VM configuration¶
VM Configuration params¶
Suggested system configuration¶
| Test system | Prod (minimal config) | Prod (recommended config) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 CPU / core | 4 CPU / core | 4-8 CPU / core |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk | 20 GB | 20 GB | 20-40 GB |
Provided VM is configured this way:
- 1 CPU with 4 cores
- RAM: 4GB
- Disk space: 20GB
This configuration is enough for a minimal production environment.
Host info¶
Here a list of the information you are going to set up in your systems. You will need them when configuring the various applications.
- IP address: ___________________________
- Hostname: ___________________________
System users¶
| Username | Password | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| root | Set during OS installation | |
| tomcat | Refer to Create tomcat user | |
| ckan | — | No login. su -s /bin/bash - ckan |
| geosolutions | Admin user able to connect via SSH |
Note
root login via SSH is disabled, use geosolutions user to manage the server. Also fail2ban has been setup to stop brute force attacks over SSH.
PostgreSQL users¶
| Username | Password … … . . | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ckan | Main DB CKAN user | |
| datastore | R/W User for CKAN datastore plugin | |
| datastorero | RO User for CKAN datastore plugin |
Installed applications¶
| Name | Command port | HTTP port | AJP port | context | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKAN | — | 5000 | — | / | |
| Solr | 8005 | 8080 | 8080 | /solr | Not exposed through httpd |
VM setup¶
When creating a VM, you may not want to give VMWare all the information about the system. The reason behind this is because VMWare is smart enough to automatically handle some SO installation stages; this stages will be skipped on the UI, and this will make the deployment procedure different than one performed on a real machine.
Setting up VMWare¶
Sample settings for creating a new VM:
- VM configuration: Custom
- HW compatibility: workstation 8
- Install OS from: I will install the the operationg system later
- Guest OS: Linux Centos 64-bit
- VM name: setup the name
- Processors: 1 processore, 4 core
- Memory: 4096MB
- Network connection: bridged
Then configure the disk as you need.
This is a sample configuration:
- I/O Controller type: LSI Logic
- Disk: create a new virtual disk
- Virtual disk type: SCSI
- Mode: Independent, persistent
- Max disk size: 40G, store virtual disk as a single file.
Then configure the DVD reader setting the ISO image of the OSinstaller, and start the VM.
Document changelog¶
| Version | Date | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2015-08-05 | alpa | Initial revision |