2.5 LABORATORY - A LINUX SERVER

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Purpose:

To set up a Linux server that can be used for controlling automation.

Overview:

At the core of every integrated manufacturing system is a server. A server is a computer, running a networked operating system that can connect to many other computers. The function of a server is to communicate information between different devices on the factory floor.

The most important part of a server is the operating system. Mature operating systems such as Unix and Linux are well established, while newcomers, such as Windows NT are trying to establish themselves.

Pre-Lab:

1. Go to the web site www.linux.org and read about Linux.

2. Go to the RedHat Linux site and read the installation instructions. (www.redhat.com)

In-Lab:

1. Locate a computer to use. Install Linux using the following instructions.

2. After the installation is done and the computer has been rebooted go through the following Linux tutorial.

3. If you need more practice with linux try another basic user tutorial (www.linux.org).

4. Update the main webpage on the machine, and create a web page for yourself also in your own public_html directory.

Submit (individually):

1. Have the machine up and running properly, including X-windows.

2. Have a running web server with a main web page, and for you.