Hexaboard Testing Lab Setup Scripts

This repository consists of several scripts designed to install or build software on computers in the UA Hexaboard Testing Lab.

Each script is designed for compatability with a fresh installation of CERN AlmaLinux 9. CentOS 7 is not supported.

Software Builder (Hexacontroller, Client)

Under the sw-builder repository is a script designed to build and compile the hexacontroller software. As the repository's metadata does not properly update, package managers such as yum and dnf cannot locate the latest builds of nessecary packages. This leads to the system attempting to install outdated packages built against old versions of libraries. As AlmaLinux's repositories do not contain out-of-date packages, the installation fails. As such, it is nessecary to compile and install the software from source.

To run this script, the software must be cloned from CERN GitLab into the sw-builder/hexactrl-sw folder. A CERN Account will be required.

git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.cern.ch/hgcal-daq-sw/hexactrl-sw.git

Afterwards, the script may be ran using ./build.sh. The script will do the following:

• Build and install the hexactrl-sw software for the client/server, depending on the architecture of the machine
• Create a symlink from /opt/hexactrl/ROCv3 to /opt/hexactrl/commit-hash
• Snylink the relevant systemd files from /opt/hexactrl/ROCv3/share and enable the services at boot

Client Setup (Client)

Under the client folder is a script designed to setup a testing computer for use in the lab. The lab's RSA keys should be placed under /client/id_rsa and /client/id_rsa.pub. Afterwards, run ./setup.sh.

This script will do the following:

• Install the lab's SSH keys
• Install testing dependencies (Redis)