Changes between Version 58 and Version 59 of InstallationGuidelinesVirtualMachine

Timestamp:

01/04/11 07:57:28 (14 years ago)

Author:

Fran Boon

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InstallationGuidelinesVirtualMachine

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 It is currently running the Ubuntu 10.04 OS with Web2Py-r2717, Eden-r1560 & Eclipse 3.6
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 == Usage Notes ==
+
 === Introduction ===
-The dev env virtual machines for Virtualbox and VMware are based on a [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrintlivecdinstaller blueprint] and are configured to use have about 512MB of RAM. The virtual disk is configured to expand to 20GB.
+The dev env virtual machines for Virtualbox and VMware are based on a [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/BluePrintlivecdinstaller blueprint] and are configured to use about 512MB of RAM. The virtual disk is configured to expand to 20GB.
 
 The virtual machine is built on [http://www.turnkeylinux.org/core TurnKey Linux's Core], which in turn is based on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid -- the most recent long-term support release).
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 === Getting Started ===
-   1. Import VM with Virtualbox. Start the VM. Alternatively, start the VM in VMware player or compatible platform.
-   2. The VM will appear in the left window pane, and the settings will appear in the right. Scroll down on the right side until you see "Network." Click network to ensure the VM has appropriate network address and IP address. (Specify the NIC and choose between bridged and NAT mode.
-   3. After first boot, the machine arrives at the graphical user interface login page. Login with the provided credentials.
+ 1. Download the Image
+ 2. Uncompress the image
+To run the image, you need to install either !VirtualBox or VMWare:
+
+==== !VirtualBox Installation ====
+ 3. Download [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html VirtualBox]
+ 4. Install !VirtualBox
+ 5. Import the Virtual Appliance:
+ * File menu | Import Appliance 
+ * Choose the uncompressed image (the .ovf file)
+ * Next 
+ * Accept the default appliance options unless you have a reason to make a specific change
+ 6. The VM will appear in the left window pane, and the settings will appear in the right. Scroll down on the right side until you see "Network." Click network to specify the NIC (e.g. switch to wireless) and choose between bridged and NAT mode.
+ 7. Start the Virtual Appliance by double-clicking the icon on the left.
+
+==== VMWare Installation ====
+To import the download VM into VMware (e.g. Fusion), use the following steps.
+ 3. File > New
+ 4. Click Continue without disc
+ 5. Select Use an existing virtual disk
+ 6. Select NewDev.vmdk
+ 7. Select Make a separate copy of the virtual disk
+ 8. Click Choose
+ 9. Click Continue
+ 10. OS=Linux and Version=Ubuntu should be selected, click Continue, Click Finish
+ 11 Enter name for new VMware image e.g. Eden in the Virtual Machines directory
+ 12. Click Save
+Remember to install the Linux VMware Tools after starting up the Eden machine using Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools
+{{{
+sudo su -
+./vmware-install.pl
+}}}
+And accept all the default options
+
 === Credentials ===
+After first boot, the machine arrives at the graphical user interface login page. Login with the provided credentials.
+
 Web2py administration password is set during the debugging process with either of the following commands and arguments, both of which would set the admin password to "admin":
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-== Legacy Usage Guidelines ==
-New usage notes are available [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/DevEnvUsageNotes here] and are in the process of being migrated to this page.
-
- 1. The ubuntu user and the admin account of web2py have the password set to: eden
- 2. The web2py directory on the desktop contains the web2py release and a bzr branch of Eden Trunk located in 
-{{{
-~/Desktop/web2py/applications/eden
-}}}
- 3. [DeveloperGuidelinesEclipse Eclipse] is preconfigured with the above directory.
- * The normal way to launch Web2Py in this environment is to launch Eclipse & start up the Debugger.
- * You can view the filesystem by clicking on the '!PyDev' button in the top-right.
- 4. Firefox is pre-populated with Eden bookmarks.
- 5. Run code and OS updates
-
-
+== Troubleshooting older Releases ==
 Note: If you get a ticket when running the application for the 1st time with a message like "!OperationalError: Cannot add a UNIQUE column" then you need to stop the debugger, delete the contents of the databases folder & then start debugging again (there was an old database accidentally left on the system which cannot be auto-migrated - a new image without this issue has been uploaded):
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 A new image without this issue has now been uploaded.
-== Installation ==
- 1. Download the Image
- 2. Uncompress the image
-To run the image, you need to install either !VirtualBox or VMWare:
-=== !VirtualBox Installation ===
- 3. Download [http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html VirtualBox]
- 4. Install !VirtualBox
- 5. Import the Virtual Appliance:
- * File menu | Import Appliance 
- * Choose the uncompressed image (the .ovf file)
- * Next 
- * Accept the default appliance options unless you have a reason to make a specific change
- * Start the Virtual Appliance by double-clicking the icon on the left.
 
-'''Login to Ubuntu as''':  '''UID:''' Sahana-Eden '''PW:''' eden
 
-=== VMWare Installation ===
-To import the download VM into VMware (e.g. Fusion), use the following steps.
- 3. File > New
- 4. Click Continue without disc
- 5. Select Use an existing virtual disk
- 6. Select Eden-VM.vmdk
- 7. Select Make a separate copy of the virtual disk
- 8. Click Choose
- 9. Click Continue
- 10. OS=Linux and Version=Ubuntu should be selected, click Continue, Click Finish
- 11 Enter name for new VMware image e.g. Eden in the Virtual Machines directory
- 12. Click Save
-Remember to install the Linux VMware Tools after starting up the Eden machine using Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools
-{{{
-sudo su -
-./vmware-install.pl
-}}}
-And accept all the default options
 
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