Installing a DIM Backup Store Server

Configuring Linux:

• Install Control onto the server according to the InstallingControl wiki page with the following notes:

  • Use Fedora Core 3 . No later as Release 8 is incompatible with anything newer.
  • Make sure the IP address of the server is 192.168.1.85. Do NOT put it on DHCP.
  • vsftp is run at startup
  • Ensure the run level of init is 5
  • Use programs from HO and not the ones on sam.
• Ensure you have the polling user. Password should be mushroom.
• Setup the overlay printers. Set them up so that we only need to change the IP address of the printer later.
• Edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess

  # The following at the bottom of the file
  192.168.1.86-100

• Create ~ccc/.netrc

  machine 192.168.30.1
          login           root
          password        dts4dim
          macdef          init
                  cd /creative
  machine 192.168.208.1
          login           polling
          password        mushroom
          macdef          init
                  cd /u/cc/edi/outgoing

It is VERY IMPORTANT that this file have owner read/write permissions ONLY

At the time of installation:

• Copy data from HO
• prnaad
  • Setup printers
  • Setup cash drawers as printers
  • Setup/check overlay printers
• comaad
  • Setup polling location
• braad
  • Reset docket numbers
• texaad
  • Set the float in the terminal records
  • Set the use till number (some workstations might have the same settings as head office)
  • Set the printers
    • 1 qty layouts
    • Should be printing 2 copies of invoices, adjustments, orders, etc.
    • Overlay printers to be used for
      • Cash sales
      • Charge sales
      • Refunds
      • Credit Notes
      • Customer Orders
  • Set cash drawer
• pocont

  • Print/Email/Fax unprinted PO => Y

• sscont

  • Print coment on dockets => N

  • Print coment on orders => N

  • Suggested deposit percentage => 0

• cccont

  • Debtor for the GE Credit => <BR>GECREDIT

• tecont

  • Allow multiple redemption of gift vouchers => <blank>

• Setup crontab the same as another store

If Copying from still-intact hard drive

• Copy the old root drive to a location under /u
• Copy the old /u drive to a location under /u
• Stop polling from head office
• Stop manual_poll locally
• Stop all cron jobs so it does not interfere while you copy
• Replace /u/cc with the copy from the old drive (keep the original if there is space)
• Transfer all the X11 settings from the old computer
• Transfer hosts, user/passwords, printers (dont forget overlays) from old computer
• Transfer IP settings from old computer
• If there is a thin client, enable xdmcp
• resume manual_poll
• restart polling from head office
• restart all local cron jobs.
• check file permissions on ~ccc/.netrc (must be 600, see all the way to the top of this document)

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