Server re-installation checklist

Before installation

• Backup home directory
• Backup htdocs directory
• Backup tftpboot directory
• Export mysql databases:

1. mysql -u root -p hpserver -c > /storage/Backup/hpserver.sql
2. mysql -u root -p sam_wiki -c > /storage/Backup/sam_wiki.sql
3. mysql -u root -p wordpress -c > /storage/Backup/wordpress.sql

During installation

• Make sure Language is English (UK) and resolution is 1280x1024 at boot.

• Partition setup:

Layout

• sda1: Linux RAID, 74.04 GB
• sda2: Linux swap, 509.00 MB
• sdb2: Linux RAID, 74.04 GB
• sdb2: Linux swap, 509.00 MB
• sdc1: Linux RAID, 931.51 GB - NO CHANGE
• sdd1: Linux RAID, 931.51 GB - NO CHANGE

Changes

• RAID > delete md126 (auto) > Add RAID > sda1 + sdb1, RAID 1 (mirror) > Format ext4, Options: Disable Regular Checks, Directory Index Feature > Mount / > Finish
• RAID > md127 > Mount /storage
• sda2 > Format Swap > Mount swap
• sda2 > Format Swap > Mount swap

• Time zone: Change > Add NTP server uk.pool.ntp.org
• Boot loader: Boot Loader Options: Timeout in seconds 3, VGA 1024x768, 24-bits (mode 0x318), console resolution 1280x1024
• Software packages:

Remove the following:

• htdig
• myspell-american
• ispell-american
• Patterns > Games (whole catergory)
• NetworkManager (including KDE entries)
• Libreoffice themes (all except Oxygen) + letter templates
• KDE: amarok, kmix, kscd, apper, marble, choqok, kopete, konversation, kruler, kmousetool, kmag, bluedevil, kaffeine, kwalletmanager
• Pulse Audio (All except libpulse)
• xf86: input (All except evdev, keyboard, mouse, void), video (All except dummy, fbdev, nv, vesa

Add the following

• KDE: oxygen-icons-scalable, kdeartwork4-wallpapers-large, kdebase4-wallpapers, gos-wallpaper
• Apache2: acpache2, apache2-mod_php5 (Automatically adds PHP5 packages)
• PHP5: php5-bz2, php5-curl, php5-devel, php5-exif, php5-gd, php5-gettext, php5-intl, php5-mbstring, php5-mysql, php5-pear, php5-posix, php5-zip
• tftp
• Yast: yast2-httpd, yast2-sshd, yast2-tftp
• gcc, gcc-c++
• make
• kernel-source

• Disable firewall, enable and open port for SSH
• Start install