Data Provider Setup at PML

Last updated: 13/December/2006.

Contact: Mike Grant, Peter Miller.

Machine details

www.npm.ac.uk

• Main webserver for RSDAS and for the Remote Sensing Group at PML (with all the non-NDG processes that implies)
• RedHat? Enterprise Linux ES 4, fully updated
• Firewalled, external ports open: 80 (http), 443 (https), 8080 (tomcat)

Services:

• Tomcat v5.5.17
• DLESE OAI software, version 2.0.9.3
• Apache webserver (at latest RHEL4 version)
• NDG Security (see section below)

wwwdev.npm.ac.uk

• Development webserver (functionally identical to www.npm.ac.uk, but may not be running some services)
• RedHat? Enterprise Linux ES 4, fully updated
• Firewalled, external ports open: 80 (http), 443 (https), 8080 (tomcat)

Services:

• identical to www.npm.ac.uk, runs as a hot swap/development machine

pgsql.npm.ac.uk

• Purpose: main database server
• RedHat? Enterprise Linux WS 3, not updated
• Firewalled, external ports open: (none)

Services:

• PostGreSQL 7.3.9-2 database server (holds all RSDAS metadata, NDG (MOLES) metadata, NDG Security credential repository)
• eXist 1.0.1 database server (standalone)

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Services

Databases/metadata

All the metadata in RSDAS is held on PostGreSQL databases. This includes all internal databases, RSDAS metadata, NDG metadata and the NDG Security credential repository.

OAI

DLESE OAI software, version 2.0.9.3. Running on Tomcat v5.5.17 (on the main webserver)

OAI provider path:  http://www.npm.ac.uk:8080/oai/provider?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=dif

eXist

We keep the eXist database on the same machine as the PostGreSQL databases.

eXist is currently version 1.0b2 (build: 20041107).

Security

Security is currently running at the NDG-Alpha release. Login isn't working yet.

MyProxy? is currently running on the main webserver.

WSDL is at  http://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/ndg/security/ (html directory)

DX/GeoSPlAT

Not running.

Delivery

Not running.

Web pages

All linked from  http://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/ndg/

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Progress reports

• Oct. 2006 progress on MOLES and CSML population (includes MOLES db schema)

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Problems & notes

• Notes on POL meetings 17-18 Jan. 2007
• DX GUI meeting 27 Feb. 2007
• Working Grid 04 Apr 2007
• Working Grid 18 Apr 2007
• Notes on NOCS All-Hands meeting 04 Jun. 2007

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