School Server/RIT - Revision history

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	From: [http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/] using Martin Langhoff's explicit instructions.		From: [http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/] using Martin Langhoff's explicit instructions.

			=====System Information=====
			All configurations based on the installing steps and configurations found at [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_server http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_server] and modified as needed for our applications.

			<br>Hostname: <code>schoolserver.rit.edu</code>
			<br>Server uptime: <code>12:54:38 up 9 days, 18:50, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00</code>
			<br>CPU model: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz


	===Collaboration Server===		===Collaboration Server===

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	===Reading Library===		===Reading Library===
	~~Some resources~~:		'''Resources:'''
	* [[olpc:Collections]]		* [[olpc:Collections]]
	* [[Activities/Get Internet Archive Books]]		* [[Activities/Get Internet Archive Books]]
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	# Hold copies of e-books for learners with no Internet access		# Hold copies of e-books for learners with no Internet access
	# Compatible with existing Sugar e-book readers		# Compatible with existing Sugar e-book readers
	# Teacher/~~administrator~~ interface for loading books from a variety of Internet book archives and portable USB or CD/DVD storage media.		# Teacher/Administrator interface for loading books from a variety of Internet book archives and portable USB or CD/DVD storage media.

	In the end, we want to have instructions and some supporting scripts to modify the standard OLPC School Server to support a reading library and our campus environment as independent features.		In the end, we want to have instructions and some supporting scripts to modify the standard OLPC School Server to support a reading library and our campus environment as independent features.
	====[[School_Server/RIT/File_Distribution_System\|File Distribution System]]====		====[[School_Server/RIT/File_Distribution_System\|File Distribution System]]====
	An alternative to extending e-book readers - a file distribution system for the server and a client for the XO.		An alternative to extending e-book readers - a file distribution system for the server and a client for the XO. The goal of this project is to build an easy system to host files on the server that can be downloaded using the browser activity and possibly a file distribution download activity.

	See the [[School_Server/RIT/File_Distribution_System\|Project Page]].		See the [[School_Server/RIT/File_Distribution_System\|Project Page for File Distribution System]].

	===Network Configuration===		===Network Configuration===
	The School Server, XS, as received is designed and configured for 2 Ethernet adapters,		The School Server, XS, as received is designed and configured for 2 Ethernet adapters,
	* eth0 - connected to the ~~wide area network~~ (WAN) or the campus Internet connection,		* eth0 - connected to the Wide Area Network (WAN) or the campus Internet connection,
	* eth1 - connected to an ~~access point~~ (AP) which the XOs connect to.		* eth1 - connected to an Access Point (AP) which the XOs connect to.
	For robustness in unreliable power supply environments, there are scripts that reconfigure features on a frequent basis. This design has frustrated anyone wanting to deviate from the default configuration.		For robustness in unreliable power supply environments, there are scripts that reconfigure features on a frequent basis. This design has frustrated anyone wanting to deviate from the default configuration.

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	<br>OLPC-School-Server-0.6-i386.iso		<br>OLPC-School-Server-0.6-i386.iso
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	~~from~~:		From: [http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/] using Martin Langhoff's explicit instructions.
	~~<br>~~[http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/]
	~~<br>Using~~ Martin Langhoff's explicit instructions
	~~<br><br>~~
	~~<font color="Purple">More soon to be added</font>~~

	===Collaboration Server===		===Collaboration Server===
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	* <code>/etc/idmgr.conf</code> edited line <code>BIND_DOMAIN=172.18.0.1</code> to <code>BIND_DOMAIN=129.21.47.159</code> in order to try to enable the registration service. Ran <code>service idmgr restart</code>.		* <code>/etc/idmgr.conf</code> edited line <code>BIND_DOMAIN=172.18.0.1</code> to <code>BIND_DOMAIN=129.21.47.159</code> in order to try to enable the registration service. Ran <code>service idmgr restart</code>.
	*: But, on trying to register my XO, it stalls for a minute or two and then reports that it failed to connect to the schoolserver (it was connected to the ejabberd service). --[[User:FGrose\|FGrose]] 00:35, 17 October 2009 (UTC)		*: But, on trying to register my XO, it stalls for a minute or two and then reports that it failed to connect to the schoolserver (it was connected to the ejabberd service). <br>--[[User:FGrose\|FGrose]] 00:35, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

	==Schedule/Milestones==		==Schedule/Milestones==

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	'''Note:''' Admin log is located on the server at /var/log/adminlog.log		'''Note:''' Admin log is located on the server at /var/log/adminlog.log
	~~<br><font color="Purple">Add more server info</font>~~

	===Project Ideas===		===Project Ideas===
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	<P>'''Current Project and/or current main focus '''		<P>'''Current Project and/or current main focus '''
	* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.		* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.
	**~~an ebook~~ reader server~~/client~~ system		**An e-book reader client/server system
	**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.		**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.
	**This may prove to be more economical than the proposal of distributing text via ~~SDcards~~ as it would allow for a wider range of content per available Gigabyte. One 40 gig hard disk library would hold 10 times as much content as ten, 4-GB ~~SDcards~~ replicated with identical content.		**This may prove to be more economical than the proposal of distributing text via SD cards as it would allow for a wider range of content per available Gigabyte. One 40 gig hard disk library would hold 10 times as much content as ten, 4-GB SD cards replicated with identical content.
	** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.		** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.
	** Essentially, a ~~backend~~ to the read activity.		** Essentially, a back-end to the read activity.
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~currently~~ under development		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Currently under development; See "Reading Library" below.
	</P>		</P>
	<br>		<br>
	<P>'''Completed projects and tasks'''		<P>'''Completed projects and tasks'''
	* File Distribution System		* File Distribution System
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~completed~~. ~~currently being tested, please~~ email us at our contact address if you are interested.		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Completed; Testing and improvements currently under development. See more information below - "File Distribution System". Please email us at our contact address if you are interested in learning more about this portion of the XS project or are interested in assisting in development.
	* Fix Ejabber		* Fix Ejabber
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> Ejabber is running and working. XO's can communicate		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Ejabber is running and working. XO's can communicate
	*** To use Ejabber point XO server to schoolserver.rit.edu		*** To use Ejabber point XO server to schoolserver.rit.edu
	* Configure Moodle to our needs		* Configure Moodle to our needs
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> We currently do not have a project that needs ~~moodle~~		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Moodle is not configured; We currently do not have a project that needs Moodle.
	</P>		</P>
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	* Provide a school server test and development environment for the Honors Seminar participants		* Provide a school server test and development environment for the Honors Seminar participants
	* Develop School Server systems administration skills		* Develop School Server systems administration skills
	** Backup registered ~~XOs~~ or Sugar Sticks		** Backup registered XO's or Sugar Sticks
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	** Host Moodle content developed in class		** Host Moodle content developed in class
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Moodle is installed but not fully configured		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Moodle is installed but not fully configured.
	* Test and Debug ~~OLPC~~ - Sugar Labs School Server software		* Test and Debug XS - Sugar Labs School Server software
	** ~~currently~~ running ~~(insert image name)~~		** Currently running OLPC-School-Server-0.6-i386.iso
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~upgraded~~ to latest Server image		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Upgraded to the latest XS Server image.
	* Develop a School Server SysAdmin training curriculum for volunteers who want to support an OLPC or Sugar deployment		* Develop a School Server SysAdmin training curriculum for volunteers who want to support OLPC, the XS Server project, or Sugar deployment
	** Basic documentation and support is being compiled		** Basic documentation and support is being compiled
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> not complete		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Under development; not complete.
	* Create an Activity(Application) for RIT ~~XOs~~ so students can easily access Moodle		* Create an Activity(XO Application) for RIT XO's so students can easily access Moodle
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	* Moodle ~~xo python api~~		* Moodle XO Python API
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	* XO Backup/Restore		* XO Backup/Restore
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	* XO Security [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Antitheft_HowTo]		* XO Security [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Antitheft_HowTo]
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	* Deployment "whitebook"		* Deployment "whitebook"
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	* Provide a service that allows teachers/volunteers (who ~~don't~~ speak English) in actual deployments to communicate via email with technical support volunteers by using the translating service [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pootle Pootle]. Incoming and outgoing "tagged" emails would be translated in and out of the server on arrival / departure of the XS.		* Provide a service that allows teachers/volunteers (who do not speak English) in actual deployments to communicate via email with technical support volunteers by using the translating service [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pootle Pootle]. Incoming and outgoing "tagged" emails would be translated in and out of the server on arrival/departure of the XS.
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	*In class quizzing. Teachers ask questions, students respond using their XO, quiz results stored on XS. (Think the [http://www.iclicker.com/dnn/ I>clicker]~~) I believe similar~~ concepts were proposed by [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Acj3840 Alex Jones]		*In class quizzing. Teachers ask questions, students respond using their XO, quiz results stored on XS. (Think the [http://www.iclicker.com/dnn/ I>clicker]; Similar concepts were proposed by [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Acj3840 Alex Jones])
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	**Possibility of parsing of information, possible graphical heuristics.		**Possibility of parsing of information, possible graphical heuristics.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> ~~not~~ started		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> Not started
	</P>		</P>

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	* [[olpc:Simple Digital Library Index]], [http://www.mail-archive.com/server-devel@lists.laptop.org/msg03063.html discussion thread].		* [[olpc:Simple Digital Library Index]], [http://www.mail-archive.com/server-devel@lists.laptop.org/msg03063.html discussion thread].
	====Proposed Design Goals====		====Proposed Design Goals====
	# Hold copies of ~~ebooks~~ for learners with no Internet access		# Hold copies of e-books for learners with no Internet access
	# Compatible with existing Sugar ~~ebook~~ readers		# Compatible with existing Sugar e-book readers
	# Teacher/administrator interface for loading books from a variety of Internet book archives and portable USB or CD/DVD storage media.		# Teacher/administrator interface for loading books from a variety of Internet book archives and portable USB or CD/DVD storage media.

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	<br>[http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/]		<br>[http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/ http://xs-dev.laptop.org/xs/]
	<br>Using ~~martin langhoff~~'s explicit instructions		<br>Using Martin Langhoff's explicit instructions
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	<font color="Purple">More soon to be added</font>		<font color="Purple">More soon to be added</font>

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	==Contact Information==		==Contact Information==
	email: schoolserver.rit.edu@gmail.com		email: schoolserver.rit.edu@gmail.com
			<br>
			googlegroup: http://groups.google.com/group/schoolserver_rit_edu
			<br>
	[[User:rnolette\| Ryan Nolette]]		[[User:rnolette\| Ryan Nolette]]
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	<P>'''Completed projects and tasks'''		<P>'''Completed projects and tasks'''
			* File Distribution System
			** <font color="red">Status:</font> completed. currently being tested, please email us at our contact address if you are interested.
	* Fix Ejabber		* Fix Ejabber
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> Ejabber is running and working. XO's can communicate		** <font color="red">Status:</font> Ejabber is running and working. XO's can communicate

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	===Purpose===		===Purpose===

	# ~~Create~~ a ~~File Distribution System~~		# To create a school server with minimal hardware requirements in order to develop and test ideas and innovation from within the community
	~~#* <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under way~~

	==schoolserver.rit.edu==		==schoolserver.rit.edu==

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	==Contact Information==		==Contact Information==
			email: schoolserver.rit.edu@gmail.com

	[[User:rnolette\| Ryan Nolette]]		[[User:rnolette\| Ryan Nolette]]

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	** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.		** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.
	** Essentially, a backend to the read activity.		** Essentially, a backend to the read activity.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development		** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
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	* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.		* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.
	**an ebook reader server/client system		**an ebook reader server/client system
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
	**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.		**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
	**This may prove to be more economical than the proposal of distributing text via SDcards as it would allow for a wider range of content per available Gigabyte. One 40 gig hard disk library would hold 10 times as much content as ten, 4-GB SDcards replicated with identical content.		**This may prove to be more economical than the proposal of distributing text via SDcards as it would allow for a wider range of content per available Gigabyte. One 40 gig hard disk library would hold 10 times as much content as ten, 4-GB SDcards replicated with identical content.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
	** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.		** Run said books through Pootle, so children have access to books not in their native tongue.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
	** Essentially, a backend to the read activity.		** Essentially, a backend to the read activity.
	*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development		*** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development

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	<P>'''Current Project and/or current main focus '''		<P>'''Current Project and/or current main focus '''
	* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.		* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Book_reader Library /Book Reader]. Thousands of books stored on the XS which children are able to pull over the network either as whole book or bit by bit as they read them on their XO's.
			**an ebook reader server/client system
	** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development		** <font color="red">Status:</font> currently under development
	**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.		**Additionally, they can "check out" books and bring them home on their laptops to read at home, or while not connected to the XS.