Equipment/Lamarr

Lamarr
Model	HP DL380 G5 (2U Version with 8 2.5" SAS Bays)
Sub-category	Systems
Status	Good working order
Training requirement	yes
Training link	Unknown
ACnode	no
Owner	LHS
Origin	Donation
Location	Basement rack
Maintainers	Sysadmin team

General use Hypervisor, currently using KVM/QEMU.

Info

• IP: 172.31.24.32
• DNS: lamarr.lan.london.hackspace.org.uk
• Access: Sysadmins

Stats

• 2 Dual-core Xeons @ 3.0ghz
• 18GB RAM
• RAID10 on / ~123GB
• RAID5 on /storage ~404G

libvm config

XML files are stored in /root at the moment. Will get around to sorting

Storage Pools

• iso - /storage/isos - Boot and install media. Everyone has write permission
• local - /storage/vms - Virtual drives stored on the local machine.

Networks

• default - NATed network, works fine but won't give you an externally accessible IP or allow for PXE booting
• bridge - Bridged network br0.

Current VMs

Chomsky

• ID: 4
• Status: On
• Date Created 22/09/2014
• IP: 172.31.24.34
• CPUs: 4
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 100GB on local
  • /storage/vms/chomsky.img
• Notes: Babbage replacement currently under development.

ACserver

• ID: 26
• Status: On
• Date Created 15/10/2014
• IP: 172.31.24.35
• CPUs: 1
• RAM: 1GB
• Storage: 12GB on local
  • /var/lib/libvirt/images/debianwheezy.img
• Notes: Access control server, https://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Tool_Access_Control/ACNet

Adminstuff

• ID: 17
• Status: On
• Date Created 15/10/2014
• IP: 172.31.24.36
• CPUs: 1
• RAM: 1GB
• Storage: 12GB on local
  • /var/lib/libvirt/images/adminstuffs.img
  • /var/lib/libvirt/images/adminstuffs-1.img
• Notes: Network admin bits that were on denning, now running apt-cacher-ng, tftpboot + pxeboot stuff, nfs server for diskless stuff via Netboot.

To expire the Apt-cacher-ng cache (useful if /space fills up):

• login to adminstuff
• links http://localhost:3142/
• click "Statistics report and configuration page"
• Untick "Stop the work on errors during index setup".
• Tick "then truncate damaged files immediately", "Treat incomplete files as damaged" and "Purge unreferenced files immediately after scan"
• click on "Start scan or Expiration"

Services

• ID: 16
• Status: On
• Date Created 15/10/2014
• IP: 172.31.24.37
• CPUs: 1
• RAM: 1GB
• Storage: 12GB on local
  • /var/lib/libvirt/images/debianwheezy-2.img
• Notes: Importantish services that were on babbage, robonaut etc., under construction.

How to:

Create a new VM

1. Have a login to Lamarr via Ansible
2. Install virt-manager
3. Connect to Lamarr with your login. (Requires your key to be there as ID_RSA) (?need to be root?)
4. Create a new VM on Lamarr. Use local to store the virtual drives
5. Set suitable resources
6. Set network to join bridge br0
7. Start and have fun
8. Add it to this wiki page