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In installing the SME Server software, you are agreeing to the open source licensing terms and conditions associated with it. You can read these terms and conditions in|Chapter 1.2. of this guide under the title Software Licensing Terms and Conditions .

In installing the SME Server software, you are agreeing to the open source licensing terms and conditions associated with it. You can read these terms and conditions in|Chapter 1.2. of this guide under the title Software Licensing Terms and Conditions .

====RAID1 Support (Disk Mirroring and striping)====

====RAID Support (Disk Mirroring and striping)====

With SME Server, you have the ability to set up disk mirroring and striping, also called RAID. In disk mirroring, you basically write all of your data to two separate hard disks installed in your server. One is the mirror of the other. Should the primary disk experience a hardware failure, the mirror disk will continue operations as if nothing had happened. All of your data will be protected from the single disk failure. This does NOT replace the need for backups! Other levels of RAID offer similar protections.

With SME Server, you have the ability to set up disk mirroring and striping, also called RAID. In disk mirroring, your data is written to two separate hard disks installed in your server. One is the mirror of the other. Should the primary disk experience a hardware failure, the mirror disk will continue operations as if nothing had happened. All of your data will be protected from the single disk failure. This does NOT replace the need for backups! Other levels of RAID offer similar protections with more disks incorporated.

RAID can be accomplished through either software or hardware.

RAID can be accomplished through either software or hardware.

*[[Lazy_Admin_Tools#Server_Migration|Lazy Admin Tools]] provide a set of shell scripts that will archive all the important system files and restore them into a newly installed system, this is well documented in the Wiki. The various aspects of the system are saved in different files so that parts can be restored without having to restore all. An example might be to restore the users, but not the domains. It does not backup the data, but the wiki documentation provides sample commands to copy the data from one system to another using scp and/or rsync. All contribs must be re-installed, and any associated data (usually in /home/e-smith/db configuration files) maybe be copied across as required.

*[[Lazy_Admin_Tools#Server_Migration|Lazy Admin Tools]] provide a set of shell scripts that will archive all the important system files and restore them into a newly installed system, this is well documented in the Wiki. The various aspects of the system are saved in different files so that parts can be restored without having to restore all. An example might be to restore the users, but not the domains. It does not backup the data, but the wiki documentation provides sample commands to copy the data from one system to another using scp and/or rsync. All contribs must be re-installed, and any associated data (usually in /home/e-smith/db configuration files) may be copied across as required.

======<big>Reinstall Contribs after restore</big>======

======<big>Reinstall Contribs after restore</big>======

====Installing the Software====

====Installing the Software====

{{Tip box|You have some command Line Options that you can use to set some parameters such as LVM (activated by default), '''SME9 only''' - software Raid option (none,0,1,5,6). You can use the function keys F1 to F5 to get more information about different boot options. see [[Booting]]}}

{{Tip box|You have some command Line Options that you can use to set some parameters such as LVM (activated by default), '''SME9 only''' - software Raid option (none,0,1,5,6). You can use the function keys F1 to F5 to get more information about different boot options. see [[Booting]]}}

After showing the boot prompt for some time SME will start the installation process automatically. It will then afford you the opportunity to test the installation medium.

After showing the boot prompt for some time SME will start the installation process automatically. It will then afford you the opportunity to test the installation medium.

Afterwards you can choose which language you want to use for the following installation process.

Afterwards you can choose which language you want to use for the following installation process.

{{Note box|If you are configuring your system with RAID1 support, notice that your step 4 below will be slightly different. If you skipped section 5.2 RAID1 Support (Disk Mirroring), it would be advisable to read it before proceeding.}}

{{Note box|If your cdrom is set as hda then the following error message may appear in the console during startup: "Setting up Logical Volume Management: /dev/hda: open failed: No medium found 2 logical volumes(s) in volume group "main" now active"}}

 

 

{{Note box|SME9 only - If you are configuring your system with RAID1 support, notice that your step 4 below will be slightly different. If you skipped section 5.2 RAID1 Support (Disk Mirroring), it would be advisable to read it before proceeding.}}

'''Step 1''': Insert the USB or CD-ROM media.  

'''Step 1''': Insert the USB or CD-ROM media.  

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[[Image:1.initialinstallmenu-noselection.jpg|center|850px]]

{{Note box|At this time if you select menu item 1 and press the tab key you will be able to add options such as nolvm, noraid to the menu items commands}}

{{Note box|At this time if you select the first menu item and press the tab key you will be able to add options such as nolvm, noraid to the menu items commands}}

[[Image:2.selectmenu1-tab-nolvm.jpg|center|850px]]

[[Image:2.selectmenu1-tab-nolvm.jpg|center|850px]]

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[[Image:6.installsummaryscreen-dateandkeyboardtod.jpg|center|850px]]

'''Step 5''': You are informed that all disks will not be formatted and data lost until '''Begin Installation''' is selected.  You must choose '''Begin Installation''' to proceed.   

'''Step 5''': You are informed that no disks will be formatted and hence data lost until '''Begin Installation''' is selected.  You must choose '''Begin Installation''' to proceed.   

{{Warning box|The installation process formats and erases all attached hard drives. USB hard drives are considered non-removable drives. Removable drives are USB pen drives and floppy/cd rom drives. The installer ignores all removable drives and uses all non-removable drives that are at least 2Gb in size.

{{Warning box|The installation process formats and erases all attached hard drives. USB hard drives are considered non-removable drives. Removable drives are USB pen drives and floppy/cd rom drives. The installer ignores all removable drives and uses all non-removable drives that are at least 2Gb in size.

[[Image:10installsummaru begfininstall.jpg|center|850px]]

[[Image:10installsummaru begfininstall.jpg|center|850px]]

'''Step 6''': Select which time zone you are in. The installation process will now automatically proceed to install the necessary packages.

'''Step 6''': Specify the network connection: usually this will have been detected correctly and just needs the enable slider to be actioned. Select which time zone you are in, and check the keyboard is correct. Each step is finished by selecting '''Done'''. The installation process will now automatically proceed to install the necessary packages.

[[Image:7.installsummarydate_time.jpg|center|850px]]

[[Image:7.installsummarydate_time.jpg|center|850px]]

'''Step 7''': Finishing the installation is automatic and takes only a few minutes. At the end of the process, you will be prompted to remove the  CD and then to reboot your computer.

'''Step 7''': Finishing the installation is automatic and may take some time. At the end of the process, you will be prompted to remove the  CD and then to reboot your computer; if this is a virtual install, use the host management software to eject the virtual CD image before proceeding.

[[Image:12.install-finireboot.jpg|center|850px]]

[[Image:12.install-finireboot.jpg|center|850px]]

{{Tip box|What is PPPoE?<br />

{{Tip box|What is PPPoE?<br />

PPPoE is the Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet . Essentially, it is an implementation of the popular PPP protocol used for dialup connections - only configured to run over an Ethernet connection. Many ISPs that provide ADSL connections use PPPoE as the method of connecting their customers to the Internet over ADSL.}}

PPPoE is the Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet . Essentially, it is an implementation of the popular PPP protocol used for dialup connections - only configured to run over an Ethernet connection. Many ISPs that provide fibre and ADSL connections use PPPoE as the method of connecting their customers to the Internet over ADSL.}}

=====Configuring Dynamic DNS=====

=====Configuring Dynamic DNS=====

You now will be prompted regarding DHCP service. Your SME Server can be configured to provide DHCP service to your internal network. The DHCP server can automatically configure the other computers on your internal network with such parameters as non-routable IP address, subnet mask and gateway IP address. This reduces the risk of error and simplifies the process of configuring your network.

You now will be prompted regarding DHCP service. Your SME Server can be configured to provide DHCP service to your internal network. The DHCP server can automatically configure the other computers on your internal network with such parameters as non-routable IP address, subnet mask and gateway IP address. This reduces the risk of error and simplifies the process of configuring your network.

We recommend configuring your server to use DHCP to configure all of your network clients. You should not do this if there is an existing DHCP server on your network as there should typically be only one DHCP server per network.

We recommend configuring your server to use DHCP to configure all of your network clients. IMPORTANT! You should not do this if there is an existing DHCP server on your network as there should typically be only one DHCP server per network.

[[Image:Select_dhcp_server_config.png]]

[[Image:Select_dhcp_server_config.png]]