Preview alpha quality OpenSSI on Debian Etch OR LENNY

Howto:

   1. Install Debian Etch, *or Lenny! *

   2. Add

      deb http://www.atlantech.com/~john/openssi-etch ./
          

      to your sources.list

   3. Add

      Package: *
      Pin: origin www.atlantech.com
      Pin-Priority: 1000
          

      to your /etc/apt/preferences

   4. Create a file /etc/apt/apt-conf.d/90allow-unauthenticated containing:

      APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated "true";
          

   5. apt-get update

   6. apt-get install initrd-tools

   7. *If you're using Debian Lenny then:
      *

      apt-get remove nfs-common
          

      You can add it back again later if you want it.

   8. Add the module for your cluster-interconnect nic to
      /etc/mkinitrd/modules

   9. As we're going to remove the running kernel we must modprobe all
      modules needed to build the initrd or we won't be able to make a
      bootable system (*don't forget this or you'll be stuck with an
      unbootable system*):

      modprobe loop
      modprobe ext2
          


  10. apt-get dist-upgrade

      At this point you will be warned that the running kernel will be
      removed.  This is because of a necessary downgrade of udev.  Allow
      it to happen.

      :-(  Warning - your system is unbootable starting from this point.

  11. apt-get install openssi

      configure the node number, cluster interconnect,2 clustername,
      root failover as usual.

  12. apt-get install syslinux if it's not already installed (temporary
      step due to an error on my part).

  13. :-)       Your system should now be rebootable.  Reboot it.

  14. The current version of dhcpd has an irritating "bug" - it no
      longer has a default for the "next-server" option (i.e. the
      address of the tftp server).  You'll have to add the option:

      next-server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx;
          

      (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the cluster interconnect address for the
      initnode) to the file /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.proto

  15. run:

      mkdhcpd.conf

  16. run:

      invoke-rc.d dhcp3-server restart
          

  17. Now you can try booting a secondary node with etherboot or PXE,
      then ssi-addnode as usual

Still many rough edges, and the kernel is not up-to-date with Roger's
latest work, put it works somewhat.

All the sources are available for "apt-get source" at the same location
as the binaries.

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