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Eric Flumerfelt edited this page Jun 17, 2022 · 2 revisions

Creating the otsdaq Virtual Machine

Setup

VirtualBox v5.2.12
Create RedHat 64-bit machine with 2 GB RAM and 60 GB virtual disk
Install SL7, formatting drive with one large partition
Use KDE Workspace install configuration
Root password set to “otsdaq2018”, otsdaq user created with no password

First Steps

  1. Login as otsdaq
  2. Set Desktop to “Folder View”: Right-click on desktop, go to “Default Desktop Settings”, Select “Folder View” from “Layout” drop-down, select “OK”
  3. Add Terminal (Konsole) to Favorites and Panel
  4. Add Firefox to Favorites and Panel

System Configuration (as root)

yum update -y
yum install -y kernel-devel make gcc git redhat-lsb redhat-lsb-core redhat-lsb-cxx openssl-devel libuuid-devel kde-baseapps automake pcre2

# CVMFS Install
yum install https://ecsft.cern.ch/dist/cvmfs/cvmfs-release/cvmfs-release-latest.noarch.rpm
yum install cvmfs
cvmfs_config setup

mkdir /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
reboot
  • Make sure to add the hostname to /etc/hosts if it is changed from the default of localhost.localdomain.
  • Edit /etc/selinux/config and change mode to “Permissive” or “Disabled”
  • Edit /etc/cvmfs/default.local (Create the file) CVMFS_HTTP_PROXY='DIRECT' CVMFS_REPOSITORIES='fermilab.opensciencegrid.org,oasis.opensciencegrid.org,' CVMFS_FORCE_SIGNING='yes'

Enable Auto-Login

Edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf:

[daemon]
AutomaticLogin=otsdaq
AutomaticLoginEnable=True

Software Installation (as otsdaq)

mkdir otsdaq-mrb-base
cd otsdaq-mrb-base
mkdir products
cd products
wget https://scisoft.fnal.gov/scisoft/bundles/tools/pullProducts
chmod +x pullProducts
curl https://scisoft.fnal.gov/scisoft/packages/ups/v6_1_0/ups-6.1.0-Linux64bit+3.10-2.17.tar.bz2|tar -jxf -
source setup
source /cvmfs/fermilab.opensciencegrid.org/products/artdaq/setups
./pullProducts . slf7 otsdaq-v2_06_04 s112-e20 prof
cd ..
setup mrb
MRB_PROJECT=otsdaq mrb newDev -f -q e20:s112:prof
source localProducts*/setup
cd srcs
git clone https://github.com/art-daq/otsdaq_demo.git otsdaq_demo
mrb uc
cd ..
ln -s srcs/otsdaq_demo/tools/setup_ots.sh
source setup_ots.sh
mz

Firefox Bookmarks http://otsdaq.fnal.gov https://github.com/art-daq/otsdaq/wiki http://otsdaq:2015/urn:xdaq-application:lid=200/#1 http://otsdaq:2015/urn:xdaq-application:lid=290/Verify?code=fa37#1

Start OTSDAQ.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Comment[en_US]=
Comment=
Exec=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base/srcs/otsdaq_demo/tools/start_ots.sh
GenericName[en_US]=Start the OTSDAQ Software
GenericName=Start the OTSDAQ Software
Icon=kcmkwm
MimeType=
Name[en_US]=Start OTSDAQ
Name=Start OTSDAQ
Path=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=

Reset OTSDAQ.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Comment[en_US]=
Comment=
Exec=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base/srcs/otsdaq_demo/tools/reset_ots.sh
GenericName[en_US]=Reset the OTSDAQ Installation to Tutorial Mode
GenericName=Reset the OTSDAQ Installation to Tutorial Mode
Icon=edit-undo
MimeType=
Name[en_US]=Reset OTSDAQ
Name=Reset OTSDAQ
Path=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=

Start/Reset Tutorial.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Comment[en_US]=
Comment=
Exec=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base/srcs/otsdaq_demo/tools/reset_ots_tutorial.sh
GenericName[en_US]=Starts the ots hardware emulator tutorial
GenericName=Starts the ots hardware emulator tutorial
Icon=accessories-dictionary
MimeType=
Name[en_US]=Start⁄Reset Tutorial
Name=Start⁄Reset Tutorial
Path=/home/otsdaq/otsdaq-mrb-base
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DBUS-ServiceName=
X-DBUS-StartupType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=

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