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m23 manual
m23 rock 24.1
Hauke Goos-Habermann
with excerpts from the old manual by Ralf Sörensen
Contents
Introduction
What is m23?
The components of the m23 server
Debian GNU/Linux
Place the development on the shoulders of giants
License
Download
Support
m23 community support
Commercial support for m23 and other OSS solutions
Information about the manual
Requirements for m23
The m23 server
The m23 clients
Internet access
PC with webbrowser
The server installation CD
Server installation
Preperations
Start the installation
Completion of the installation
First steps with your m23 server
Connect to your m23 server
Adding a client
Server
Server settings
System
Components
Server hacks
Extras
Not available on UCS
Manage administrators
Update server software
Step by step
Daemons and programs
Hint
Color codes
Description of daemons
Manage LDAP servers
Manage GPG keys
Manage image files
Server backup
Encrypt and upload backup
Hint for the GPG keys
scp
Hint
share-online.biz
Hint:
cron settings
Step by step: Adding a new job
Deletion of jobs
Backup list
Hint
Howto restore your m23 server
IP management
Single clients / network settings
IP adress range
Adress s
Firewall settings
Hint
FreeIPA
System proxy
Select theme
Server features
Xhprof Settings
Manage your clients
Clients overview
Status description
Jobs
Work on multiple clients
Hint
Gimmicks
Searching keywords
Filter-based search
Control center
About virtualisation in m23
Start, pause and stop a virtual m23 client
Setting up a VM host
Hardware information
Packages
Client log
Add to group
Remove from group
Recover client
Hint
Start rescue system
Hint
Change client status
Hint
Status description
Jobs
Work on multiple clients
Hint
Gimmicks
Change debug status
Client direct connection
Password
Change client
Hint
Change jobs
Create image
Caution
Hint for image files
Hint for the Transfer port
Backup
Construct package source and package selection based on a client
Control clients
Add a new client
Boot with USB flash drive or ISO
Note: External DHCP server
Note: UEFI
Hint
Note: Computer architectures
Additional information:
Using m23 with an external DHCP server
The other DHCP server can be deactivated
The other DHCP server CANNOT be deactivated
Alternatively: Create boot media
Configuring DHCP servers dynamically
ISC DHCP server
Other DHCP server
Proxy DHCP
Client partitioning and formating
Hint: Undoing your changes
Hint: Usage of JavaScript
Overview of the menu entries
Note
Note about UEFI
Note about file systems
Step by step
Hint for RAIDs and partitions
Hint for the installation of operating systems on a RAID
Select the client distribution
Information:
Hint for imaging
Hint:
Delete a client
Status description
Jobs
Work on multiple clients
Hint
Gimmicks
Client assimilation
Hint
Manual assimilation
Error handling
Hint for the assimilation of an Ubuntu system
Create boot media
Create a boo flash drive
Make boot CD
Hint
Virtualisation
Create VM
Step by step
VirtualBox
Apache CloudStack
Hint
Hints about the VM host (VirtualBox)
Memory, harddisk and CPU (VirtualBox)
Download VirtualBox additions
Downloading of guest additions
Choose a default version
Deleting of additions
Group management
Groups overview
Store jobs for groups
Step by step:
Add group
Note
Packages
Install packages
Hint
Installation of packages:
Changing the package priority
Installation preview
Hint for package selections
Hint
Deinstall packages
Hint
Deinstallation of packages:
Deinstallation preview
Hint for package selections
Hint
Update
Update types
Automatical update
Add update group
Adding update times and client groups
Unset update times and remove client groups
Background processes
Edit package sources
Information
Hint
Edit package selections
Step by step
Deletion of selection
Im/Export selected packages
Hint
Package builder
Hint
BitTorrent
GPG key for signing the package source
Script editor
Hints
List of keyboard shortcuts
Text selection
Find and replace
Indentation
Undo and redo
Poll builder
Pool builder (Create, edit, delete pool)
Hint
GPG key for signing the package source
Pool builder (Read packages from CD)
Pool builder (Create package index)
Pool builder (Select package sources and packages)
Hint
Pool builder (Start download)
Pool builder (Packages are beeing downloaded)
Package sources
Mass installation
Client builder
Boot with USB flash drive or ISO
Note: External DHCP server
Note: UEFI
Hint
Note: Computer architectures
Hint: UEFI
Define disk type and size
Hint
Adjustment criteria
Hint
Select value generation method
There are 3 methods
Select data source
Select data source/Assign columns
Select and upload a database file
Hint
Assign the fields to the client options
Step by step
Enter missing values/overview
Change the number of clients
The GNU General Public License
Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
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