Get the box connectable:
From the terminal, do the following:
net-setup
select:
eth0
select: My network is
wired
select: Use DHCP to
auto-detect my network settings
passwd
/etc/init.d/sshd
start
ifconfig
Now you can ssh into the box from another workstation, and don't have to stare at a terminal for a couple of hours.
From the console, ssh into the box and continue:
Getting Spec's of the Box:
The following commands give you a basic idea of how this box is powered:
livecd ~ # grep bogo /proc/cpuinfo
bogomips : 5333.97
bogomips : 5333.21
bogomips : 5333.21
bogomips : 5333.21
livecd ~ # hdparm -tT /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 19034 MB in 2.00 seconds = 9539.66 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 404 MB in 3.00 seconds = 134.64 MB/sec
livecd ~ # hdparm -tT /dev/sdb
/dev/sdb:
Timing cached reads: 18950 MB in 2.00 seconds = 9497.83 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 370 MB in 3.00 seconds = 123.14 MB/sec
livecd ~ # grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo
MemTotal: 902760 kB
livecd ~ #
Set up the drives:
I have three 1T drives, and one 250G drive. I'm laying out them in the following method
And to do this I would do the following at the console:
fdisk /dev/sda
p
n, p, 1, [enter], +64M #boot
n, p, 2, [enter], +49G #root
n, p, 3, [enter], [enter] #home
a, 1 #set boot to bootable
w
#write
changes
fdisk /dev/sdb
p
n, p, 1, [enter], +4G #swap
n, p, 2, [enter], +100G #log
n, p, 3, [enter], +100G #spare
n, p, 4, [enter], [enter] #backup
t, 1, 82 #set swap to swap
w
#write
changes
ddfs
