guide:Os
WARNING: Time synchronization
A common source of errors in the establishment of the grid environments is the incorrect or inadequate time synchronization of the participating systems. The common time on the clocks, however, is a necessary prerequisite for the smooth communication between the middleware components, particularly for the Grid Security Infrastructure (GSI).
It is recommended that all systems start the NTP daemon (ntpd) or at least call regularly ntpdate cronjob. The ntpd or ntpdate should be configure to synchronize the machine's system clock with any known organization with the appropriate time-server or via the competent computer center (or institution).
Optimization notes
Optimizing the configuration:
Use minimal operating system installation without firewall. To verify installed packages use the command
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rpm -qa | grep package_name
Install the following additional packages:
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yum -y install wget yum rpm make gcc gcc-c++ tar sed zlib openssl
After the installation is complete, turn off any unnecessary services (like gpm, sendmail, cups, haldaemon, messagebus, pcmcia, anacron, atd) with the following command:
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chkconfig <SERVICE> off
Configure the following settings for the server:
| download administrator's script: note.sh |