semester 2 2012 week 5

installing zentyal on laptop.

for this week, my advisor ask me to install the zentyal on my laptop. laptop is use to act like a server zentyal.

this is how to install zentyal:




The Zentyal installer is based on the Ubuntu Server installer. Those already familiar with this installer will also find the installation process very similar.


To start with, you choose the installation language, in this example English is chosen.

Selection of the language

You can install Zentyal by using the default mode which deletes all disk contents and creates the partitions required by Zentyal by using LVM  or you can choose the expert mode which allows customised partitioning. Most users should choose the default option unless they are installing on a server with RAID software or they want to create special partitioning according to specific requirements.

Installer start

In the next step choose the language for your system interface. To set the language, you are asked for your country, in this example the United States is chosen.

Geographical location

You can use automatic detection for setting the keyboard: a few questions are asked to ensure the model you are using is correct. Otherwise, you can select the model manually by choosing No.

Keyboard configuration 1

Keyboard configuration 2

Keyboard configuration 3

If you have multiple network adapters, the installer will ask you for your primary one , the one that will be used to access the Internet during the installation. The installer will try to auto configure it using DHCP. If you only have one interface, you will not see this question

Select primary network interface

Now choose a name for your server: this name is important for host identification within the network. The DNS service will automatically register this name. Samba will also use this domain name, as you will see later.

Hostname

Next, the installer will ask you for the administrator account. This user will have administration privileges and in addition, the same user will be used to access the Zentyal interface.

System username

In the next step you are asked for the user password. It is important to note that the user defined earlier, can access, using the same password, both system (via SSH or local login) and the Zentyal web interface. Therefore you must be really careful to choose a secure password (more than 12 characters including letters, numbers and symbols).

 Password

Here, insert the password again to verify it.

Confirm password

In the next step you are asked for your time zone. It is automatically configured depending on the location chosen earlier, but you can modify it in case this is incorrect.

Time zone

The installation progress bar will now appear. You must wait for the basic system to install. This process can take approximately 20 minutes, depending on the server.

Installation of the base system

Once installation of the base system is completed, you can eject the installation CD and restart the server.

Restart

Now your Zentyal system is installed! A graphical interface in a web browser is started and you are able to access the administrative interface. The first boot will take an extra time while it configures core Zentyal modules. After the first restart, the graphical environment was automatically started, from now on you must authenticate before it begins.

Graphical environment with administrative interface

To start configuring Zentyal profiles or modules, you must insert the username and password indicated during the installation process. Any user you add later to the sudo group can access the Zentyal interface and has sudo privileges in the system.

  

You can select any number of profiles to assign multiple roles to your Zentyal Server.

We can also install a manual set of services just clicking on their icons, without having to comply with any specific profile. Another possibility is to install a profile and then manually add the required extra packages.

We are going to develop the Infrastructure profile in this example. The wizards you will see during the installation depend on the packages you have selected to install in this step.

Once you have finished the selection, only the necessary additional packages will be installed. This selection is not definitive and later you can install and uninstall any of the Zentyal modules via the software management tools.

Extra dependencies

The system will begin the installation process of required modules and you will be shown a progress bar, as well as some slides offering a brief introduction to core Zentyal functions and the commercial packages.

Keyboard configuration 1

semester 2 2012 week 3 - 4

operating system for the small office server appliance

the OS i use in the small office server appliance is zentyal.

what is zentyal??

Zentyal (formerly eBox Platform) is a Linux Small Business Server that can act as a Gateway, UTM, Office Server, Infrastructure Manager, Unified Communications Server or a combination of them. Zentyal offers an easy-to-use web interface to manage all your network services, from Internet access, network security, resource sharing, network infrastructure or communications.


Zentyal is the open source alternative to Windows Small Business Server and it is being widely used in the small and medium businesses regardless of sector, industry or location as well as in the public administrations or in the education sector. It is estimated that there are over 50,000 active Zentyal installations all over the globe. Zentyal Migration Tool for Windows Server is also available for download, making the migration process from existing Windows environments easier. Zentyal development is funded by eBox Technologies that offers commercial support and cloud-based services on top of Zentyal server

semester 2 2012 week 1 - 2

on this week.. i do the research more about my project small office server appliance
what is server appliance??

A server appliance is a computer appliance that works as a server. It is designed so that the end-user does not need to understand the details of the operating system or the commands associated with it. Server appliance is a specialized server that is designed for ease of installation and maintenance. Server appliances have their hardware and software bundled in the product, so all applications are pre-installed.


The appliance is plugged into an existing network and can begin working almost immediately, with little configuration. It is designed to run with little or no support. It also can control all the equipment in the office such as printer, fax machine and computer. It can act like a fax server and print server. Server appliance can be integrated into an existing network's infrastructure. It is often used in situations where there is a lack of IT staff resource. This can include SME and branch networks where they may be no resource at all and corporate networks where use of an appliance can allow less qualified staff to help manage the network. The initial network or configuration may be entered through touch pad/push buttons on the front of the units via a serial/VGA console or is set by DHCP.


For further configuration or maintenance these devices usually offer access to the server appliance through an internal web server. These web servers may listen on a special port and not on the normal port 80 for security reasons.

semester 1 2012 week 14

guideline for the progress report

INTRODUCTION

It is a common practice in the industries, and generally in any project development

practice to have written progress report presented to the project advisor. Progress

report is meant to update the project supervisor on the status of the project such as the

problems encountered, the financial difficulties, the purchasing delay etc. Such

information is important to be discussed so that the dateline of the project will be met

ASSESSMENT CRITERIAS

SUBJECT: Progress Report: (title of project plus the period covered)

I. Introduction/Purpose

   Purpose of the report: Very briefly explain the project.

   Briefly explain what this progress report is for.

   Time period covered for the Progress report.

II. Work completed during this time period. (dates)

    Explain what you have accomplished. Provide details.

    Project Staffing. How much effort has been used to date?

    Project Deliverables. Have they met the quality targets set?

III. Work you need to complete before you finish the project.

    What is the next step?

    When do you expect to complete the next step?

    What do you still need to do?

    When do you expect to complete the project?

IV. Problems encountered

    Explain any unexpected developments.

    Explain what you plan to do to correct these problems.

    State whether the project is on schedule.

    If not, why not?

    How do you plan to correct these problems?

    When will you be back on schedule?

V. Conclusions

semester 1 2012 week 13

project proposal presentation session

on this week, all final year project semester 1 student will be assess by the assessor. during this session, the student needs to briefly explain detail about the project, how its work, contribution to other company and act. the student also need to convince to the assessor about the project that it can be done one 1 year period.

assessor name

mr razak(electrical section)
mr yusuf kadase (electronic section)

semester 1 2012 week 11-12

final presentation of slide show

a week before presentation,my supervisor wants to check my slide show whether its ok or not..
below is my slide show for presentation :

semester 1 2012 week 10

Slideshow for presentation (draft)

For the following 2 week, my supervisor ask me to prepare the presentation slide because on week 13, there will be presentation session with the assessor. The criteria of the presentation slideshow will be shown below

Criteria

1.Slide Presentation
(demonstrate an adequate knowledge in the project development,clear purposes,logical sequence,fluency through the literature review)

2.Discuss literature review - (has anybody done this kind of project before)

3.Explain the objective and methodology used in the project

4.Discuss the progress of the project

C Technical Questions.

There are 3 questions will ask in this section