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Hello Everybody,<br><br><br>just figured I'd respond to the question:<br><br>> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:40:46 -0500<br>> From: gregmsmi@cisco.com<br>> To: server-devel@lists.laptop.org<br>> Subject: [Server-devel] Nepal Project Management Updates and Questions<br>> <br>> Hi All,<br>> <br>> Catching up with the flow, I have the following comments. Sorry for<br>> breaking the threading but I'm replying to all in one pass.<br>> <br>> From Tony 2/14 Subject: Spreadsheet, Active Antenna, and this weekend<br>> > As for backing up the /home directory from the XO to the XS, I was<br>> envisioning a PHP page on the server that the student could navigate to,<br>> and this would perform the file upload. It would require the students to<br>> take action to cause this to happen. It sounds like an automated<br>> solution would be better, but how did you want this to be kicked off,<br>> once per day? <br>> <br>> GS - I think this is a phase 2 item (unless Sulochan and Bryan think its<br>> critical for first deployment...) I added it to the phase 2 design<br>> requirements at:<br>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Nepal:School_Server_Specification#XO_Backup_Re<br>> quirements<br>> Maybe we should just do this automatically. Its helpful for kids to<br>> understand what backup is but I don't know that its necessary they be<br>> required to learn it. Also this may generate a lot of traffic and it may<br>> be lower priority traffic other activities (e.g. web browsing). One<br>> design would have XS watch for low traffic periods and then backup a few<br>> Xos at a time, keeping track of all Xos and ensuring that they get done<br>> in order. Maybe that's over designed and not reliable enough. We should<br>> get feedback from the trial before coding this one. <br>> <br>> Short term it would be nice to have a backup option and a copy to server<br>> option (clears space on XO but allows access to files on XS) prototype<br>> available for users to try out and comment on. Maybe we can try out your<br>> PHP page idea with a few test classes/students and see how it flies....<br>> <br>> From Stefan re: [Server-devel] Deployment mailing list - The 'real (US)<br>> world' - server user / admin interface and the like<br>> <br>> GS - Stefan, where is your deployment happening? We're trying to put<br>> together a school server design for Nepal but its nothing like a GUI<br>> administered box. See the notes, experiences and ideas on Nepal at:<br>> http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Nepal#Planning<br>> <br>> I don't think that we will have a copy and paste config and set of<br>> install instructions by April, but you can watch that page and this list<br>> to see how close we get :-)<br><br>'My' deployment is happening in Birmingham, AL, USA.<br>Legally it is not mine, but city and school board seem unaware of what <br>they'd need to keep an eye on. Like non-geek administrability... (Otherwise <br>it will get pushed onto the school board's IT department and boy are <br>they in for a rude awakening once that happens... (please excuse the <br>colloquialism).<br>I finally got my XS setup running tonight. It seems to be lacking some <br>features I really thought were part of the setup (moodle, dansguardian).<br>At least squid is happy ;-)<br>I guess I'll have to let the city and school board get stuck before they'll<br>listen, but once they do, I'd rather have a solution up my sleeve.<br>Coming from an industry background, their approach to handling the<br>deployment seems quite ingenuous. <br><br>Stefan<br><br>> <br>> Open questions for Nepal deployment:<br>> 1 - Do we have public URLs for all content listed<br>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Nepal:School_Server_Specification_-_Phase_1_De<br>> sign#Content<br>> <br>> 2 - What is the target XO deployment image?<br>> <br>> 3 - I saw several open questions on the tests. Didn't have time to edit<br>> Google XLS (saw Tony's comment that its easy :) so I copied all tests to<br>> OLPC phase 1 design page at:<br>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Nepal:School_Server_Specification_-_Phase_1_De<br>> sign#XS_Tests<br>> I embedded the test questions there. I think anyone can write up a<br>> fuller test description if they have time. This can become our<br>> regression test definition.<br>> <br>> 4 - Do we have a decision on server redundancy model? I added the new<br>> N+1 design to the failure cases page at:<br>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Nepal:Redundancy<br>> <br>> 5 - Is something special needed to make Nepali script show on the XO?<br>> <br>> 6 - How do we share the full config on the XS? Do we need a tree at<br>> dev.laptop.org?<br>> <br>> 7 - Did we get any takers to help Adrian fix Squid memory problems?<br>> Maybe if we post the request to Squid lists and say its for help making<br>> One Laptop deployments more accessible we can find some takers.<br>> <br>> 8 - Did Sulochan get his Mesh up and running? Keep the questions coming<br>> if its not solved yet...<br>> <br>> Thanks,<br>> <br>> Greg S<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Server-devel mailing list<br>> Server-devel@lists.laptop.org<br>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel<br><br /><hr />Mit Live Search: Ihre Stadt in der Vogelperspektive! <a href='http://redirect.gimas.net/?cat=hmtl&n=M1207Maps&d=http://maps.live.de' target='_new'>Erleben Sie neue Blickwinkel!</a></body>
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