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* 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),
* 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,
* [[QEMU/KVM]] to virtualise hosts,
* Additional [[Debian package installation]] controlled by teaching staff rather than CSG,
* Additional [[extra packages|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.
* 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 17:12, 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 apt family 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.