Installation Instructions

Note

These instructions are based on the Zentyal 5.0 LTS developer edition. Some directions may be out of order or wrong, haaving been written for previous Zentyal versions. Zentyal 5.0 is based on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS.

Purpose and Requirements

This document is a quick guide to configuring hardware and installing a Zentyal office server which may then be registered for support with the AAltSys VPN.

Before starting this procedure, you should have the following information:

{Domain}:              __________________________________
{Hostname}:            __________________________________ (____server)
{Username}:            __________________________________ (admin1)
{Password}:            __________________________________
{Registration number}: __________________________________
{Activation code}:     __________________________________
{Administrator email}: __________________________________

Some of this information can be found at https:\manage.aaltsys.net. For servers used as LAN peers instead of network gateways, additional information is required:

{Static IP address}:   __________________________________
{Netmask}:             __________________________________
{Gateway}:             __________________________________
{DNS server1}:         __________________________________
{DNS server2}:         __________________________________

Recommended Hardware

Minimum server hardware requirements start with a multicore processor capable of virtualization. Other requirements are as follows:

• Dual Core x64 Processor with Virtualization (either Intel VT-x or AMD-V)
• 4 Gb RAM, minimum
• 80 Gb Hard Disk Drive, minimum
• Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
• DVD-ROM Drive, required for installation

Hardware Configuration

Connect the computer components and network cables as described in the hardware documentation, or as required for the specific hardware you are using.

If your server is intended as a gateway computer, connect the primary Ethernet port eth0 to your Internet gateway or WAN, and the secondary port eth1 to your local LAN. If your server will operate only as a file server on a local LAN, connect eth0 to your LAN, set it to internal, and leave other network ports unconnected.

Installing Zentyal

Power on the computer, and boot from the Zentyal Install DVD.

Tip

A function key press such as [F8] or [F12], or holding down alt/option on the Mac mini Server, may be required to select the boot device.

Installer options

• For Refind booting to DVD, select Boot Legacy OS from whole disk volume

• Press <Enter> at selection English to choose the installer language default: English.

• Choose the second option on the Installation menu, Install Zentyal x.x.x-development (expert mode).

• Make the following selections, or press <Enter> for defaults:

  Selection name	Default	Suggested action
  Language	English	press <Enter>
  Country	United States	press <Enter>
  Detect keyboard	No	press <Enter>
  Country of keyboard	English (US)	press <Enter>
  Keyboard layout	English (US)	press <Enter> or, select English (Macintosh)

Configure the Network

• Choose the Primary Network Interface, enter the fully-qualified host name, and setup the site administrator user.

  Warning

  Use your site hostname and domain in the following entry, not “{hostname}” and “{domain}”. hostname and domain cannot be changed on fully configured systems.

  Selection prompt	Recommended entry or action
  Primary Network Interface	eth0: ... (PC)
  Hostname:	either {hostname}.local or {hostname}.local.{domain} or {hostname}.local.aaltsys.net or :kbd: aaltsysserver for local’
  Administrator username	admin1 (if registering with AAltsys)
  Password	{password}
  Use weak password?	Yes

• The network should configure using DHCP. If DHCP does not work, switch ethernet port selections. If that fails, fix your network connection.

Configure the Clock

• Verify that the displayed timezone, such as America/Chicago, is correct for your physical location. Otherwise, enter No to pick your timezone from a list.

Partition disks (BIOS RAID)

Warning

For Mac, skip this section and continue at Partition disks (Mac). These instructions apply to custom-built PCs with BIOS RAID on the motherboard.

• Answer the following questions:

  Installation prompt	Response
  Activate serial ATA RAID devices?	<Yes>
  Partitioning method	Guided, use entire disk
  select the disk to partition	Serial ATA RAID, isw——-aaltsys
  ... partition for boot loader code?	<Yes>
  Write the changes to disks?	<Yes>

Partition disks (Mac)

* FIX FOLLOWING TO SHOW ESP, swap, OS partitions *

• If asked to unmount partitions that are in use, answer No.

• Select Partitioning method as Manual.

• Partition drive nnnn (0.0.0) (sdb) for installation, creating partitions for EFI boot, swap, and ext4 ZENTYAL as shown following:

  Area	Size	Flags	Type	Label	Mount
  	??? MB		FREE SPACE
  #1	250 MB	B F	EFIboot	EFI system p ...
  #2	16.0 GB	F	swap		swap
  #3	remainder	F	ext4	ZENTYAL	/
  	??? MB		FREE SPACE

• Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk after each partition is defined.

Note

• The ZENTYAL partition does not have to be set bootable, as rEFInd will act as boot manager.
• Zentyal’s Boot code goes in the EFI partition and MBR FREESPACE on sdb to avoid interfering with Refind’s EFI on sda.

• At the prompt Write changes to the disks?, Enter <Yes>.

Finish Installation

Answer these questions, each of which involves installation activity:

Question	Answer
Proceed installation without graphical environment?	<No>
HTTP proxy information (blank for none):	(blank) <Continue>
Device for boot loader installation:	sdb <Continue>
Is the system clock set to UTC?	<Yes>

When the installation finishes, remove the install media and press <enter> to reboot the system.