[LON-CAPA-admin] Installing a machine for internal testing [was: Install error]

[Stefan Bisitz]

Hi Richard,

 > Thanks Stefan. Should the machine ID be the same as well then?

Yes, all the same except a different IP address and dns entry of course.


 > It sounds like I can just do an rsync over from the production server
 > as long as I set those the same. Very similar to the hardware upgrade
 > instructions from the website.

Yes, I agree: similar. However, hardwareupgrade.html ist meant for a 
single copy but you need a clone with regular (re-)synchronization.

Please check out a similar situation from the past:
http://mail.lon-capa.org/pipermail/lon-capa-admin/2011-June/002500.html

I assume you can adopt this for your case.

Stefan Bisitz


On 08.05.2014 19:33, Lucas, Richard wrote:
> Thanks Stefan. Should the machine ID be the same as well then? It sounds like I can just do an rsync over from the production server as long as I set those the same. Very similar to the hardware upgrade instructions from the website.
>
> Richard
>
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> Subject: [LON-CAPA-admin] Installing a machine for internal testing [was: Install error]
>
> Hi,
>
> Yes, to be able to clone/mirror your production server, use exactly the same domain name for your testing server. This is due to the internal path structure. Watch out for the same OS and architecture (32/64 bit).
>
> Make sure that nobody else than you can log in, e.g. by adjusting the login module and excluding this module from cloning.
>
> Others might want to add more details about this topic.
>
> Stefan Bisitz
>
>
> On 08.05.2014 17:11, Lucas, Richard wrote:
>> [...]
>> I have a couple other questions though. I am just installing a machine
>> for internal testing now. I am assuming I should choose stand-alone as
>   > the cluster option. Once I do that, does the domain name I use matter?
>   > Should I use the purdue domain that is in use in production or create  > a new one? I would like to clone the data from our production machine  > to this if possible after the installation.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
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