HowTo Setup AlphaCom NetworkDisk
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The following services is supported on NetworkDisk:
- Extended Aphache/PHP/Mysql support
- Mysql Database storage
- Log storage
Contents
The only requirement for the sharing device is that it supports the SAMBA/CIFS protocol, and it has sufficient disk space.
On the sharing device tree separate shares needs to be setup:
| Share Name | Description |
|---|---|
| local | The AlphaCom Extended Application packages. Mounted locally on /usr/local/ |
| mysql | Storage space for the AlphaCom MySQL databases. Mounted locally on /var/mysql/ |
| log | Storage space for AlphaCom system log. Mouned locally on /var/log/ |
Default:
user = ace passswd = alphacom
If other user/passwd is to be used the mounting scripts described below needs to be updated.
Required tools for setting up AlphaCom NetworkDisk
The setup procedure requires some manual steps using a ssh terminal and sftp file transfer.
Recommended tools to use:
SSH terminal: PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) sftp client: WinSCP (http://winscp.net/eng/index.php)
Netdisk Configuration file
The IP address for the sharing device, and share user information is stored in simple confoguration file (shell variables):
The configuration file for an unprepared system is:
/opt/amc/config/netdiskconfig_prepare.sh
When the netdisk prepare routines are finished the file will be renamed to
/opt/amc/config/netdiskconfig.sh
When the netdiskconfig.sh file is present, the AlphCom init scripts will try to run the Netdisk Applications at start-up time.
Open a SSH terminal to the AlphaCom target and su to root (use "su -"):
-bash-3.1$ su -
Password: {root password}
The script /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh is used to prepare the mount partitions for AlphaCom Extended Application support.
First the the disks has to be mounted on the AlphaCom, command and typical output:
-bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh mount
------------------- START -------------------------------
Trying to mount netdisk shares
Disk sucsessfully mounted on /mnt/local
Disk sucsessfully mounted on /mnt/log
Disk sucsessfully mounted on /mnt/mysql
---------------------------------------------------------
Free space on shares:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
//10.5.2.165/alphalog
465G 178M 465G 1% /mnt/log
//10.5.2.165/alphalocal
465G 178M 465G 1% /mnt/local
//10.5.2.165/alphadb 465G 178M 465G 1% /mnt/mysql
---------------------------------------------------------
Used Space on shares:
AlphaCom Extended Applications : 0 /mnt/local
AlphaCom MySQL Database : 0 /mnt/mysql
AlphaCom NetDisk logging : 0 /mnt/log
---------------------------------------------------------
Testing for a valid Extended Application share
!! No AlphaCom Extended Applications found !!
Use sftp to transfer and install a new packages to this mount
Testing for a valid alphacom MySQL DB (simple test)
!! No AlphaCom MySQL DB folder found !!
Use this script with option 'initdb' to create and initialiaze an empty DB
------------------- END ---------------------------------
The scripts give two warnings saying that no Extended Application package installed, and no MySQL database found. Continue with paragraphs below until you can mount without the warnings. You can use the script to unmount the shares (and mount again for testing). Tip: Use the linux mount command to get a list of the active mounts in the system.
-bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh umount
Installing AlphaCom Extended Application Package
Make sure the /mnt/local/ folder is empty. If necessary clean the folder. Be sure to be in right folder before issuing the command
-bash-3.1# rm -Rf
Use a sftp client to transfer the package (alpha_extended_apps_xx.tbz2) to the folder /mnt/local.
-bash-3.1# tar xjf alpha_extended_apps_xx.tbz2
Preparing the AlphaCom MySQL Database
This requires that AlphaCom Extended package is successfully installed.
The procedure will initialize a new empty database on the share. Then an alphacom database will be created by running the sql script /opt/amc/config/create_alphacom_db.sql. This sql script might be updated by installing a application package like billing, or if necessary edit it directly on the target.
Initialiaze the MySql Database:
-bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh initdb
------------------- START -------------------------------
Initialiazing AlphaCom MySQL DB - NB!! All Data will be lost !!
The AlphaCom Extended Applications need to be installed and mounted
---------------------------------------------------------
Cleaning MySQL mount: /mnt/mysql
---------------------------------------------------------
Running mysql_install_db
{.....MySQL output.....}
Database installed
---------------------------------------------------------
Starting the mysql daemon
MySql is staring... use option 'createdb' to create an empty alphacom db and user(s)
------------------- END ---------------------------------
Create the AlphaCom Database:
-bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh createdb ------------------- START ------------------------------- Creating AlphaCom Database DB 'alphacom' created --------------------------------------------------------- AlphaCom Database table listing (with user=alpha) Tables_in_alphacom directory ------------------- END ---------------------------------
This scripts runs the sql statements in /opt/amc/config/create_alphacom_db.sql and then lists the tables in the database 'alphacom'. TIP: The MySQL daemon is now running and by using the MySQL client tool you can examine and modify, created databases, users etc..
-bash-3.1# /mnt/local/mysql/bin/mysql
-bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh stopmysql -bash-3.1# /opt/amc/scripts/netdiskprepare.sh umount