Sakai Installation Preparation For New Server

The following are install instructions to prepare either a "Single Sakai Application Server" or a "Sakai Application Cluster Node" that is part of the Sakai clustered setup

Create sakai user:

• sakai user's home directory is at: /ucd/opt/sakai

Installing Java:

• Install Java v5.0
  • Linux AMD64 Platform - J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 Update 11
    • http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
  • Create soft-link /ucd/opt/java5

Installing Maven:

• Install Maven v1.0.2
  • http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/maven/binaries/maven-1.0.2.tar.gz
• Create soft-link /ucd/opt/maven

Install Tomcat: only for single Sakai application server

• Tomcat v5.5.26
• Create soft-link /ucd/opt/tomcat
• sakai user needs to have "rw" access to tomcat

Setup environment variables

• Java 5.0
  • setenv JAVA_HOME5 /ucd/opt/java5
• Mavne v1.0.2
  • setenv MAVEN_HOME /ucd/opt/maven
• Tomcat 5.5.26
  • setenv CATALINA_HOME /ucd/opt/tomcat
• PATH needs to include the following
  • /ucd/opt/java/bin
  • /ucd/opt/maven/bin

Initialize maven repository:

• (NOTE: do this as the sakai user)
• install_repo.sh /ucd/opt/sakai/.maven/repository

Installing Subversion

• Install the latest available subversion version

Install AFS client

• Mount sakai AFS volumes

Create directories and soft-links and make sure that the sakai user has "rw" access

• For Single Sakai Application Server non AFS
  • /var/meleteDocs -> /local/d02/meleteDocs
  • /var/melete -> /local/d02/melete
  • /var/uploads -> /local/d02/uploads
  • /var/sakai -> /local/d02/sakai
  • /var/samigo -> /local/d02/samigo

• For Single Sakai Application Server using test AFS volumes
  • /var/meleteDocs -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/melete/smartsite/meleteDocs
  • /var/melete -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/melete/smartsite/melete
  • /var/uploads -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/melete/smartsite/uploads
  • /var/sakai/archive -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/archive/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/content -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/content/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/ucd-data -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/ucd-data/smartsite
  • /var/samigo -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai-test/misc/samigo/smartsite

• For Single Sakai Application Server using production AFS volumes
  • /var/meleteDocs -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/meleteDocs
  • /var/melete -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/melete
  • /var/uploads -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/uploads
  • /var/sakai/archive -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/archive/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/content -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/content/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/ucd-data -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/ucd-data/smartsite
  • /var/samigo -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/samigo/smartsite

• For Sakai Application Cluster Node using production AFS volumes
  • /var/meleteDocs -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/meleteDocs
  • /var/melete -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/melete
  • /var/uploads -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/melete/smartsite/uploads
  • /var/sakai/archive -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/archive/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/content -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/content/smartsite
  • /var/sakai/ucd-data -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/ucd-data/smartsite
  • /var/samigo -> /afs/.ucdavis.edu/app/sakai/misc/samigo/smartsite

DistAuth/Kerberos setup

• Request a krb5.keytab file from https://computingaccounts.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin/kerberos/index.cgi
  • Copy requested krb5.keytab file to /etc/krb5.keytab
• Copy attached krb5.conf configuration file to /etc/krb5.conf
• Copy attached jaas.conf configuratin file to /etc/security/jaas.config

Iptables and startup scripts

• Configure iptables, following stubings setup
• Making sure that tomcat is starated after a system reboot, following stubings setup