DIAL Distribution Question

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was "No Root File System".

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

...STeve - KF5VH

Steve,
I have not tried RAID with DIAL.
Based on RAID controllers, I assume you are running hardware RAID.
Which controller?

I will not have time to test this until next week.

73, Steve N4IRS

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On 10/09/2015 09:29 AM, Steve Mahler wrote:

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was "No Root File System".

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

...STeve - KF5VH

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I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram drive.

My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on the flash drive.

My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.

My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk every time the machine reboots.

I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.

The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.

If anyone wants more info just ask.

I will share my work with anyone who asks…

This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi

This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor. But should run on any dual core processor.

I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.

The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.

I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over

My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.

73,

Ron N6GKJ

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On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, “Steve Mahler” kizzy@lusfiber.net wrote:

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was “No Root File System”.

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

…STeve - KF5VH


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This sounds like an excellent security architecture. If integrated into DIAL then it should(?) make it’s way to the BBB and Pi builds. After that a script to lock down root and firewall rules may be all that is left to be done…

Steven Donegan
KK6IVC General Class FCC License
Silver State Car #86

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From: ronald simpson n6gkj1@gmail.com
To: Steve Mahler kizzy@lusfiber.net
Cc: App RPT Users app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram drive.

My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on the flash drive.

My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.

My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk every time the machine reboots.

I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.

The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.

If anyone wants more info just ask.

I will share my work with anyone who asks…

This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi

This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor. But should run on any dual core processor.

I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.

The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.

I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over

My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.

73,

Ron N6GKJ

On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, “Steve Mahler” kizzy@lusfiber.net wrote:

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was “No Root File System”.

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

…STeve - KF5VH


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I don’t believe this method could work for BBB or RPi as neither of those boards have sufficient RAM to use my process.

I use 4gb ram. I split the RAM into hard drive and operation ram.

2gb hard drive and 2 gb operations ram.

If you were to take DIAL and basically turn it into LIMEY you could probably do it. But you would be giving up much.

···

On Oct 10, 2015 12:36 PM, “Steven Donegan” donegan@donegan.org wrote:

This sounds like an excellent security architecture. If integrated into DIAL then it should(?) make it’s way to the BBB and Pi builds. After that a script to lock down root and firewall rules may be all that is left to be done…

Steven Donegan
KK6IVC General Class FCC License
Silver State Car #86
www.sscc.us


From: ronald simpson n6gkj1@gmail.com
To: Steve Mahler kizzy@lusfiber.net
Cc: App RPT Users app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram drive.

My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on the flash drive.

My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.

My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk every time the machine reboots.

I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.

The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.

If anyone wants more info just ask.

I will share my work with anyone who asks…

This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi

This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor. But should run on any dual core processor.

I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.

The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.

I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over

My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.

73,

Ron N6GKJ

On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, “Steve Mahler” kizzy@lusfiber.net wrote:

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was “No Root File System”.

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

…STeve - KF5VH


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Ahh, yes RAM is very limited. And even if you added SPI based RAM getting either platform to run off of it would be a challenge. Perhaps boot from SD and then copy to USB attached storage and run from there? This would make booting much slower but may result in the same basic result…

Steven Donegan
KK6IVC General Class FCC License
Silver State Car #86

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From: ronald simpson n6gkj1@gmail.com
To: Steven Donegan donegan@donegan.org
Cc: App RPT Users app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org; Steve Mahler kizzy@lusfiber.net
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

I don’t believe this method could work for BBB or RPi as neither of those boards have sufficient RAM to use my process.

I use 4gb ram. I split the RAM into hard drive and operation ram.

2gb hard drive and 2 gb operations ram.

If you were to take DIAL and basically turn it into LIMEY you could probably do it. But you would be giving up much.

On Oct 10, 2015 12:36 PM, “Steven Donegan” donegan@donegan.org wrote:

This sounds like an excellent security architecture. If integrated into DIAL then it should(?) make it’s way to the BBB and Pi builds. After that a script to lock down root and firewall rules may be all that is left to be done…

Steven Donegan
KK6IVC General Class FCC License
Silver State Car #86
www.sscc.us


From: ronald simpson n6gkj1@gmail.com
To: Steve Mahler kizzy@lusfiber.net
Cc: App RPT Users app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram drive.

My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on the flash drive.

My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.

My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk every time the machine reboots.

I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.

The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.

If anyone wants more info just ask.

I will share my work with anyone who asks…

This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi

This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor. But should run on any dual core processor.

I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.

The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.

I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over

My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.

73,

Ron N6GKJ

On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, “Steve Mahler” kizzy@lusfiber.net wrote:

I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID distribution. After complaints about buffering the install hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6 and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained that there was “No Root File System”.

This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution allow for RAID Controllers?

…STeve - KF5VH


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You could modify the process to use a read-only NFS drive for the system
files, configs, etc and then use a MFS drive for the logs and anything
that doesn't need to "hang around".

The bootstrap could be done via flash/sdcard/usb with it loading
everything over the network. Almost like a PXE booted system.

-Stacy
KG7QIN

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On 10/10/2015 12:54 PM, Steven Donegan wrote:

Ahh, yes RAM is very limited. And even if you added SPI based RAM
getting either platform to run off of it would be a challenge. Perhaps
boot from SD and then copy to USB attached storage and run from there?
This would make booting much slower but may result in the same basic
result...

Steven Donegan
KK6IVC General Class FCC License
Silver State Car #86
www.sscc.us

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*From:* ronald simpson <n6gkj1@gmail.com>
*To:* Steven Donegan <donegan@donegan.org>
*Cc:* App RPT Users <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org>; Steve Mahler
<kizzy@lusfiber.net>
*Sent:* Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:47 PM
*Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

I don't believe this method could work for BBB or RPi as neither of
those boards have sufficient RAM to use my process.
I use 4gb ram. I split the RAM into hard drive and operation ram.
2gb hard drive and 2 gb operations ram.
If you were to take DIAL and basically turn it into LIMEY you could
probably do it. But you would be giving up much.

On Oct 10, 2015 12:36 PM, "Steven Donegan" <donegan@donegan.org > <mailto:donegan@donegan.org>> wrote:

    This sounds like an excellent security architecture. If integrated
    into DIAL then it should(?) make it's way to the BBB and Pi
    builds. After that a script to lock down root and firewall rules
    may be all that is left to be done...
     
    Steven Donegan
    KK6IVC General Class FCC License
    Silver State Car #86
    www.sscc.us <http://www.sscc.us/&gt;

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    *From:* ronald simpson <n6gkj1@gmail.com <mailto:n6gkj1@gmail.com>>
    *To:* Steve Mahler <kizzy@lusfiber.net <mailto:kizzy@lusfiber.net>>
    *Cc:* App RPT Users <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
    <mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org>>
    *Sent:* Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:31 PM
    *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

    I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram
    drive.
    My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive
    into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on
    the flash drive.
    My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.
    My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk
    every time the machine reboots.
    I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file
    system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.
    The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system
    gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.
    If anyone wants more info just ask.
    I will share my work with anyone who asks...
    This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi
    This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor.
    But should run on any dual core processor.
    I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.
    The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.
    I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over
    My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.
    73,
    Ron N6GKJ

    On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, "Steve Mahler" <kizzy@lusfiber.net > <mailto:kizzy@lusfiber.net>> wrote:

        I have a new AllStar node in development. I grabbed the DIAL
        ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID
        distribution. After complaints about buffering the install
        hardware search functions started. The network started (IPV6
        and IPV4). The disk partitioner started but them complained
        that there was "No Root File System".

        This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives. But, they are
        configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I
        did my ACID install as RAID 1). Does the DIAL distribution
        allow for RAID Controllers?

        ...STeve - KF5VH

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