<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi Greg,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I'm glad we finally have settled down
on a configuration for the EduBlog Beta Server (EBBS)</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> I think we should finalize the Fedora + XS server
and get it shipped to<br>
> Glen by the end of next week.<br>
</font></tt>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I've updated the wiki here with what
I think are the "must have" and "nice to have" requirements.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please review. </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Educational_Blogger_Project</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Based on suggestions from Wad and Martin,
I had been invstigating Debian and KVM alternatives,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">so if all we want is now an XS machine,
I will re-focus my efforts and put those on the back burner.</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Networking should be setup to plug and play at
Glen's hosting site.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have three NICs, but only details
for one IP connection. Please confirm. I will test out all
three</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">NIC connections, and then set one to
match Glen's requirements. Also, I need you to finalize the</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">domain name. The XS might decide
one is for WAN and the other two are for LAN for me.</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> If we can get an image on CD too that let us
boot and install it back to<br>
> default config (preferably without overwriting new stuff but not<br>
> critical) that would be helpful too.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Yes, I have been exploring Mondo Rescue
and SysRescCD partimage methods. I will include</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">CDs/DVDs in the box sent to Glen.</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Debian is a stretch goal. I want to make sure
we get it to the hosting<br>
> site in time to have a full week of config/debug before you go back
on<br>
> the road (June 30?).</font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I can probably drop in Debian in a separate
partition, but will leave that for last. I will be travelling</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">to Japan/India July 5-20. This
is a business trip for IBM, so I will have my laptop and cell phone,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">and may be able to help with the installation
remotely. I will test my ability to connect from my laptop</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">to the EBBS to confirm.</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> Marcel will be lead sys admin so he will need
user/pass access. Tarun<br>
> needs SU access too and I could us a login. Please don't send any<br>
> passwords on this list. I'll open a separate thread with Glen to work<br>
> out the logistics. </font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Send me a list of users and their email
addresses, and I will set them all up.</font>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>> I wonder if we need a terminal server? I hope
we can run it without that<br>
> but if its needed and Glen will host it, I can look for one (probably<br>
> need to buy it :-(.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Glen should have a screen, keyboard
and mouse. This could be "KVM switched" with existing equipment</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">he already has. For example, I
have a 4-way KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch that connects my </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Apple Mac OS, my Windows XP, and this
new EBBS all on the same keyboard/mouse and video screen.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I hit "Scroll-Lock / Scroll-Lock
/ Up" sequence to change to the next screen (or you can press the
button on</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">the switch itself to pick one, but I
am too lazy to get out of my chair). The EBBS uses round PS2 style
keyboard</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">and mouse connections (USB keyboard
and mouse connections might need some changes to configuration)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">My biggest concern is that once it is
in Pennsylvania, Glen will be the one doing most of the work if there</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">are any problems with Internet connections,
SU logins, etc. I will do the best I can for it be read "out
of the</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">box", and have enough on there
so that any minor updates could be done via "wget" or "yum".</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Glen should be able to use any Windows
machine via OpenSSH to access the command line console. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">(Glen, if you need something, I can
get you connected for a refurbished IBM system for a few hundred </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">bucks, let me know). </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks</font>
<br>