VPS_CentOS51 - VPS based on CentOS 5.1 - Implementation Design

Base Class

The VPS_CentOS51 application is build from scratch based on CentOS 5.1.

Class Volume

The volume configuration for the VPS_CentOS51 singleton has the following volume:

• boot volume: 2 GB, mounted as "/", writeable, instantiable

Packages

acl-2.2.39-2.1.el5
anacron-2.3-45.el5.centos
apr-1.2.7-11
apr-util-1.2.7-6
aspell-0.60.3-7.1
aspell-en-6.0-2.1
at-3.1.8-82.fc6
atk-1.12.2-1.fc6
attr-2.4.32-1.1
audit-1.5.5-7.el5
audit-libs-1.5.5-7.el5
audit-libs-python-1.5.5-7.el5
authconfig-5.3.12-2.el5
autoconf-2.59-12
autofs-5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.3
automake14-1.4p6-13
automake15-1.5-16
automake16-1.6.3-8
automake17-1.7.9-7
automake-1.9.6-2.1
basesystem-8.0-5.1.1.el5.centos
bash-3.1-16.1
bc-1.06-21
beecrypt-4.1.2-10.1.1
bind-9.3.3-10.el5
bind-chroot-9.3.3-10.el5
bind-libs-9.3.3-10.el5
bind-utils-9.3.3-10.el5
binutils-2.17.50.0.6-5.el5
bison-2.3-2.1
boost-1.33.1-10.el5
boost-devel-1.33.1-10.el5
byacc-1.9-29.2.2
bzip2-1.0.3-3
bzip2-devel-1.0.3-3
bzip2-libs-1.0.3-3
cairo-1.2.4-3.el5_1
ccid-1.0.1-6.el5
centos-release-5-1.0.el5.centos.1
centos-release-notes-5.1.0-2
checkpolicy-1.33.1-2.el5
chkconfig-1.3.30.1-1
coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5
coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5
coreutils-5.97-12.1.el5
cpio-2.6-20
cpp-4.1.2-14.el5
cracklib-2.8.9-3.3
cracklib-dicts-2.8.9-3.3
crash-4.0-4.6.1
crontabs-1.10-8
cryptsetup-luks-1.0.3-2.2.el5
cscope-15.5-15.fc6.1
ctags-5.6-1.1
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.4
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.4
curl-7.15.5-2.el5
curl-devel-7.15.5-2.el5
cvs-1.11.22-5.el5
cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-4
cyrus-sasl-devel-2.1.22-4
cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.22-4
cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.22-4
db4-4.3.29-9.fc6
db4-devel-4.3.29-9.fc6
dbus-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1
dbus-devel-1.0.0-6.3.el5_1
dbus-glib-0.70-5
dbus-python-0.70-7.el5
dejagnu-1.4.4-5.1
Deployment_Guide-en-US-5.1.0-11.el5.centos.1
desktop-file-utils-0.10-7
dev86-0.16.17-2.2
device-mapper-1.02.20-1.el5
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3
dhcdbd-2.2-1.el5
dhclient-3.0.5-7.el5
dhcpv6_client-0.10-33.el5
diffstat-1.41-1.2.2
diffutils-2.8.1-15.2.2
dmidecode-2.7-1.28.2.el5
dmraid-1.0.0.rc13-4.el5
dos2unix-3.1-27.1
dosfstools-2.11-6.2.el5
doxygen-1.4.7-1.1
dump-0.4b41-2.fc6
e2fsprogs-1.39-10.el5_1.1
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-10.el5_1.1
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-10.el5_1.1
ed-0.2-38.2.2
eject-2.1.5-4.2.el5
ElectricFence-2.2.2-20.2.2
elfutils-0.125-3.el5
elfutils-libelf-0.125-3.el5
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125-3.el5
elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.125-3.el5
elfutils-libs-0.125-3.el5
ethtool-5-1.el5
exim-4.63-3.el5
expat-1.95.8-8.2.1
expat-devel-1.95.8-8.2.1
expect-5.43.0-5.1
fbset-2.1-22
file-4.17-9.0.1.el5
filesystem-2.4.0-1.el5.centos
findutils-4.2.27-4.1
finger-0.17-32.2.1.1
flex-2.5.4a-41.fc6
fontconfig-2.4.1-6.el5
fontconfig-2.4.1-7.el5
freetype-2.2.1-19.el5
ftp-0.17-33.fc6
gawk-3.1.5-14.el5
gcc-4.1.2-14.el5
gcc-c++-4.1.2-14.el5
gcc-gnat-4.1.2-14.el5
gcc-objc-4.1.2-14.el5
GConf2-2.14.0-9.el5
gdb-6.5-25.el5_1.1
gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1
gdbm-devel-1.8.0-26.2.1
gettext-0.14.6-4.el5
glib2-2.12.3-2.fc6
glib2-devel-2.12.3-2.fc6
glibc-2.5-18.el5_1.1
glibc-common-2.5-18.el5_1.1
glibc-devel-2.5-18.el5_1.1
glibc-headers-2.5-18.el5_1.1
gmp-4.1.4-10.el5
gmp-devel-4.1.4-10.el5
gnu-efi-3.0c-1.1
gnupg-1.4.5-13
gnutls-1.4.1-2
gpg-pubkey-e8562897-459f07a4
gpm-1.20.1-74.1
gpm-devel-1.20.1-74.1
grep-2.5.1-54.2.el5
groff-1.18.1.1-11.1
grub-0.97-13
gtk2-2.10.4-19.el5
gzip-1.3.5-9.el5.centos
hal-0.5.8.1-25.el5_1.1
hdparm-6.6-2
hesiod-3.1.0-8
hesiod-devel-3.1.0-8
hicolor-icon-theme-0.9-2.1
htmlview-4.0.0-1.el5
hwdata-0.211-1
ibmasm-3.0-9
ifd-egate-0.05-15
imake-1.0.2-3
indent-2.2.9-14.fc6
info-4.8-14.el5
initscripts-8.45.17.EL-1.el5.centos.1
iproute-2.6.18-4.el5
ipsec-tools-0.6.5-8.el5
iptables-1.3.5-1.2.1
iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-1.2.1
iptstate-1.4-1.1.2.2
iputils-20020927-43.el5
irda-utils-0.9.17-2.fc6
jwhois-3.2.3-8.el5
kbd-1.12-19.el5
kernel-devel-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5
kernel-headers-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5
keyutils-libs-1.2-1.el5
keyutils-libs-devel-1.2-1.el5
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3
krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5
krb5-libs-1.6.1-17.el5
krb5-workstation-1.6.1-17.el5
ksh-20060214-1.4
kudzu-devel-1.2.57.1.15-1.el5.centos
less-394-5.el5
lftp-3.5.1-2.fc6
libacl-2.2.39-2.1.el5
libacl-devel-2.2.39-2.1.el5
libaio-0.3.106-3.2
libattr-2.4.32-1.1
libattr-devel-2.4.32-1.1
libcap-1.10-26
libcap-devel-1.10-26
libdrm-2.0.2-1.1
libevent-1.1a-3.2.1
libgcc-4.1.2-14.el5
libgcrypt-1.2.3-1
libgcrypt-devel-1.2.3-1
libglade2-2.6.0-2
libgnat-4.1.2-14.el5
libgomp-4.1.2-14.el5
libgpg-error-1.4-2
libgpg-error-devel-1.4-2
libgssapi-0.10-2
libhugetlbfs-1.0.1-1.el5
libhugetlbfs-lib-1.0.1-1.el5
libICE-1.0.1-2.1
libicu-3.6-5.11.1
libIDL-0.8.7-1.fc6
libidn-0.6.5-1.1
libidn-devel-0.6.5-1.1
libjpeg-6b-37
libnl-1.0-0.10.pre5.4
libnotify-0.4.2-6.el5
libobjc-4.1.2-14.el5
libogg-1.1.3-3.el5
libogg-devel-1.1.3-3.el5
libpcap-0.9.4-11.el5
libpfm-3.2-0.060926.4.el5
libpng-1.2.10-7.1.el5_0.1
libselinux-1.33.4-4.el5
libselinux-devel-1.33.4-4.el5
libselinux-python-1.33.4-4.el5
libsemanage-1.9.1-3.el5
libsepol-1.15.2-1.el5
libsepol-devel-1.15.2-1.el5
libSM-1.0.1-3.1
libstdc++-4.1.2-14.el5
libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-14.el5
libsysfs-2.0.0-6
libtermcap-2.0.8-46.1
libtermcap-devel-2.0.8-46.1
libtiff-3.8.2-7.el5
libtool-1.5.22-6.1
libusb-0.1.12-5.1
libusb-devel-0.1.12-5.1
libuser-0.54.7-2.el5.2
libuser-devel-0.54.7-2.el5.2
libutempter-1.1.4-3.fc6
libvolume_id-095-14.9.el5
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5.0
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5.0
libwnck-2.16.0-4.fc6
libX11-1.0.3-8.0.1.el5
libXau-1.0.1-3.1
libXcursor-1.1.7-1.1
libXdmcp-1.0.1-2.1
libXext-1.0.1-2.1
libXfixes-4.0.1-2.1
libXft-2.1.10-1.1
libXi-1.0.1-3.1
libXinerama-1.0.1-2.1
libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.1
libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.1
libxml2-python-2.6.26-2.1.2.1
libXrandr-1.1.1-3.1
libXrender-0.9.1-3.1
libXres-1.0.1-3.1
libxslt-1.1.17-2
libxslt-devel-1.1.17-2
libXt-1.0.2-3.1.fc6
libXxf86vm-1.0.1-3.1
lockdev-1.0.1-10
lockdev-devel-1.0.1-10
logrotate-3.7.4-8
logwatch-7.3-5
lsof-4.78-3
ltrace-0.5-6.45svn.fc6
lvm2-2.02.26-3.el5
lynx-2.8.5-28.1
m2crypto-0.16-6.el5.1
m4-1.4.5-3.el5.1
mailcap-2.1.23-1.fc6
mailx-8.1.1-44.2.2
make-3.81-1.1
MAKEDEV-3.23-1.2
man-1.6d-1.1
man-pages-2.39-10.el5
mcstrans-0.2.6-1.el5_1.1
mdadm-2.5.4-3.el5
mesa-libGL-6.5.1-7.5.el5
mgetty-1.1.33-9.fc6
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.42.el5
mingetty-1.07-5.2.2
mkbootdisk-1.5.3-2.1
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19
mktemp-1.5-23.2.2
mlocate-0.15-1.el5
module-init-tools-3.3-0.pre3.1.34.el5
mtools-3.9.10-2.fc6
mtr-0.71-3.1
mysql-5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1
nano-1.3.12-1.1
nash-5.1.19.6-19
nasm-0.98.39-3.2.2
nc-1.84-10.fc6
ncurses-5.5-24.20060715
ncurses-devel-5.5-24.20060715
neon-0.25.5-5.1
net-tools-1.60-73
NetworkManager-0.6.4-6.el5
newt-0.52.2-9
newt-devel-0.52.2-9
nfs-utils-1.0.9-24.el5
nfs-utils-lib-1.0.8-7.2.z2
notification-daemon-0.3.5-8.el5
nscd-2.5-18.el5_1.1
nspr-4.6.5-3.el5
nss-3.11.7-1.3.el5.centos
nss_db-2.2-35.1
nss_ldap-253-5.el5
nss-tools-3.11.7-1.3.el5.centos
ntsysv-1.3.30.1-1
numactl-0.9.8-2.el5
oddjob-0.27-7
oddjob-libs-0.27-7
openldap-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3
openldap-devel-2.3.27-8.el5_1.3
openssh-4.3p2-24.el5
openssh-clients-4.3p2-24.el5
openssh-server-4.3p2-24.el5
openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2
openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2
oprofile-0.9.2-6.el5
ORBit2-2.14.3-4.el5
pam-0.99.6.2-3.26.el5
pam_ccreds-3-5
pam-devel-0.99.6.2-3.26.el5
pam_krb5-2.2.14-1
pam_passwdqc-1.0.2-1.2.2
pam_pkcs11-0.5.3-23
pam_smb-1.1.7-7.2.1
pango-1.14.9-3.el5.centos
paps-0.6.6-17.el5
parted-1.8.1-12.el5
passwd-0.73-1
patch-2.5.4-29.2.2
patchutils-0.2.31-2.2.2
pax-3.4-1.2.2
pciutils-2.2.3-4
pciutils-devel-2.2.3-4
pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7
pcsc-lite-1.3.1-7
pcsc-lite-devel-1.3.1-7
pcsc-lite-libs-1.3.1-7
perl-5.8.8-10.el5_0.2
perl-Compress-Zlib-1.42-1.fc6
perl-Convert-ASN1-0.20-1.1
perl-Crypt-SSLeay-0.51-11.el5
perl-DateManip-5.44-1.2.1
perl-DBI-1.52-1.fc6
perl-HTML-Parser-3.55-1.fc6
perl-HTML-Tagset-3.10-2.1.1
perl-IO-Socket-SSL-1.01-1.fc6
perl-LDAP-0.33-3.fc6
perl-libwww-perl-5.805-1.1.1
perl-libxml-perl-0.08-1.2.1
perl-Net-SSLeay-1.30-4.fc6
perl-String-CRC32-1.4-2.fc6
perl-URI-1.35-3
perl-XML-Dumper-0.81-2.fc6
perl-XML-Grove-0.46alpha-29.1.1
perl-XML-NamespaceSupport-1.09-1.2.1
perl-XML-Parser-2.34-6.1.2.2.1
perl-XML-SAX-0.14-5
perl-XML-Twig-3.26-1.fc6
pfmon-3.2-0.060926.4.el5
pinfo-0.6.9-1.fc6
pkgconfig-0.21-1.fc6
pkinit-nss-0.7.3-1.el5
pm-utils-0.99.3-6.el5.centos.17
policycoreutils-1.33.12-12.el5
popt-1.10.2-47.el5
portmap-4.0-65.2.2.1
postgresql-libs-8.1.11-1.el5_1.1
ppp-2.4.4-1.el5
prelink-0.3.9-2.1
procmail-3.22-17.1.el5.centos
procps-3.2.7-8.1.el5
psacct-6.3.2-41.1
psmisc-22.2-5
pstack-1.2-7.2.2
pycairo-1.2.0-1.1
pygobject2-2.12.1-5.el5
pygtk2-2.10.1-8.el5
pygtk2-libglade-2.10.1-8.el5
python-2.4.3-19.el5
python-devel-2.4.3-19.el5
python-elementtree-1.2.6-5
python-ldap-2.2.0-2.1
python-numeric-23.7-2.2.2
python-sqlite-1.1.7-1.2.1
python-urlgrabber-3.1.0-2
quota-3.13-1.2.3.2.el5
rcs-5.7-30.1
rdate-1.4-6
rdist-6.1.5-44
readahead-1.3-7.el5
readline-5.1-1.1
readline-devel-5.1-1.1
redhat-logos-4.9.99-8.el5.centos
redhat-lsb-3.1-12.3.EL.el5.centos
redhat-menus-6.7.8-2.el5
redhat-rpm-config-8.0.45-22.el5.centos
rhpl-0.194.1-1
rmt-0.4b41-2.fc6
rng-utils-2.0-1.14.1.fc6
rootfiles-8.1-1.1.1
rpm-4.4.2-47.el5
rpm-build-4.4.2-47.el5
rpm-devel-4.4.2-47.el5
rpm-libs-4.4.2-47.el5
rpm-python-4.4.2-47.el5
rp-pppoe-3.5-32.1
rsh-0.17-38.el5
rsync-2.6.8-3.1
sed-4.1.5-5.fc6
selinux-policy-2.4.6-106.el5_1.3
selinux-policy-targeted-2.4.6-106.el5_1.3
sendmail-8.13.8-2.el5
sendmail-cf-8.13.8-2.el5
setarch-2.0-1.1
setools-3.0-3.el5
setserial-2.17-19.2.2
setup-2.5.58-1.el5
setuptool-1.19.2-1.el5.centos
shadow-utils-4.0.17-12.el5
slang-2.0.6-4.el5
slang-devel-2.0.6-4.el5
sos-1.7-9.1.el5
specspo-13-1.el5.centos
splint-3.1.1-16.el5
sqlite-3.3.6-2
sqlite-devel-3.3.6-2
startup-notification-0.8-4.1
strace-4.5.16-1.el5.1
stunnel-4.15-2
subversion-1.4.2-2.el5
sudo-1.6.8p12-10
swig-1.3.29-2.el5
symlinks-1.2-24.2.2
sysfsutils-2.0.0-6
sysklogd-1.4.1-40.el5
syslinux-3.11-4
system-config-securitylevel-1.6.29.1-1.el5
system-config-securitylevel-tui-1.6.29.1-1.el5
systemtap-0.5.14-1.el5
systemtap-runtime-0.5.14-1.el5
SysVinit-2.86-14
talk-0.17-29.2.2
tar-1.15.1-23.0.1.el5
tcl-8.4.13-3.fc6
tcpdump-3.9.4-11.el5
tcp_wrappers-7.6-40.4.el5
tcsh-6.14-12.el5
telnet-0.17-39.el5
termcap-5.5-1.20060701.1
texinfo-4.8-14.el5
time-1.7-27.2.2
tmpwatch-2.9.7-1.1.el5.1
traceroute-2.0.1-2.el5
tree-1.5.0-4
tzdata-2007k-2.el5
udev-095-14.9.el5
unifdef-1.171-5.fc6
unix2dos-2.2-26.2.2
unzip-5.52-2.2.1
usbutils-0.71-2.1
usermode-1.88-3.el5
util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1
valgrind-3.2.1-6.el5
vconfig-1.9-2.1
vim-common-7.0.109-3.el5.3
vim-enhanced-7.0.109-3.el5.3
vim-minimal-7.0.109-3.el5.3
vixie-cron-4.1-72.el5
vsftpd-2.0.5-10.el5
wget-1.10.2-7.el5
which-2.16-7
wireless-tools-28-2.el5
words-3.0-9
wpa_supplicant-0.4.8-10.1.fc6
xen-ukrnl-3.0.4-12
xen-umods-3.0.4-12
xinetd-2.3.14-10.el5
xmlsec1-1.2.9-8.1
xmlsec1-devel-1.2.9-8.1
xorg-x11-filesystem-7.1-2.fc6
ypbind-1.19-8.el5
yp-tools-2.9-0.1
yum-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.5
yum-metadata-parser-1.0-8.fc6
yum-updatesd-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.5
zip-2.31-1.2.2
zlib-1.2.3-3
zlib-devel-1.2.3-3

Contents of the release directory

Exported application image

• VPS_CentOS51-1.0.0-1.tar.bz2

Application sources

• VPS_CentOS51-1.0.0-1-src.tar.bz2: tar of all the scripts used to recreate the application

Tests

• VPS_CentOS51-tst.tar.bz2: VPS_CentOS51 test scripts

Re-install Procedure

1. Install CentOS? 5.1 (32 bit) on native hardware - requires all 5 CDs - The following is a list of instructions for selecting the packages that were installed:

• Desktop - unselect everything
• Applications
  • select Editors
  • select Text-based Internet and only select lynx within the optional packages
• Development
  • Select Development libraries and select ALL optional packages
  • Select Development Tools and unselect the following: frysk, gcc-fortran, dogtail
• Servers
  • Select Mail Server and include ONLY the following optional packages: cyrus-sasl, exim, sendmail
  • Select Legacy Network and include ONLY the following optional packages: xinetd
  • Select FTP and include NO optional packages
  • Select DNS and include NO optional packages
  • Select Server Configuration Tools and include ONLY the following package: system-config-security-level
• Base
  • The default packages are fine
• System Tools - include ONLY the following optional packages: gnutls-utils, mt-st, samba-client, screen

rpm -e acpid amtu apmd bluez-gnome bluez-libs bluez-utils pcmciautils firstboot-tui conman \
   cpuspeed irqbalance memtest86+ kudzu system-config-network-tui smartmontools

cp -a /{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,lib,lib64,media,opt,root,sbin,srv,usr,var} /mnt/
mkdir -p /mnt/{mnt,proc,sys,tmp,selinux}
chmod 755 /mnt/mnt /mnt/sys/
chmod 555 /mnt/proc/
chmod 1777 /mnt/tmp/

#  install xen DomU kernel and modules. The actual package versions will depend on the applogic version. 
# The example below is for applogic 2.2, use the rpms that come in the applogic install directory for the current release
rpm --root /mnt -Uv  xen-ukrnl-3.0.4-12.i386.rpm xen-umods-3.0.4-12.i386.rpm
depmod -a -b /mnt 2.6.16.33-xenU
rpm --root /mnt/ --nodeps -e kernel

# Update packages
yum -y update --installroot /mnt

################################
# Upgrade glibc with xen-friendly version
################################

# Download glibc source rpms
wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.1/updates/SRPMS/glibc-2.5-18.el5_1.1.src.rpm

# Install dependancies
yum -y install gd-devel libpng-devel audit-libs-devel

# Install source rpm
rpm -i glibc-2.5-18.el5_1.1.src.rpm

# Patch /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/glibc.spec:
cat << EOF | patch -p1 /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/glibc.spec
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@
 GCC=gcc
 GXX=g++
 %ifarch %{ix86}
+BuildFlags="-mno-tls-direct-seg-refs -march=%{_target_cpu} -mtune=generic"
-BuildFlags="-march=%{_target_cpu} -mtune=generic"
 %endif
 %ifarch i686
 BuildFlags="-march=i686 -mtune=generic"
EOF

# Build rpms
cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/
rpmbuild -bb glibc.spec

# Install rpms
cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/
rpm --root /mnt/ -Uv glibc-common-2.5-18.1.i386.rpm glibc-devel-2.5-18.1.i386.rpm \
   glibc-2.5-18.1.i386.rpm glibc-headers-2.5-18.1.i386.rpm nscd-2.5-18.1.i386.rpm 

################################


# Cleanup
chroot /mnt yum clean all
chroot /mnt rpm -v --rebuilddb
rm -f /mnt/root/anaconda-ks.cfg /mnt/root/install.log /mnt/root/install.log.syslog /mnt/root/.lesshst /mnt/root/.bash_history
rm -rf /mnt/boot/grub
find /mnt/var/log/ -type f -exec rm -f {} \;
touch /mnt/var/log/lastlog
rm -f /mnt/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth*
rm -f /mnt/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth*
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost" > /mnt/etc/hosts
touch /mnt/etc/applogic_network.conf
rm -f /mnt/etc/sysconfig/iptables

# Extract files used in the appliances
tar -xvf /path/to/VPS_CentOS51-1.0.0-1-src.tar.bz2 -C /mnt

# Setup services
chroot /mnt chkconfig --add appliance_netsetup
chroot /mnt chkconfig --add applogic_appliance
chroot /mnt chkconfig --add applogic_network
chroot /mnt chkconfig --add applogic_vma
chroot /mnt chkconfig restorecond off
chroot /mnt chkconfig mcstrans off
chroot /mnt chkconfig mdmonitor off
chroot /mnt chkconfig pcscd off
chroot /mnt chkconfig microcode_ctl off
chroot /mnt chkconfig lvm2-monitor off
chroot /mnt chkconfig readahead_early off
chroot /mnt chkconfig auditd off
chroot /mnt chkconfig autofs off
chroot /mnt chkconfig cups off
chroot /mnt chkconfig gpm off
chroot /mnt chkconfig yum-updatesd off
chroot /mnt chkconfig haldaemon off
chroot /mnt chkconfig readahead_later off

# Reset root password
chroot /mnt passwd --stdin root < /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid

# Cleanup /tmp
rm -rf /mnt/tmp/*

# Prepare image
dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/VPS.boot.img bs=1k count=2000k
mkfs -t ext3 -F /tmp/VPS.boot.img
mount -o loop /tmp/VPS.boot.img /media/
mv /mnt/* /media/
umount /media/
gzip /tmp/VPS.boot.img

• rename the appliance to VPS
• setup boundry
• export the app to VPS_CentOS51_r1

Theory of Operation

VPS_CentOS51 is a virtual private server application that is designed to be deployed as a standalone application.

Configuration

External network setup

User and passwords

Log Files

Important Notes

-- NetClime - 31 Mar 2008