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+ | ======Evergreen on Debian VMWare image: Evergreen version 1.2.2.3====== | ||
+ | This [[http:// | ||
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+ | The image comes pre-installed with 13,000 records from [[http:// | ||
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+ | If you just want to see Evergreen in action, see our [[http:// | ||
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+ | If you just want to explore the circulation, | ||
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+ | =====Caveats===== | ||
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+ | * It's well-known that performance is poor on virtual machines, due to all the abstraction going on. Once you've had a peek, please [[http:// | ||
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+ | * This image is usually one or two versions behind the current Evergreen production release. See the [[http:// | ||
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+ | =====Hardware requirements===== | ||
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+ | * A workstation with 1GB of RAM or more should be sufficient to run this VMWare image (the VMWare image itself only requires 512 MB of RAM). | ||
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+ | =====Getting started===== | ||
+ | * Download and install a [[http:// | ||
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+ | * Extract the zipped Evergreen Debian VMWare image from http:// | ||
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+ | * This is optional, but if you extract the '' | ||
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+ | * In the VMWare product, open the VMWare image by pointing to '' | ||
+ | kernel.vmx'' | ||
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+ | * To log in to Evergreen:< | ||
+ | userid: root | ||
+ | password: openils</ | ||
+ | This is a Debian system with all of the Evergreen development dependencies installed. This VMWare image was built with Evergreen 1.2.2.3. | ||
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+ | * The hostname for this image was '' | ||
+ | perl -MNet:: | ||
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+ | * If the result is not **evergreen-server.localdomain**, | ||
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+ | * To start Evergreen: < | ||
+ | (root) # su - opensrf | ||
+ | (opensrf) $ cd / | ||
+ | (opensrf) $ osrf_ctl.sh -c / | ||
+ | (opensrf) $ osrf_ctl.sh -c / | ||
+ | (opensrf) $ osrf_ctl.sh -c / | ||
+ | (opensrf) $ clark-kent.pl --daemon</ | ||
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+ | The three osrf* commands begin the opensrf services. The '' | ||
+ | * Once the services are up and running, switch to a new virtual terminal with ALT-F2 and start Apache: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | (root) # / | ||
+ | * Now identify the IP address for this virtual machine: | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | You should see something like this:< | ||
+ | eth0 Link encap: | ||
+ | inet addr: | ||
+ | The number following "inet addr:" is your IP address. | ||
+ | * You can then open up that IP address in the browser on your host machine to see the default Evergreen catalog interface. | ||
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+ | =====Running the Evergreen staff client===== | ||
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+ | **Note:** at the moment (8/21/2008) we have identified a couple of glitches that prevent the VMWare image of Evergreen from automatically working with the staff client. (In more specific terms, on the image, Apache doesn' | ||
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+ | - If you haven' | ||
+ | - Launch the staff client on your host operating system | ||
+ | - For Server/ | ||
+ | - For Authentication, | ||
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+ | =====Searching the Evergreen OPAC===== | ||
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+ | On your local machine, don't expect the snappiest performance from the Evergreen VMWare installation, | ||
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+ | ===== Questions ===== | ||
+ | Questions about Evergreen or this image? Contact the open-ils-general | ||
+ | mailing list: http:// | ||
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+ | Dan Scott - dscott@laurentian.ca | ||
+ | Laurentian University |