Equipment/Lamarr
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General use Hypervisor, currently using KVM/QEMU.
| 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 |
Info
- IP: 172.31.24.32
- DNS: lamarr.lan.london.hackspace.org.uk
- Access: LDAP
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
- Have a login to Lamarr via Ansible
- Install virt-manager
- Connect to Lamarr with your login. (Requires your key to be there as ID_RSA) (?need to be root?)
- Create a new VM on Lamarr. Use local to store the virtual drives
- Set suitable resources
- Set network to join bridge br0
- Start and have fun
- Add it to this wiki page
