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= First install Fedora 8 CONTROL server = == Boot from the "new store quick install" DVD: == At the boot screen, type {{{ knoppix 2}}} This will boot up knoppix in text mode and leave you with 4 terminals. |
=== First install CentOS 5 on the server === Boot from the "crecom CentOS 5 quick install" DVD: At the boot screen, type {{{ linux rescue}}} This will boot up Anaconda in text mode and leave you with 2 text terminals. |
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| * '''/ (root)''' 4-8 Gig depending on size of drive, format as EXT3. * '''swap''' 1-2 Gig depending on size of system memory. |
* '''/ (root)''' 4-20 Gig depending on size of drive, format as EXT3. * '''swap''' 1-4 Gig depending on size of system memory. |
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| #fdisk /dev/hda | #fdisk /dev/sda |
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| Use the following sequence to create 2nd and 3rd partition (2 gig swap, everything else for /u): {{{ n p 2 <enter> +2048M n p 3 <enter> <enter> t 2 82 w }}} |
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| #mkfs.ext3 -L / /dev/hda1 #mkfs.ext3 -L /u /dev/hda3 #mkswap -L SWAP-sda2 /dev/hda2}}} |
#mkfs.ext3 -L / /dev/sda1 #mkfs.ext3 -L /u /dev/sda3 #mkswap -L SWAP-sda2 /dev/sda2}}} |
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| If the /mnt/hda1 was not auto created, manually create it. {{{ #mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 #mkdir /mnt/hda1/u #mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/hda1/u}}} == Untar the fedora 8 image to the new partition == {{{ #cd /mnt/hda1 #xvzf /u/blankf8forcontrol.tgz |
Manually create the mount point and mount it. {{{ #mkdir /mnt/sda1 #mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 #mkdir /mnt/sda1/u #mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda1/u #mount /dev/hda /mnt/source}}} Adjust the last line accordingly if your dvd drive is not /dev/hda (if it gave you an error) == Untar the CentOS 5 image to the new partition == {{{ #cd /mnt/sda1 #tar xvzj /mnt/source/blankcentos5control.tar.bz2 |
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| First get out of the knoppix environment: {{{ #shutdown -r now}}} The disk will eject, insert the Fedora 8 Rescue CD. You can use the Fedora 8 installer and select "Rescue installed system". Accept all the defaults, except you do not need to enable networking. Once you get to the prompt, you need to create a new initial ramdisk and then reinstall grub: |
First restart the CentOS environment: {{{ #exit #exit}}} Type in "linux rescue". Accept all the defaults, except you do not need to enable networking. Once you get to the prompt, you need to create a new initial ramdisk and then reinstall grub: |
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| #rm /boot/initrd-2.6.26.5-28.fc8.img #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.26.5-28.fc8.img 2.6.26.5-28.fc8 |
#rm /boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img 2.6.18-128.el5 |
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== After boot up, you may need to reconfigure X == Just accept all the defaults until it asks for the root password and enter it. It will bring up a graphical resolution setting utility. Just choose 1024x768 if you are unsure of the target screen. |
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| The server should now be ready to install CONTROL programs and set up the user environment. InstallingControl ---- . CategoryInstallation == Installing the OS == Please follow the ["Installing Fedora5"] instructions for Fedora installations (Latest usable is Fedora 8). If you installed Fedora 8 using the ''quick install DVD'', Don't forget to clean out the /home/ccc directory of all the additional files that may have come from an old install of another company. Also clean out the /u/cc directory: {{{ #rm -rf ~ccc/*.tgz /u/cc }}} |
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| === SELinux === SELinux has been known to cause problems with Control's directory model. To turn it off, change {{{ /etc/selinux/config }}} to read {{{ SELINUX=disabled}}} N.B. The changes will not take effect until the machine reboots. === Samba and PAM === New ccpass scripts for updating user passwords work around the problems of password synchronisation. As such, the SambaPasswordSync hack is considered depreciated. To try and ensure locking works reliably between Windows and Linux, edit {{{/etc/samba/smb.conf}}} and add the following lines after the "global" section header: {{{ #get record locking working between Windows and Linux strict locking = yes oplocks = False}}} === Serial Ports === In {{{/etc/rc.d/rc.local}}}, {{{ chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0 chmod 666 /dev/ttyS1}}} == yum == In {{{/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-repo}}}, {{{/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-extras.repo}}} and {{{/etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates.repo}}}, set the {{{enable}}} flag to {{{1}}} {{{ enable=1}}} Do '''NOT''' do this for any of the development files. Doing so can cause libraries to be updated and, as a result, CONTROL may not run. |
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| Note: be careful of glibc updates for older releases of CONTROL If yum insists on gpg keys then, in {{{/etc/yum.conf}}} and {{{/etc/yum.repos.d/*}}}, {{{ gpgcheck=0}}} |
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| Copy {{{vpn.tgz}}} from /u and extract it using the following commands: {{{ # scp <user>@sam:/u/vpn.tgz /etc/ppp/ # cd /etc/ppp # tar -xvzf vpn.tgz}}} Then as root accept the fingerprint: {{{ # ssh 220.233.135.250 The authenticity of host '220.233.135.250 (220.233.135.250)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is f6:f0:5c:21:74:0e:03:db:fc:71:e6:21:63:b5:c0:43. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?}}} Type yes and cancel the connection. Add the hostname ({{{uname -n}}}) into {{{ /etc/hosts }}} on muppets. Assign the machine the next IP in the sequence. Also update the ["DNS"]. |
Add the hostname ({{{uname -n}}}) into{{{ /etc/hosts }}}on muppets. Assign the machine the next IP in the sequence. Also update the ["DNS"]. Now would be a good time to restart the machine. It will load the new kernel and the new hostname. |
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| Once the VPN can connect correctly, add to the following to {{{/etc/inittab}}}: {{{ vpn:2345:respawn:/etc/ppp/connect-crecom >> /var/log/connect-crecom.error}}} === Additional Packages Needed by Control === The following packages need to be installed to enable some features: * mkisofs - building backup CD images * sharutils - E-Mailing PDF's * dvd+rw-tools - Burning DVD's * postgresql-odbc - New Rel9 and 10 installations require DB support. * cdrecord - Burning CD/DVD backups * rxvt - For running scripts in X11 mode |
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| === Creating the control group === Create the following group {{{ # groupadd -g 3232 control}}} === Create and configure the ccc user === Create user ccc {{{ # adduser -g control ccc # passwd ccc}}} Edit the {{{~ccc/.bash_profile}}} to the following: {{{ CUST=`uname -n` export CUST export PS1='${PWD}!>' . /u/cc/usr/common.sh ccusers}}} Edit the {{{~ccc/.bashrc}}} and add the following to the end: {{{ umask 0}}} Setup the VNC password {{{ # mkdir ~ccc/.vnc # vncpasswd ~ccc/.vnc/passwd}}} Create the {{{~ccc/.vnc/xstartup}}} file used by Xvnc. It should read: {{{ #!/bin/sh export NODEID="vnc$DISPLAY" sleep 5 . /u/cc/usr/common.sh exec fvwm}}} Make {{{~ccc/.vnc/xstartup}}} executable. {{{ chmod +x ~ccc/.vnc/xstartup}}} Transfer ownership of folders to ccc {{{ # chown -R ccc:control ~ccc/.vnc}}} === Setup user defaults === Edit {{{/etc/default/useradd}}} such that the following variables are set and that rest can remain the same. {{{ GROUP=3232 HOME=/u/cc/usr}}} Replace the contents of {{{/etc/skel/.bash_profile}}} with the following {{{ logname=`logname` . /u/cc/usr/common.sh if [ "$logname" != "" ]; then if [ "$DISPLAY" = "" ]; then exec start fi fi}}} Copy the {{{~ccc/.vnc/}}} folder to {{{/etc/skel/}}} {{{ # cp -r ~ccc/.vnc /etc/skel/ # chown root:root /etc/skel/.vnc}}} |
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| Package control programs on sam (Server side) | Package control programs on sam (Server side, you can copy/paste these into sam via an xterm) |
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| tar cvzhf control.tgz --exclude=.sccs $CONTROL_FILES}}} send control.tgz to client machine Setup /u/cc/ directory (Client Side) |
tar cvzf control.tgz --exclude=.sccs $CONTROL_FILES tar cvzhf controlmanual.tgz --exclude=.sccs manual}}} send control.tgz and controlmanual.tgz to client machine (<newhost> is the IP of the new server) {{{ scp control.tgz controlmanual.tgz ccc@<newhost>:}}} Exit the connection to Sam Setup Control (connect using an xterm to the new server as root and just copy/paste these) |
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| mkdir /u/cc/ chmod 777 /u/cc/ ln -s /u/cc /cc mkdir /u/cc/usr chmod 777 /u/cc/usr ln -s ~ccc /u/cc/usr/ccc mkdir /u/cc/LOG chmod 777 /u/cc/LOG |
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| tar xvzf PATH_TO_CONTROL_TAR_FILE/control.tgz (do this step if you have already copied control.tgz to client machine) | tar xvzf ~ccc/control.tgz tar xvzf ~ccc/controlmanual.tgz rm -rf /u/cc/adm/* |
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| mv /u/cc/usr/common.linux /u/cc/usr/common.sh}}} | rm -rf /u/cc/standard.adm /u/cc/usr/common.sh mv /u/cc/usr/common.linux /u/cc/usr/common.sh rm /u/cc/pixmap/menuback.jpg }}} |
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| For Fedora versions prior to Fedora Core 5, update /etc/ld.so.conf to included the following line {{{ /u/cc/lib}}} For Fedora Core 5 and later, execute: {{{ cd /usr/lib ln -s /u/cc/lib/libcqt3.* .}}} You will also need to edit /u/cc/usr/common.sh |
You will need to edit /u/cc/usr/common.sh |
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| == Reset all terminals == The default terminals may possibly point to non existent companies. Run the following command to point it all to DEMO:(log in as ccc) {{{ conset -a -c DEMO export NODEID=console ccusers <enter> 14 }}} |
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| === Install necessary fonts === As a minimum, the system should have the 75-dpi, 100-dpi and truetype fonts appropriate for the installed X Font Server To search for the fonts: {{{ yum search fonts}}} The packages are usually of the form ''fonts-xorg-75dpi'' Once you have found the correct fonts packages {{{ yum install <font package>}}} |
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| EndSection}}} === Installing FVWM === We use FVWM as a slimline window manager where users don't need or expect a full remote desktop. You'll need to locate files fvwm-2.4.19-1.i386.rpm and libstroke-0.5.1-4.fc4.i386.rpm which are available on sam. {{{ # yum install compat-readline43 gtk+ imlib # rpm -Uvh fvwm-2.4.19-1.i386.rpm fvwm-themes-0.6.2-1.noarch.rpm libstroke-0.5.1-4.fc4.i386.rpm}}} Need to update Xclients such that FVWM is started when local user logs in. {{{ # cd /etc/X11/xinit # mv Xclients Xclients.bak # vi Xclients}}} Update Xclients to initialise the control environment and execute FVWM as below: {{{ #!/bin/bash rm -f $HOME/Xrootenv.0 rm -f /tmp/fvwmrc* 2>/dev/null . /u/cc/usr/common.sh exec /usr/bin/fvwm}}} Finally give Xclients execute permissions {{{ chmod +x Xclients}}} Configuring FVWM {{{ mkdir /etc/X11/fvwm2}}} Copy from {{{system.fvwm2rc}}} from /u (sam) or from a recent client's system and place it in the newly created directory. Also place a symbolic link to {{{system.fvwm2rc}}} in /etc/ {{{ ln -s /etc/X11/fvwm2/system.fvwm2rc /etc/}}} |
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| Install Firefox {{{ yum install firefox}}} Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin at http://www.adobe.com and install |
Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin at http://www.adobe.com and install (use the firefox on the new server) |
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| User manual files already included in the tarball copied from sam (/u/ccdev/manual) == Post Control Installation Options == |
Click on "download Adobe Reader" and save it (defaults to the Desktop directory). Run the installer as root: (note: name may change in the future) {{{ su - chmod 755 ~ccc/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.3.1-1_i486linux_enu.bin ~ccc/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.3.1-1_i486linux_enu.bin }}} Just accept all the defaults. === Post Control Installation Options === === Change the default Background/button colour === From vnc:5 as ccc, run coaad. Page 2 options should read: {{{ 208, 233, 243 120, 220, 255 208, 233, 243}}} |
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| * '''coaad''' Setup the company record(s) for the customer. | * '''coaad''' Setup the company record(s) for the customer. Make sure to set to Y the "Backup Company" and the "Auto post" fields. |
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| * Enter the customer's company name into '''cocont''''s {{{Company codes to be backed up}}} field. |
First install CentOS 5 on the server
Boot from the "crecom CentOS 5 quick install" DVD: At the boot screen, type
linux rescue
This will boot up Anaconda in text mode and leave you with 2 text terminals.
Partition the hard drive with fdisk to create the following partitions:
/ (root) 4-20 Gig depending on size of drive, format as EXT3.
swap 1-4 Gig depending on size of system memory.
/u with rest of available space, format as EXT3.
The following example is for a 8 Gig / partition. Don't forget to change partition 2 to type 82 (linux swap) and to make partition 1 bootable. The default (83) should be fine for partition 1 and 3.
#fdisk /dev/sda The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 9729. There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Command (m for help):n Command action e extended p primary partition (1-4) p Partition number (1-4):1 First cylinder (1-9729, default 1): Using default value 1 Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (6619-9729, default 9729):+8192M Command (m for help):
Use the following sequence to create 2nd and 3rd partition (2 gig swap, everything else for /u):
n p 2 <enter> +2048M n p 3 <enter> <enter> t 2 82 w
Formatting the partitions:
#mkfs.ext3 -L / /dev/sda1 #mkfs.ext3 -L /u /dev/sda3 #mkswap -L SWAP-sda2 /dev/sda2
Mount the partitions:
Manually create the mount point and mount it.
#mkdir /mnt/sda1 #mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 #mkdir /mnt/sda1/u #mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/sda1/u #mount /dev/hda /mnt/source
Adjust the last line accordingly if your dvd drive is not /dev/hda (if it gave you an error)
Untar the CentOS 5 image to the new partition
#cd /mnt/sda1 #tar xvzj /mnt/source/blankcentos5control.tar.bz2
after 10-15 minutes the whole image should now be on the new drive.
Boot Loader setup:
First restart the CentOS environment:
#exit #exit
Type in "linux rescue". Accept all the defaults, except you do not need to enable networking. Once you get to the prompt, you need to create a new initial ramdisk and then reinstall grub:
#chroot /mnt/sysimage #rm /boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img #mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img 2.6.18-128.el5 #grub-install /dev/sda #exit #exit
Now Eject the disc. Your system should now boot up.
After boot up, you may need to reconfigure X
Just accept all the defaults until it asks for the root password and enter it. It will bring up a graphical resolution setting utility. Just choose 1024x768 if you are unsure of the target screen.
Network configuration:
This will be dependant on the machine's connection to the internet. DHCP is configured by default. If a DHCP server is unavailable, configure a static IP address, Netmask, gateway, and nameserver. For example:
- IP address: 192.168.1.85
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0
- Gateway: 192.168.1.1
- Nameserver: 192.168.1.1
This can be changed by logging in as root and running "system-config-network". Where this machine is on an internal network, you should ensure that SSH (port 22) is forwarded to it from the router to allow Creative Computing to access the machine remotely.
Hostname configuration:
This should be a shortened version of the company name for a head office server (6-12 characters, no spaces or dots), or a similarly shortened location name for a store server. Configure this into /etc/sysconfig/network
hostname=compname
TimeZone selection:
Select "Hardware Clock is GMT" to ensure correct operation across daylight savings changes. Select the appropriate timezone for the server location (e.g. Australia/Sydney). Use "system-config-date" to change this setting.
Additional Operating System configuration
yum
Update the packages with
yum update
VPN
Add the hostname (uname -n) into /etc/hosts on muppets. Assign the machine the next IP in the sequence. Also update the ["DNS"].
Now would be a good time to restart the machine. It will load the new kernel and the new hostname.
To test the VPN connection, use the following:
# pppd call crecom nodetach debug
Configuring the OS for CONTROL
Copy CONTROL
Package control programs on sam (Server side, you can copy/paste these into sam via an xterm)
export CONTROL_FILES=" std/binl std/utbinl std/binx11 std/utbinx11 adm blank standard standard.adm pixmap lib binl binx11 DEMO manual usr/common.linux " cd /u/ccdev/ tar cvzf control.tgz --exclude=.sccs $CONTROL_FILES tar cvzhf controlmanual.tgz --exclude=.sccs manual
send control.tgz and controlmanual.tgz to client machine (<newhost> is the IP of the new server)
scp control.tgz controlmanual.tgz ccc@<newhost>:
Exit the connection to Sam
Setup Control (connect using an xterm to the new server as root and just copy/paste these)
touch /dev/lp8 chmod 666 /dev/lp8 umask 0 chown ccc:control /u/cc/LOG /u/cc/usr chown ccc:control /u/cc/usr/ccc /u/cc/usr/ccc/.* cd /u/cc tar xvzf ~ccc/control.tgz tar xvzf ~ccc/controlmanual.tgz rm -rf /u/cc/adm/* chown ccc:control std/* std/*/* chown ccc:control binl/* chown ccc:control binx11/* binl/link_cntrl chown ccc:control standard/* chmod 666 standard/* cp /u/cc/standard.adm/* /u/cc/adm rm -rf /u/cc/standard.adm /u/cc/usr/common.sh mv /u/cc/usr/common.linux /u/cc/usr/common.sh rm /u/cc/pixmap/menuback.jpg
Libraries
You will need to edit /u/cc/usr/common.sh
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib:/usr/lib:$CCDIR/lib
Then for all versions to rebuild the library cache execute:
ldconfig
Reset all terminals
The default terminals may possibly point to non existent companies. Run the following command to point it all to DEMO:(log in as ccc)
conset -a -c DEMO export NODEID=console ccusers <enter> 14
X related configuration
Make console (DISPLAY=0) a VNC server
Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Module" # Add this line
Load "vnc" # Add this line
EndSection # Add this line
Section "Screen" # This already exists
Option "PasswordFile" "/u/cc/usr/ccc/.vnc/passwd" # Add this line
EndSection # This already exists
User Manuals
Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin at http://www.adobe.com and install (use the firefox on the new server)
firefox http://www.adobe.com
Click on "download Adobe Reader" and save it (defaults to the Desktop directory). Run the installer as root: (note: name may change in the future)
su - chmod 755 ~ccc/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.3.1-1_i486linux_enu.bin ~ccc/Desktop/AdbeRdr9.3.1-1_i486linux_enu.bin
Just accept all the defaults.
Post Control Installation Options
Change the default Background/button colour
From vnc:5 as ccc, run coaad. Page 2 options should read:
208, 233, 243 120, 220, 255 208, 233, 243
Backups
cocont option Days before display system warning mesg should be set to 30. This allows the client to have at least one system backup to restore various configuration system configuration files in the event of a failure.
Enter the Linux device into cocont's Backup device field.
Scheduled processes
Enter the company code in the script /cc/binl/clrdayqty . crontabsetup auto_postal, eom_job, initda/backups and other scripts that need to run automatically.
For ccc:
* * * * * /u/cc/binl/auto_postal 2>&1 > /u/cc/LOG/auto_postal.out 1 0 1 * * /u/cc/binl/auto_eom >/u/cc/LOG/auto_eom 2>&1 59 23 * * * /u/cc/binl/auto_signoff > /u/cc/LOG/auto_signoff 2>&1 10 0 * * * /u/cc/binl/post_sum > /u/cc/LOG/post_sum 2>&1 0 22 * * * /cc/binl/clrdayqty > /cc/LOG/clrdayqty.out 2>&1
For root:
30 2 * * * /u/cc/binl/netchecktime > /u/cc/LOG/netchecktime.out 2>&1 # The daily backup script 0 3 * * * /u/cc/binl/bacint -s > /u/cc/LOG/bacint.out 2>&1 # Initialise dayfile. Only needed if not using our backup script #0 3 * * * /u/cc/binl/initda -s > /u/cc/LOG/initda.out 2>&1
Background tasks
You will need to edit /etc/inittab:
id:5:initdefault: # Need to change run level from 3 to 5 v5:345:respawn:su - ccc -c /usr/local/bin/inittab_vnc 2>&1 >> /var/log/vnc.ccc
Customer Company
coaad Setup the company record(s) for the customer. Make sure to set to Y the "Backup Company" and the "Auto post" fields.
Ensure that the /u/cc/<CUSTOMER> directory exists and is a copy of standard. Also make sure that the correct amount of users and locations have been set.
Printers, Overlays and Docket Logos
You will need to get the customer's logo and artwork from the sales team.
To create a docket logo, see ["Docket Logo"].
For a list of compatible laser printers, see["Laser Printers"].
For setting up printers, see InstallingPrinter.
Data Imports
- Run any data imports necessary.
Setting up a DEMO company in a server
- Follow ["DemoCD"] under Linux steps 1-14 for the DEMO company and additional companies as needed.