Use case: Testing Skolelinux on virtual machines
Hi,
I've done some testing of the guides for testing Skolelinux on virtual
machines presented on this page:
1. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/TestCDinstall
The guide just partly work on Kubuntu. I'm able to install and run a
combi-server (main server, thin client sever). But a thin client don't
start according to the guide. This may stop users on testing Skolelinux
when they don't got hardware at hand (router/firewall, 2 x network
switches, test-server and thin client server).
My suggestion is to improve and update the guides, making users of
Skolelinux test it on their laptop or home computer with a dhcp network.
They should be able to do so without reading many suggestions on making
network bridges, dummy network etc.
Suggestions on initial conditions and test configurations:
An Debian Lenny or Ubuntu 9.10 install (or later) on a private computer
with dhcp network (where we can make an exception for static networks).
The user can choose between virtualbox, kvm or qemu. The guide got the
same test network commendation, IP addresses.
Test config 1a: The user can choose to test combiserver (main + thin
client sever) on one virtual machine and 1+n thin clients on an 1+n
virtual machines.
Test config 1b: The user can run a combiserver with a cirtual machine
running diskless client on 1+n virtual machines.
Test config 1a+1b.
Test config 2: The user can run main server on a separate virtual
machine, thin client server on an other virtual machine and thin clients
and diskless clients (almost as 1a+1b).
What's also needs are:
1. Short guide on how to report bugs at the TestCDinstall page.
2. Short guide how to get access to logs and screen dumps
as easy as possible. This makes it easier making
accurate bug reports.
3. Test scripts to run for automatic setup and running the different
test configs :)
I'll see 1 and 2 as mandatory documentation.
Suggestion 3 is just a wish :)
Best regards
Knut Yrvin
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