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<li>Setup SME Server v8 beta 6.</li>
<li>Setup SME Server v8 beta 6.</li>
<li>Do a yum update.</li>
<li>Do a yum update.</li>
<pre>yum update</pre>
<li> If any updates were applied, update and reboot the server.</li>
<li> If any updates were applied,</li>
<pre>signal-event post-upgrade
<pre>signal-event post-upgrade
signal-event reboot</pre>
signal-event reboot</pre>
<li>Check your current kernel.</li>
<li>Check your current kernel.</li>
<pre>uname -r</pre>
<li>Install kernel-devel to get the latest development tree.</li>
<li>Install kernel-devel to get the latest development tree.</li>
Use this command only if you have a PAE kernel installed:
Use this command only if you have a PAE kernel installed:
<pre>yum install kernel-PAE-devel kernel-headers</pre>
Otherwise,
Otherwise,
<pre>yum install kernel-devel kernel-headers</pre>
<li> Check if the compiler (GCC) is installed. If not installed, install it.</li>
<pre>yum install gcc</pre>
<li>
<li>Update SME, and reboot again</li>
Update SME again
<pre>signal-event post-upgrade
<pre>signal-event post-upgrade
signal-event reboot</pre>
signal-event reboot</pre>
<li>Create a symbolic link</li>
<li>Create a symbolic link</li>
<pre>NOTE: Be careful if you cut-and-paste the command below.
In some terminal windows, from some browsers, the parts of the command in
bold font do not paste correctly. Pay particular attention to the
dashes (-) and the backticks (`). There aren't any single quote marks in
the command below - they are all supposed to be backticks.</pre>
ln <b>–s</b> /usr/src/kernels/<b>`uname –r`</b>-<b>`uname-m`</b> /lib/modules/<b>`uname -r`</b>/build
<li>Check that the symbolic link was properly created by doing a directory listing.</li>
<li>Check that the symbolic link was properly created by doing a directory listing.</li>
<pre>NOTE: Be careful if you cut-and-paste the command below.
In some terminal windows, from some browsers, the parts of the command in
bold font do not paste correctly. Pay particular attention to the
dashes (-) and the backticks (`). There aren't any single quote marks in
the command below - they are all supposed to be backticks.</pre>
ls /lib/modules/<b>`uname -r`</b>/build
<li>Install the Fedora Epel repository using the instructions [http://wiki.contribs.org/Epel here].</li>
<li>Install the Fedora Epel repository using the instructions [http://wiki.contribs.org/Epel here].</li>
<li>Install Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)</li>
<li>Install Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)</li>
<pre>yum install --enablerepo=epel dkms</pre>
<pre>yum install --enablerepo=epel dkms</pre>
<li>Install the VirtualBox repository using the instructions [http://wiki.contribs.org/VirtualBox_Repository here].</li>
<li>Install the VirtualBox repository using the instructions [http://wiki.contribs.org/VirtualBox_Repository here].</li>
<li>Install <b>VirtualBox</b> (At the time of the last update to these instructions, the latest version was v4.1-2).</li>
<li>Install <b>VirtualBox</b> (At the time of the last update to these instructions, the latest version was v4.1.2).</li>
<pre>yum install --enablerepo=virtualbox VirtualBox-4.1</pre>
<pre>yum install --enablerepo=virtualbox VirtualBox-4.1</pre>
<li>Review the VirtualBox installation log to ensure that the installation was successful.</li>
<li>Setup VirtualBox as a service so it starts automatically after a reboot by copying the vboxwebsrv from rc5.d to rc7.d.</li>
<pre>tail /var/log/vbox-install.log</pre>
<li> Remove the compiler install (for security best practices)</li>
<pre> rpm -e gcc</pre>
<li>Update SME, and reboot again</li>
<pre>signal-event post-upgrade
signal-event reboot</pre>
<li>Setup VirtualBox as a service so it starts automatically after a reboot.</li>
<pre>cp /etc/rc5.d/S30vboxdrv /etc/rc7.d/.
<pre>cp /etc/rc5.d/S30vboxdrv /etc/rc7.d/.
cp /etc/rc5.d/S35vboxballoonctrl-service /etc/rc7.d/.
cp /etc/rc5.d/S35vboxballoonctrl-service /etc/rc7.d/.
cp /etc/rc5.d/S35vboxweb-service /etc/rc7.d/.</pre>
cp /etc/rc5.d/S35vboxweb-service /etc/rc7.d/.</pre>
<li>Create a ''vbox.cfg'' file on your /etc/vbox/.</li>
<li>Create a ''vbox.cfg'' file on your /etc/vbox/.
<pre>nano /etc/vbox/vbox.cfg</pre>
<pre>nano /etc/vbox/vbox.cfg</pre>
Note: Without the vbox.cfg, vbox services on your rc7.d folder will not start.
Note: Without the vbox.cfg, vbox services on your rc7.d folder will not start.
<li>Login to the server-manager page and create an ibay for <b>phpvbox</b>.
<li>Login to the server-manager page and create an ibay for <b>phpvbox</b>.
For instructions on how to create and configure an ibay, please see [http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter14 the SME Server Administration manual.]
For instructions on how to create and configure an ibay, please see [http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter14 the SME Server Administration manual.]</li>
After creating the ibay, <b>do not forget to assign a password.</b>
<li>Before we install <b>[http://code.google.com/p/phpvirtualbox/ phpVirtualBox]</b>, make sure you install <b>SOAP</b> first</li>
<li>Before we install <b>[http://code.google.com/p/phpvirtualbox/ phpVirtualBox]</b>, make sure you install <b>SOAP</b> first</li>
<pre>yum install php-soap</pre>
<pre>yum install php-soap</pre>
<li>Install <b>phpVirtualBox</b></li>
<li>Install <b>phpVirtualBox</b></li>
<pre>cd /tmp
<pre>cd /tmp
wget `wget -q -O - http://phpvirtualbox.googlecode.com/files/LATEST.txt` -O phpvirtualbox-latest.zip
wget `wget -q -O - http://phpvirtualbox.googlecode.com/files/LATEST.txt` -O phpvirtualbox-latest.zip
unzip phpvirtualbox-latest.zip</pre>
unzip phpvirtualbox-latest.zip</pre>
Note: at the time of this writing, the latest version was 4.1-2. Please adjust the following for later versions.
Note: at the time of this writing, the latest version was 4.1-2. Please adjust the following for later versions.
<pre>
<pre>cd phpvirtualbox-4.1-2
cd phpvirtualbox-4.1-2
cp –R * /home/e-smith/files/ibays/phpvbox/html</pre>
cp –R * /home/e-smith/files/ibays/phpvbox/html</pre>
<li>Create a <b>tmp</b> folder inside the /phpvbox/html folder.</li>
<li>Create a <b>tmp</b> folder inside the /phpvbox/html folder.</li>
<pre>cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/phpvbox/html
mkdir tmp
mkdir tmp
chmod 777 tmp/</pre>
chmod 777 tmp/</pre>
<li>Create a config file using the example file provided.</li>
<li>Create a config file using the example file provided.</li>
<pre>cp config.php-example config.php</pre>
<pre>cp config.php-example config.php</pre>
<li>Open ''config.php'' (located on your /phpvbox/html/ folder). Uncomment some lines (by removing the '#' at the beginning of the line).</li>
<li>Open ''config.php'' (located on your /phpvbox/html/ folder). Uncomment some lines (by removing the '#' at the beginning of the line).</li>
<pre>nano /home/e-smith/files/ibays/phpvbox/html/config.php</pre>
<pre>nano /home/e-smith/files/ibays/phpvbox/html/config.php</pre>
<pre>/* SOAP URL of vboxwebsrv (not phpVirtualBox's URL) */
var $location = 'http://127.0.0.1:18083/';</pre>
var $location = 'http://127.0.0.1:18083/';</pre>
<pre>// Disable authentication
<pre>// Disable authentication
var $noAuth = true;</pre>
var $noAuth = true;</pre>
var $enableAdvancedConfig = true;</pre>
var $enableAdvancedConfig = true;</pre>
<pre>// Authentication library.
<pre>// Authentication library.
//var $authLib = 'Builtin';</pre>
//var $authLib = 'Builtin';</pre>
<pre>// Allow VDE network configuration. This must be supported by the underlying VirtualBox installation!
<pre>// Allow VDE network configuration. This must be supported by the underlying VirtualBox installation!
var $enableVDE = true;</pre>
var $enableVDE = true;</pre>
Change the tmp location as per below.
Change the tmp location as per below.
<pre>// Path
<pre>// Path
var $cachePath = '../tmp';</pre>
var $cachePath = '../tmp';</pre>
