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In the current revamp-CSE's-IT-infrastructure project, the term New World refers to a new way of doing | 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 <code>/etc</code>), | * Use of [[cfengine]] to manage a minimal amount of installed software and configuration files (mainly in <code>/etc</code>), | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 24 Haziran 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.