We just put out Zenoss Core 2.2, which has a "stack" installer with
all the dependencies for running on Ubuntu 8.04 if you don't want to
build from source. But thanks for the source install directions, I'll
check against ours and see if we missed anything.
Thanks,
Matt Ray
Zenoss Community Manager
community.zenoss.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On May 18, 2008, at 4:40 PM, rbrown wrote:
Installing Zenoss on Feisty Ubuntu
1. Install Ubuntu 8.04 Server from an installation CD.
2. Log in as the default user.
3. Install ssh so you can putty (remote terminal) from your desktop:
Code:
sudo apt-get install ssh
ifconfig | grep cast (to see what your IP is)
4. Either via SSH or on the box itself, become the root user:
Code:
sudo su
Enter your password.
5. Several dependencies are in the 'universe' repository, so we'll
need to modify your sources list with your favorite editor:
Code:
/etc/apt/sources.list
Find these two lines:
Code:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted
And add the 'universe' repository:
Code:
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy main restricted universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu haryd main restricted
universe
Save the file and close the editor. Then, back at the command line:
Code:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
6. Now we can install the dependencies. From the command line:
Code:
apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client python-dev python2.4-dev
build-essential subversion libmysqlclient15-dev snmpd autoconf snmp
swig python-setuptools sysv-rc-conf bzip2
7. Add the 'zenoss' user that will run the application:
Code:
adduser zenoss
If security isn't an issue, use the password 'zenoss'. Use defaults
for everything else.
8. Zenoss requires some environment variables to be set, so we need
to add them to the 'zenoss' user's bash startup script. Edit your
bash defaults:
Code:
/home/zenoss/.bashrc
And add these lines to the end:
Code:
export ZENHOME=/usr/local/zenoss
export PYTHONPATH=$ZENHOME/lib/python
export PATH=$ZENHOME/bin:$PATH
Save the file and close the editor.
9. Now we'll make the directory into which Zenoss will install. Run:
Code:
mkdir /usr/local/zenoss
chown zenoss /usr/local/zenoss
10. Hardy Heron ships with Python 2.5, but certain dependencies of
Zenoss are unable to build properly with this version. Once Zenoss
has been installed, it will run just fine under 2.5, but we'll need
to change the symlink for the installation. Run:
Code:
unlink /usr/bin/python && ln -s /usr/bin/python2.4 /usr/bin/python
Then edit:
Code:
/usr/share/python/debian_defaults
and change the default python version if it doesn't already say 2.4
Code:
[DEFAULT]
# the default python version
default-version = python2.5
Change the above line to the following
Code:
default-version = python2.4
Save and exit the file.
11. Now it's time to install. First, become the zenoss user:
Code:
su zenoss
cd
You're in the zenoss user's home directory. Download the latest
version of Zenoss here. If you want to use the potentially unstable
svn version you can download it by typing:
Code:
svn co http://dev.zenoss.org/svn/trunk/inst zenoss-install
If you want to use a tarball, download it to this directory and run:
Code:
tar xzf zenoss-[X.XX].tar.gz
Replacing the [X.XX] with the version you've downloaded. Now that
you've got Zenoss, cd to the directory that was just created. All
that's left to do is:
Code:
./install.sh
The installation script will ask you a few questions, then install
Zenoss. If the compilation fails with:
Code:
installing nagios
make: *** [nagios-install] Error 2
unable to build zenoss and prerequisites, see zenbuild.log
You probably need to edit
Code:
/home/zenoss/zenoss-2.1.3/build/nagios-plugins-1.4.5/plugins/
check_pgsql.c
and change line 45:
Code:
#include "netutils.h"
#include <libpq-fe.h>
to this:
Code:
#include "netutils.h"
#include "pg_config_manual.h"
#include <libpq-fe.h>
If you run into any other problems and need to run the installation
again, clean up what's already been done with:
Code:
make clean
12. Once Zenoss has been installed successfully, become root again
by typing:
Code:
exit
Or hitting Ctrl-D.
Set zensocket to setuid:
Code:
chown root:zenoss /usr/local/zenoss/bin/zensocket
chmod 04750 /usr/local/zenoss/bin/zensocket
Switch back the Python symlinks:
Code:
unlink /usr/bin/python && ln -s /usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/python
Then edit:
Code:
/usr/share/python/debian_defaults
and change the default python version if it doesn't already say 2.5
Code:
[DEFAULT]
# the default python version
default-version = python2.4
Change the above line to the following:
Code:
default-version = python2.5
Save and exit the file.
And have Zenoss run on system startup:
Code:
ln -s /usr/local/zenoss/bin/zenoss /etc/init.d
sysv-rc-conf
Add Zenoss to runlevels 2, 3, 4 and 5. Start Zenoss:
Code:
/usr/local/zenoss/bin/zenoss start
check that Zenoss started properly with:
Code:
/usr/local/zenoss/bin/zenoss status
13. To monitor your Zenoss server you need to configure it to allow
'public' to read all OIDs (default is to read very few OIDs):
Code:
cp /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf{,.bak}
snmpconf
configure snmpd agent to allow public read
Code:
cp snmpd.conf /etc/snmp/
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
14. If you haven't already set up a mail server on your machine you
can continue on to installing the default ubuntu mail agent (MTA)
which is exim4, which may need to be setup if you want email alerts
to work with a remote mail server (mail.mydomain.inc):
Code:
dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
Select default options, except:
Code:
mail sent by smarthost; received via SMTP or fetchmail
mail.mydomain.inc
15. To test mail agent, need to install a frontend (MUA - mail) to
exim4:
Code:
apt-get install mailutils
mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(press enter for Cc:, type in subject, press enter)
(type in body of message, then enter)
Code:
.
(type in single period, then enter, to end composing and email is
queued)
Code:
mailq
(to see if mail is sent or still in queue)
16. For Windows monitoring, install SNMP from add/remove Windows
monitoring components, then install SNMP-Informant:
Code:
www.snmp-informant.com - download the free SNMP for Windows.
17. Read the Admin guide at http://www.zenoss.com/download/
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