACLs login disappears after pressing cancel (Reported JR)
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* [[Reset password]]
* ACL screensaver, leave only lightweight? (JR)
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* [[Sysadmin:Software installation | Software installation]]
* (I) check hydra with Charlie
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* [[Modules | Installing software under modules ]]
* Removing mailman form quark <br />
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* [[Sysadmin:AddComputer|Add a computer to CS or cluster domains]]
* Mailman Heather (not all of them accepted the changes electron to cs.earlham.edu) <br />
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* [[Senior projects|Supporting senior projects]]
* (W) Script for changing users password  
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* [[ShutdownProcedure|How to do a planned shutdown and reboot of the system]]
* (W) Script for changing and adding groups
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** [[Sysadmin:TestingServices | Testing services]] (after a reboot, upgrade, change in the phase of the moon, etc.)
* (W) Brushing the add a user script
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* [[Sysadmin:Upgrading SSL Certificate | Upgrading SSL Certificates ]]
* (W) Check machines chooser can choose from
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* [[Sysadmin:Launch at startup|Launch a process at startup]]
* (E) Script that will send an e-mail to all people
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* [[Sysadmin:Psql-setup | setup psql for cs430 students]]
* (E) Improve nagios settings
 
* (W) Can we change Kristin Muterspaw CS username (from kmmuter11 to buzzlightyear)  <br />
 
 
 
** What is on quark svn, cvs, cs.earlham.edu <br />
 
 
 
**Done
 
* Wireshark should be run only be 410 students (Reported JR) (Fixed)
 
* Re-imaging ENI machine (ACL21) <br />
 
* () DNS troubles (Reported CP)
 
* (I) fab lab list (HL)
 
* (I) Hassan, SSH Trouble to Electron (Hassan, JR)
 
 
 
'''Documentation:'''
 
 
 
Wilson:
 
* DNS & DHCP (done)
 
* Sage (done)
 
* Add User (done)
 
* Password change (done)
 
* Firewall
 
* Add/change group (done)
 
 
 
Eamon:
 
* Cups
 
* PSCP
 
* PSSH (done)
 
 
 
Ivan
 
* Cloning ACL box
 
 
 
=== Old ===
 
 
 
Important Notes:
 
* '''''ALL of the admin '''''  '''CVS/SVN stuff has been centralized to trac.cs.earlham.edu/admin'''. You'll need to create a username/password for yourself by running (from quark):
 
:<code>htpasswd /usr/local/trac/adminontrac.htpasswd <username></code>
 
* To check out the repository, run (from quark):
 
:<code>svn checkout file:///clients/users/svn/admin</code>
 
* [[Sysadmin:IRC|Chatting on IRC]]
 
  
'''Curent Sysadmins 2013:'''
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===Group and institution information===
{| class="wikitable"
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* [[Sysadmin:CS-ITS Interoperability|Working with ITS]]
|-
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* [[Sysadmin:Recurring spending | Recurring spending ]]
! SysAdmin Name !! Year !! Working time !! Progress notes
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* [[Sysadmin:SlackAndGitLab | Slack and GitLab integration]]
|-
 
| Wilson || SO || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Demise || SR || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Craig || FR || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Zane || SO || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Jordan || SO || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Sonny || JU || 100% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Elena || SR || 40% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Kristin || JU || 40% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Aaron || SR || 20% || link to notes
 
|-
 
| Michael || SR || 0% || link to notes
 
|}
 

Latest revision as of 09:32, 20 March 2024

This is the hub for the CS sysadmins on the wiki.

Overview

If you're visually inclined, we have a colorful and easy-to-edit map of our servers here!

Server room

Our servers are in Noyes, the science building that predates the CST. For general information about the server room and how to use it, check out this page.

Columns: machine name, IPs, type (virtual, metal), purpose, dies, cores, RAM

Compute Resources

Machines and VMs related information here!

Network

We have two network fabrics linking the machines together. There are three subdomains.

10 Gb

We have 10Gb fabric to mount files over NFS. Machines with 10Gb support have an IP address in the class C range 10.10.10.0/24 and we want to add DNS to these addresses.

1 Gb (cluster, cs)

We have two class C subnets on the 1Gb fabric: 159.28.22.0/24 (CS) and 159.28.23.0/24 (cluster). This means we have double the IP addresses on the 1Gb fabric that we have on the 10Gb fabric.

Any user accessing *.cluster.earlham.edu and *.cs.earlham.edu is making calls on a 1Gb network.

Intra-cluster fabrics

The layout cluster has an Infiniband infrastructure. Wachowski has only a 1Gb infrastructure.

Power

We have a backup power supply, with batteries last upgraded in 2019 (?). We’ve had a few outages since then and power has held up well.

HVAC

HVAC systems are static and are largely managed by Facilities.

See full topology diagrams here.

A word about what's happening between files and the drives they live on.

New sysadmins

These pages will be helpful for you if you're just starting in the group:

Note: you'll need to log in with wiki credentials to see most Sysadmin pages.

Additional information

These pages contain a lot of the most important information about our systems and how we operate.

Handy Tools

Technical docs

Common tasks

Group and institution information