CentOS Linux Server Guide

CentOS Linux Virtualization and Ulteo Open Virtual Desktop (UOVD)

 

Part1: UOVD Session Manager Server Installation on CentOS Linux

 

 

This  installation guide is based manual on RedHat from Ultero.com. 

 

Prerequisites
A minimal Open Virtual Desktop infrastructure requires one Session Manager and one Application Server.

  • The Session Manager is a LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) system. Can be any existing LAMP server.

  • The Application Server is a server where the desktop and applications will be executed. It has to be a Ulteo OVD dedicated server

  • Your server must have internet connection ready

Function of Session Manager Server

Session Manager Server is the server which manage all your application servers through an administration web interface.

 

 

Installation Guide

Step1: Remove SELinux

Red Hat/ CentOS Linux's Selinux is not yet support by Ulteo Virtual Desktop, you must remove it from both servers

 

yum remove -y selinux-policy

 

Step2: Install, configure  and create MySQL

At, server 1 (smsrv.example.local)
yum install -y mysql mysql-server

 

To start automatically MySQL when the system boots up at level 2,3 and 5
chkconfig --level 235 mysqld on


Start the mysql service
service mysqld start


Specify the root mysql password (Advice: Do not use the  same CentOS Linux system password)
mysqladmin -u root password ’your_mysql_root_password’

 

Log in mysql  with the password you created just now
mysql -u root -p
Enter password: <your_mysql_root_password>

 

create mysql database
mysql> create database ulteo_smdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> exit

 

Step3: Create Ulteo rpm repository

Using vim to create and accessing ovd.repo
vim /etc/yum.repos.d/ovd.repo

 

Add in the following lines.
[ovd-2.0]
name=Ulteo OVD 2.0
baseurl=http://archive.ulteo.com/ulteo/rpm/rhel5/2.0
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://archive.ulteo.com/ulteo/rpm/ulteo-archive.key

 

Step4: Import Ulteo rpm key

rpm --import  http://archive.ulteo.com/ulteo/rpm/ulteo-archive.key

 

Step5: Install the ovd-session-manager package

 yum -y install ovd-session-manager

 

Step6: Launch the configuration tool

sm-config


Admin login: admin
Password: yourpassword
Retype password: yourpassword
Chroot download url [http://www.ulteo.com/main/downloads/ulteo-ovd.php?suite=2.0] <Press Enter Key>
Chroot destination [/usr/share/ulteo/sessionmanager/base.tar.gz]: <Press Enter Key>
Options:
* chroot download: yes
* chroot URL: http://www.ulteo.com/main/downloads/ulteo-ovd.php?suite=2.0
* chroot directory: /usr/share/ulteo/sessionmanager/base.tar.gz
* apache group: apache
* apache dir: /etc/httpd/conf.d
Is this correct? [Y/n] Y

 

Step7:Configure and start apache service

chkconfig httpd on

service httpd restart

 

Step8:Start your internet browser

 

Launch your internet browser, and key in the following URL

 

http://smsrv.1a-centosserver.com/sessionmanager/admin

 

Username: admin

Password:  yourpassword

 

Ulteo Session Manager Login Page

 

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