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Deploying a perfSONAR Toolkit
Deploying a perfSONAR Toolkit
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perfsonar-node
Issue/Question
How do I deploy a perfSONAR toolkit?
How do I use ansible to deploy perfSONAR?
Environment
perfSONAR
CentOS
Resolution
ITS STAFF ONLY
Install Centos7 with a GUI
Setup
ansible.svc
as a root capable user with the password stored in RDM.
set the IP address, hostname, and DNS records as appropriate.
Create a DHCP reservation and DNS record for the new node.
Copy the public SSH key from usd-ansible.usd.edu for the ansible.svc user
On usd-ansible.usd.edu, add the hostname to
/home/ansible.svc/ansible-playbook-perfsonar/inventory/hosts
underneath [Toolkit]
Ensure that hostnames you do not want to push an update to are commented out typing a
#
in front of the hostname
Test ansible by typing
ansible all -m ping
Note:
A successfully ping will display text like: perfsonarX.usd.edu | SUCCESS
Navigate to
/home/ansible.svc/ansible-playbook-perfsonar
on usd-ansible.usd.edu
Type
ansible-playbook perfsonar.yml
Note:
It may need to be run several times before all services report "OK"
SSH to the deployed node
Gain root by typing sudo su
When prompted for a new user, hit enter, then, create the
ansible
user with the password listed in RDM.
Type
setenforce Permissive
Type
sed -i -e 's/^SELINUX=enforcing/SELINUX=permissive/' /etc/selinux/config
Reboot the machine
On the node, edit
/etc/httpd/conf.d/apache-toolkit_web_gui.conf
On a new line one line before the line that says
RedirectMatch ^/$ /toolkit/
, type
Redirect permanent / https://nodename.usd.edu
. Save the file.
Navigate to
/etc/pki/tls/private/
Type
openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout PRIVATEKEY.key -out YYYYMMDD.csr
Request the certificates using the
.csr
file
Copy the
certificate only file (PEM encoded)
and the
certificate Root/Intermediate(s) only (PEM encoded)
file to
/etc/pki/tls/certs
Edit
/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
file. Set the values for
SSLCertificateFile
,
SSLCertificateKeyFile
, and
SSLCertificateChainFile
Type
systemctl restart httpd
In a web browser, navigate to the node's hostname
Login using the
psadmin (Perfsonar Web Admin)
credentials in RDM
Click Configuration
Enter
University of South Dakota
in the Organization Name field.
Enter
server@usd.edu
in the Administrator email field.
Enter the city in which the node is located.
Select the state in which the node is located.
Enter in the ZIP/Postal code in which the node is located.
Fill in the Latitude/Longitude with approximate values from a Google Maps pin.
Set the node role and node access policy as appropriate
Agree to the privacy policy
Click Save
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Check out this article I found in the Coyote One Stop knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://td.usd.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=4893">https://td.usd.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=4893</a><br /><br />Deploying a perfSONAR Toolkit