RackTables is a popular open-source data center asset management system that helps organizations to manage their IT infrastructure inventory efficiently. In this tutorial, we'll discuss the steps to install RackTables on Fedora CoreOS.
Before starting with the installation of RackTables, make sure that the Fedora CoreOS system is up-to-date. You can run the following command to update the system:
sudo rpm-ostree update
This command will download and install all the latest updates available for the system.
To run RackTables on Fedora CoreOS, you need to install some required packages. You can install them by running the following command:
sudo dnf install -y httpd php php-cli php-mysqlnd php-xml php-mbstring php-pecl-zip php-gd perl-DBI perl-DBD-MySQL perl-Config-IniFiles
This command will install the packages required for RackTables to run on the system.
Next, download the latest version of RackTables from the official website. You can use the following command to download the latest version:
sudo wget https://github.com/RackTables/racktables/archive/refs/tags/0.21.4.tar.gz
After downloading the tarball, extract its contents using the following command:
sudo tar xzf 0.21.4.tar.gz
This command will extract the RackTables files to a directory called racktables-0.21.4. You can rename the directory to a simpler name such as racktables using the following command:
sudo mv racktables-0.21.4 racktables
RackTables requires a web server to run. In this tutorial, we'll be using Apache as the web server. You can enable and start the Apache service using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
This command will enable and start the Apache service on your system.
To configure RackTables, you need to copy the config.php.dist file to config.php using the following command:
sudo cp racktables/config.php.dist racktables/config.php
Next, modify the config.php file with the correct database settings. You can use the following command to open the config.php file with a text editor.
sudo nano racktables/config.php
Modify the following lines to match your database settings:
$db['host'] = 'localhost'; // database server name or IP address
$db['user'] = 'rackuser'; // database user name
$db['password'] = 'password'; // database password
$db['name'] = 'racktables'; // database name
Save and close the file.
SELinux is a security mechanism that can prevent RackTables from running properly. You can disable SELinux or set it to permissive mode by running the following command:
sudo setenforce Permissive
This command will set SELinux to permissive mode, which means that it will log any security events that would normally be blocked by SELinux but will still allow the system to run.
Once you've completed the installation and configuration of RackTables, you can access it by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:
http://<your-server-ip-address>/racktables/
Replace <your-server-ip-address> with the IP address of your Fedora CoreOS server.
You should see a login page for RackTables. Enter the default username and password to log in:
Username: admin
Password: admin
After logging in, you can start using RackTables to manage your IT infrastructure inventory.
In conclusion, RackTables is a powerful asset management system that can help organizations to manage their IT infrastructure inventory efficiently. In this tutorial, we've discussed the steps to install RackTables on Fedora CoreOS. With the above steps, you can quickly set up a running instance of RackTables on your Fedora CoreOS system.
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