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diff --git a/doc/appendix/guides/web-reports-install.txt b/doc/appendix/guides/web-reports-install.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..af2e240fa --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/appendix/guides/web-reports-install.txt @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst -*- + +.. _EPEL: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL + +.. This is combination of the Ubuntu guide and the Centos guide for + installing the web reports. + +.. _appendix-guides-web-reports-install: + +================================== +Dynamic (web) Reports installation +================================== + +The first step is to install the needed software components like the +Django framework and the database (SQlite2). All packages for Fedora +are in the Fedora Package Collection or in EPEL_ for CentOS/RHEL:: + + [root@system01 ~]# yum -y install Django python-simplejson python-sqlite2 + +Of course is a web server needed as well:: + + [root@system01 ~]# yum -y install httpd mod_python + +The same packages are needed for Ubuntu systems:: + + [root@system01 ~]# aptitude install python-django apache2 libapache2-mod-python + +Now we need to create the sqlite database. Use the following command on +Fedora, CentOS, or RHEL.:: + + [root@system01 ~]# python /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py syncdb + Creating table auth_permission + Creating table auth_group + Creating table auth_user + Creating table auth_message + Creating table django_content_type + Creating table django_session + Creating table django_site + Creating table django_admin_log + Creating table reports_client + Creating table reports_ping + Creating table reports_interaction + Creating table reports_reason + Creating table reports_entries + Creating table reports_entries_interactions + Creating table reports_performance + Creating table reports_internaldatabaseversion + + You just installed Django's auth system, which means you don't have any superusers defined. + Would you like to create one now? (yes/no): no + Installing index for auth.Permission model + Installing index for auth.Message model + Installing index for admin.LogEntry model + Installing index for reports.Client model + Installing index for reports.Ping model + Installing index for reports.Interaction model + Installing index for reports.Entries model + Installing index for reports.Entries_interactions model + +.. note:: There are different versions of Python available. If you are + unsure about your installed version use the following line instead of + the line above.:: + + [root@system01 ~]# PYVER=`python -c 'import sys;print(sys.version[0:3])'`; python /usr/lib/python$PYVER/site-packages/Bcfg2/site-packages/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py syncdb + +The path on Ubuntu systems is different. Please use the same path as shown +in the following command to execute the script on an Ubuntu machine in +the next steps:: + + [root@system01 ~]# python /usr/share/pyshared/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py syncdb + Creating table auth_permission + Creating table auth_group + Creating table auth_user + Creating table auth_message + Creating table django_content_type + Creating table django_session + Creating table django_site + Creating table django_admin_log + Creating table reports_client + Creating table reports_ping + Creating table reports_interaction + Creating table reports_reason + Creating table reports_entries + Creating table reports_entries_interactions + Creating table reports_performance + Creating table reports_internaldatabaseversion + + You just installed Django's auth system, which means you don't have any superusers defined. + Would you like to create one now? (yes/no): no + Installing index for auth.Permission model + Installing index for auth.Message model + Installing index for admin.LogEntry model + Installing index for reports.Client model + Installing index for reports.Ping model + Installing index for reports.Interaction model + Installing index for reports.Entries model + Installing index for reports.Entries_interactions model + +The server should be tested to make sure that there are no mistakes:: + + [root@system01 ~]# python /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py testserver + Creating test database... + Creating table auth_permission + Creating table auth_group + Creating table auth_user + Creating table auth_message + Creating table django_content_type + Creating table django_session + Creating table django_site + Creating table django_admin_log + Creating table reports_client + Creating table reports_ping + Creating table reports_interaction + Creating table reports_reason + Creating table reports_entries + Creating table reports_entries_interactions + Creating table reports_performance + Creating table reports_internaldatabaseversion + Installing index for auth.Permission model + Installing index for auth.Message model + Installing index for admin.LogEntry model + Installing index for reports.Client model + Installing index for reports.Ping model + Installing index for reports.Interaction model + Installing index for reports.Entries model + Installing index for reports.Entries_interactions model + Validating models... + 0 errors found + + Django version 1.1.1, using settings 'Reports.settings' + Development server is running at http://127.0.0.1:8000/ + Quit the server with CONTROL-C. + +Add DBStats to the plugins line of ``bcfg2.conf``. The resulting +**[server]** section should look something like this:: + + [server] + repository = /var/lib/bcfg2 + plugins = Base,Bundler,Cfg,DBStats,Metadata,Packages,Probes,Rules,SSHbase + +Start/restart the Bcfg2 server:: + + [root@system01 ~]# /etc/init.d/bcfg2-server restart + +Run the Bcfg2 client in order to populate the statistics database +(this run should take a bit longer since you are uploading the client +statistics to the database). + +Download the static reports content:: + + [root@system01 ~]# cd /var/www/ + [root@system01 ~]# svn co https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2/reports + +Configure Apache using :ref:`dynamic-http-install` as a guide + +Copy server/statistics sections of ``bcfg2.conf`` to +``/etc/bcfg2-web.conf`` (make sure it is world-readable). You should +then have something like this:: + + [server] + repository = /var/lib/bcfg2 + plugins = Base,Bundler,Cfg,DBStats,Metadata,Packages,Probes,Rules,SSHbase + + [statistics] + sendmailpath = /usr/lib/sendmail + database_engine = sqlite3 + # 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'mysql_old', 'sqlite3' or 'ado_mssql'. + database_name = + # Or path to database file if using sqlite3. + #<repository>/etc/brpt.sqlite is default path if left empty + database_user = + # Not used with sqlite3. + database_password = + # Not used with sqlite3. + database_host = + # Not used with sqlite3. + database_port = + # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3. + web_debug = True + +Restart apache and point a browser to your Bcfg2 server. + +If using sqlite be sure the sql database file and directory containing +the database are writable to apache. |