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* [[QEMU/KVM]] to virtualise hosts, | * [[QEMU/KVM]] to virtualise hosts, | ||
* Additional [[Debian package installation]] controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG, | * Additional [[Debian package installation]] controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG, | ||
* An | * An [[extra files]] directory on user-loginable hosts, such as [[lab computers]], whose contents are controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG. | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 18 July 2022
In the current revamp-CSE's-IT-infrastructure project, the term New World refers to a new way of doing things as compared to the Old World. In particular:
- Use of cfengine to manage a minimal amount of installed software and configuration files (mainly in
/etc), - Use of Debian's
aptfamily of tools to automatically manage installation and upgrading of software packages, - Naming of servers after geographical location and function (e.g., nw-syd-login1 being a New World login server in one of Amazon AWS' Sydney datacentres) and labs after musical instruments or instrument types (remains the same),
- QEMU/KVM to virtualise hosts,
- Additional Debian package installation controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG,
- An extra files directory on user-loginable hosts, such as lab computers, whose contents are controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG.