OPSI is an open source client management system that enables the centralized management of hardware and software on multiple devices. In this tutorial, we will be installing OPSI on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we begin, you will need to ensure that you have the following:
Firstly, we will need to add the OPSI repository to our Ubuntu server.
Open the terminal on your server and enter the following command to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list
file:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following line at the end of the file:
deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/uibmz:/opsi:/opsi40/xUbuntu_20.04/ /
This line will add the OPSI repository to our Ubuntu server.
Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL
+X
followed by Y
and then ENTER
.
Update your server's repositories by entering the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Now that we have added the OPSI repository, we can proceed to install OPSI on our server.
Enter the following command to install OPSI:
sudo apt-get install opsi
During the installation process, you will be prompted to configure the MySQL database. Enter the password for the MySQL root user that you have set up earlier.
Wait for the installation process to complete.
Once OPSI has been installed, we will need to configure it to fit our server's requirements.
Enter the following command to open the OPSI configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/opsi/backendManager/dispatch.conf
Edit the file to reflect the IP address of your server:
{
"address": "SERVER_IP_ADDRESS",
"username": "opsi",
"password": "opsi",
"rpcTimeout": 300,
"connectTimeout": 5
}
Replace SERVER_IP_ADDRESS
with the IP address of your server.
Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL
+X
followed by Y
and then ENTER
.
Enter the following command to update the configuration:
sudo /etc/init.d/opsi-backend restart
Verify that your server is now running OPSI by entering the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/opsi-backendservice status
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OPSI on your Ubuntu server. You can now begin managing your devices and software through the OPSI platform.
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