Tag: CentOS

Using vcpkg for C++ Package Management

September 28, 2022 by gonwan·0 Comments

Verified on CentOS7 and Windows 10.

1. Install v2ray and run proxy

nohup ./v2ray run config.json &
export http_proxy="socks5://localhost:xxxxx"
export https_proxy="socks5://localhost:xxxxx"

nohup ./v2ray run config.json &

export http_proxy="socks5://localhost:xxxxx"

export https_proxy="socks5://localhost:xxxxx"

v2ray unblocks github access from mainland China. Install v2ray clients and set IE proxy _only_ on Windows, bootstrap.bat & vcpkg.exe picks it automatically.

2. Download vcpkg from github and bootstrap

Download from: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/releases

cd vcpkg-2022.08.15
./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh

1 2	cd vcpkg-2022.08.15 ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh

Export vcpkg-2022.08.15 directory as ${VCPKG_ROOT}.

3. Install drogon framework for demo

The drogon framework is a high performance application framework, including client & server supports. vcpkg builds static(*.a) library by default, use x64-linux-dynamic for dynamic(*.so) library. The repo version requires g++-8 to build, install from CentOS SCL:

yum install centos-release-scl
yum install devtoolset-8
echo '. /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable' | tee -a /etc/profile
. /etc/profile
# export CC=/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/bin/gcc
# export CXX=/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/bin/g++

yum install centos-release-scl

yum install devtoolset-8

echo '. /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable' | tee -a /etc/profile

. /etc/profile

# export CC=/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/bin/gcc

# export CXX=/opt/rh/devtoolset-8/root/usr/bin/g++

To build with g++-7, manually install boost-filesystem package in vcpkg, and edit ${VCPKG_ROOT}/ports/drogon/portfile.cmake and comment out:

...
    #-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Boost=ON
...

...

#-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Boost=ON

...

On Windows, open the command line for Visual Studio develop environment.

./vcpkg search drogon
# linux, drogon[postgres] dynamic build is not well supported on linux
./vcpkg install drogon[ctl,mysql,orm,redis] --triplet=x64-linux-dynamic
# windows
vcpkg install drogon[ctl,mysql,orm,redis] --triplet=x64-windows

./vcpkg search drogon

# linux, drogon[postgres] dynamic build is not well supported on linux

./vcpkg install drogon[ctl,mysql,orm,redis] --triplet=x64-linux-dynamic

# windows

vcpkg install drogon[ctl,mysql,orm,redis] --triplet=x64-windows

If openssl build fails, run:

yum install perl-IPC-Cmd perl-Data-Dumper

1	yum install perl-IPC-Cmd perl-Data-Dumper

If other errors, try to update to recent github ports. In my case, libmariadb build failed, that have been fixed in master.

4. Export drogon framework

./vcpkg export drogon:x64-linux-dynamic --zip
# Zip archive exported at: ${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg-export-20220928-102415.zip
# To use the exported libraries in CMake projects use:
#    -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[...]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

./vcpkg export drogon:x64-linux-dynamic --zip

# Zip archive exported at: ${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg-export-20220928-102415.zip

# To use the exported libraries in CMake projects use:

# -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[...]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake

5. Add a demo program

// drogon_server.cpp
#include <drogon/drogon.h>
using namespace drogon;

int main()
{
    app().registerHandler(
        "/text",
        [](const HttpRequestPtr &,
           std::function<void(const HttpResponsePtr &)> &&callback) {
            auto resp = HttpResponse::newHttpResponse();
            resp->setBody("Hello World!");
            callback(resp);
        },
        {Get});
    app().registerHandler(
        "/json",
        [](const HttpRequestPtr &,
           std::function<void(const HttpResponsePtr &)> &&callback) {
            Json::Value json;
            json["Message"] = "Hello World!";
            auto resp = HttpResponse::newHttpJsonResponse(json);
            callback(resp);
        },
        {Get});
    LOG_INFO << "Server running on 0.0.0.0:8099";
    app().addListener("0.0.0.0", 8099)
         .setThreadNum(24)
         .enableServerHeader(false)
         .enableDateHeader(false)
         //.enableRunAsDaemon()
         .run();
}

// drogon_server.cpp

#include <drogon/drogon.h>

using namespace drogon;

int main()

{

app().registerHandler(

"/text",

[](const HttpRequestPtr &,

std::function<void(const HttpResponsePtr &)> &&callback) {

auto resp = HttpResponse::newHttpResponse();

resp->setBody("Hello World!");

callback(resp);

{Get});

app().registerHandler(

"/json",

[](const HttpRequestPtr &,

std::function<void(const HttpResponsePtr &)> &&callback) {

Json::Value json;

json["Message"] = "Hello World!";

auto resp = HttpResponse::newHttpJsonResponse(json);

callback(resp);

{Get});

LOG_INFO << "Server running on 0.0.0.0:8099";

app().addListener("0.0.0.0", 8099)

.setThreadNum(24)

.enableServerHeader(false)

.enableDateHeader(false)

//.enableRunAsDaemon()

.run();

}

# CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
project(drogon_server CXX)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
message("Got CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
find_package(Drogon CONFIG REQUIRED)
add_executable(drogon_server drogon_server.cpp)
target_link_libraries(drogon_server PRIVATE Drogon::Drogon)

# CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)

project(drogon_server CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)

message("Got CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")

find_package(Drogon CONFIG REQUIRED)

add_executable(drogon_server drogon_server.cpp)

target_link_libraries(drogon_server PRIVATE Drogon::Drogon)

Linux dynamic build is community supported, invoke cmake with:

# linux
cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-linux-dynamic
# windows
cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows

# linux

cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-linux-dynamic

# windows

cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows

Now build with make or Visual Studio.

6. Stick to a specific version

add a vcpkg.json file:

{
  "name": "drogon-server",
  "version-string": "0.1.0",
  "dependencies": [
    { "name": "drogon", "version>=": "1.7.5", "features": [ "ctl", "mysql", "orm", "redis" ] },
    "openssl"
  ],
  "overrides": [
    { "name": "drogon", "version": "1.8.0" },
    { "name": "openssl", "version-string": "1.1.1n#1" }
  ],
  "builtin-baseline": "4e73d1b47a7e5428e2ea9dbec43b136a6632a7cb"
}

{

"name": "drogon-server",

"version-string": "0.1.0",

"dependencies": [

{ "name": "drogon", "version>=": "1.7.5", "features": [ "ctl", "mysql", "orm", "redis" ] },

"openssl"

"overrides": [

{ "name": "drogon", "version": "1.8.0" },

{ "name": "openssl", "version-string": "1.1.1n#1" }

"builtin-baseline": "4e73d1b47a7e5428e2ea9dbec43b136a6632a7cb"

}

It sticks to drogon 1.8.0 and openssl 1.1.1n. ${VCPKG_ROOT} now required to be a git repository. In your project directory, install specific versions of libraries by running:

# linux
./vcpkg --feature-flags="versions" install --triplet=x64-linux-dynamic
# windows
vcpkg --feature-flags="versions" install --triplet=x64-windows

# linux

./vcpkg --feature-flags="versions" install --triplet=x64-linux-dynamic

# windows

vcpkg --feature-flags="versions" install --triplet=x64-windows

Run cmake:

# linux
cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-linux-dynamic
# windows
cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows
cd build
make

# linux

cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-linux-dynamic

# windows

cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_ROOT}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows

cd build

make

Now ldd output shows openssl 1.1 (default build is 3.0):

ldd drogon_server
        linux-vdso.so.1 =>  (0x00007ffc1bf9c000)
        libdrogon.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libdrogon.so.1 (0x00007fbbd2329000)
        libtrantor.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libtrantor.so.1 (0x00007fbbd1ea0000)
        libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007fbbd1c84000)
        libjsoncpp.so.25 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libjsoncpp.so.25 (0x00007fbbd19ed000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /lib64/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007fbbd16e5000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib64/libm.so.6 (0x00007fbbd13e3000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib64/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007fbbd11cd000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fbbd0dff000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007fbbd0bfb000)
        libmariadb.so.3 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libmariadb.so.3 (0x00007fbbd098d000)
        libz.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007fbbd0769000)
        libssl.so.1.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libssl.so.1.1 (0x00007fbbd04d1000)
        libcrypto.so.1.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libcrypto.so.1.1 (0x00007fbbcffd7000)
        libbrotlidec.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlidec.so.1 (0x00007fbbcfdb6000)
        libbrotlienc.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlienc.so.1 (0x00007fbbcf85c000)
        libbrotlicommon.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlicommon.so.1 (0x00007fbbcf63a000)
        libhiredis.so.1.0.0 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libhiredis.so.1.0.0 (0x00007fbbcf424000)
        /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fbbd2ebc000)
        libcares.so.2 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libcares.so.2 (0x00007fbbcf205000)

ldd drogon_server

linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007ffc1bf9c000)

libdrogon.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libdrogon.so.1 (0x00007fbbd2329000)

libtrantor.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libtrantor.so.1 (0x00007fbbd1ea0000)

libpthread.so.0 => /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007fbbd1c84000)

libjsoncpp.so.25 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libjsoncpp.so.25 (0x00007fbbd19ed000)

libstdc++.so.6 => /lib64/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007fbbd16e5000)

libm.so.6 => /lib64/libm.so.6 (0x00007fbbd13e3000)

libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib64/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007fbbd11cd000)

libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007fbbd0dff000)

libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007fbbd0bfb000)

libmariadb.so.3 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libmariadb.so.3 (0x00007fbbd098d000)

libz.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007fbbd0769000)

libssl.so.1.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libssl.so.1.1 (0x00007fbbd04d1000)

libcrypto.so.1.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libcrypto.so.1.1 (0x00007fbbcffd7000)

libbrotlidec.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlidec.so.1 (0x00007fbbcfdb6000)

libbrotlienc.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlienc.so.1 (0x00007fbbcf85c000)

libbrotlicommon.so.1 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libbrotlicommon.so.1 (0x00007fbbcf63a000)

libhiredis.so.1.0.0 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libhiredis.so.1.0.0 (0x00007fbbcf424000)

/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007fbbd2ebc000)

libcares.so.2 => ./vcpkg_installed/x64-linux-dynamic/debug/lib/libcares.so.2 (0x00007fbbcf205000)

The only difference is the existence of vcpkg.json file, when using versioning.

7. Binary caching

If you change the root path of vcpkg, better clean up the cache, or build may fail. It’s $HOME/.cache/vcpkg/archives under Linux, and %LOCALAPPDATA%\vcpkg\archives under Windows.

Using CIMPLE with OpenPegasus CIM Server

September 12, 2011 by gonwan·0 Comments

This post just walk through the usage of CIMPLE and OpenPegasus in CentOS 5.x. For background knowledge, please refer to wikipedia.

In CentOS 5.x, just install OpenPegasus(2.9.1) from yum:

# yum install tog-pegasus tog-pegasus-devel

1	# yum install tog-pegasus tog-pegasus-devel

We install the devel package since CIMPLE needs to build against it. I used CIMPLE 1.2.4. Before build it, we should fix broken symbolic links of OpenPegasus package, otherwise link error occurs:

# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegconfig.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegconfig.so
# ln -s /usr/lib/libpeglistener.so.1 /usr/lib/libpeglistener.so
# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegprm.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegprm.so
# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegprovidermanager.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegprovidermanager.so

# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegconfig.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegconfig.so

# ln -s /usr/lib/libpeglistener.so.1 /usr/lib/libpeglistener.so

# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegprm.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegprm.so

# ln -s /usr/lib/libpegprovidermanager.so.1 /usr/lib/libpegprovidermanager.so

There’s also a trivial bug which prevent CIMPLE from generating CMPI version of makefiles. Edit ${CIMPLE}/src/tools/genmak/main.cpp, find line “case ‘c'”, and change to “case ‘C'”. Now configure and make:

# ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pegasus=/usr --with-cmpi=/usr/include/Pegasus/Provider/CMPI
# make
# make install

# ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-pegasus=/usr --with-cmpi=/usr/include/Pegasus/Provider/CMPI

# make

# make install

Aha!! Another annoying bug: wrong permissions in *.tar.gz source package. Fix with:

# chmod 644 /usr/share/cimple/mak/*.mak
# chmod 755 /usr/share/cimple/mak/*.sh

1 2	# chmod 644 /usr/share/cimple/mak/.mak # chmod 755 /usr/share/cimple/mak/.sh

Demo code refers to CIMPLE official tutorial. It can be found in source package. A repository.mof file is created first:

class President
{
    [Key] uint32 Number;
    string First;
    string Last;
};
class VicePresident
{
    [Key] uint32 Number;
    string First;
    string Last;
};

class President

{

[Key] uint32 Number;

string First;

string Last;

};

class VicePresident

{

[Key] uint32 Number;

string First;

string Last;

};

Run genproj to generate class files, provider files, and module files:

# genproj President President VicePresident

1	# genproj President President VicePresident

Generate makefiles using genmak. First line is for OpenPegasus adapter, while second line for CMPI adapter:

# genmak President *.cpp
# genmak -C President *.cpp

1 2	# genmak President .cpp # genmak -C President .cpp

We implemented President::get_instance() and President::enum_instance() in our code:

Get_Instance_Status President_Provider::get_instance(
    const President* model,
    President*& instance)
{
    /* return GET_INSTANCE_UNSUPPORTED;  */

    if (model->Number.value == 1)
    {
        instance = President::create(true);
        instance->Number.set(1);
        instance->First.set("George");
        instance->Last.set("Washington");
        return GET_INSTANCE_OK;
    }
    else if (model->Number.value == 2)
    {
        instance = President::create(true);
        instance->Number.set(2);
        instance->First.set("John");
        instance->Last.set("Adams");
        return GET_INSTANCE_OK;
    }
    else if (model->Number.value == 3)
    {
        instance = President::create(true);
        instance->Number.set(3);
        instance->First.set("Thomas");
        instance->Last.set("Jefferson");
        return GET_INSTANCE_OK;
    }

    return GET_INSTANCE_NOT_FOUND;
}

Enum_Instances_Status President_Provider::enum_instances(
    const President* model,
    Enum_Instances_Handler<President>* handler)
{
    President* instance;

    instance = President::create(true);
    instance->Number.set(1);
    instance->First.set("George");
    instance->Last.set("Washington");
    handler->handle(instance);

    instance = President::create(true);
    instance->Number.set(2);
    instance->First.set("John");
    instance->Last.set("Adams");
    handler->handle(instance);

    instance = President::create(true);
    instance->Number.set(3);
    instance->First.set("Thomas");
    instance->Last.set("Jefferson");
    handler->handle(instance);
    
    return ENUM_INSTANCES_OK;
}

Get_Instance_Status President_Provider::get_instance(

const President* model,

President*& instance)

{

/* return GET_INSTANCE_UNSUPPORTED; */

if (model->Number.value == 1)

{

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(1);

instance->First.set("George");

instance->Last.set("Washington");

return GET_INSTANCE_OK;

}

else if (model->Number.value == 2)

{

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(2);

instance->First.set("John");

instance->Last.set("Adams");

return GET_INSTANCE_OK;

}

else if (model->Number.value == 3)

{

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(3);

instance->First.set("Thomas");

instance->Last.set("Jefferson");

return GET_INSTANCE_OK;

}

return GET_INSTANCE_NOT_FOUND;

}

Enum_Instances_Status President_Provider::enum_instances(

const President* model,

Enum_Instances_Handler<President>* handler)

{

President* instance;

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(1);

instance->First.set("George");

instance->Last.set("Washington");

handler->handle(instance);

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(2);

instance->First.set("John");

instance->Last.set("Adams");

handler->handle(instance);

instance = President::create(true);

instance->Number.set(3);

instance->First.set("Thomas");

instance->Last.set("Jefferson");

handler->handle(instance);

return ENUM_INSTANCES_OK;

}

If get_instance() returns GET_INSTANCE_UNSUPPORTED, the adapter satisﬁes the request by calling enum_instances() and searching for a matching instances. It is recommend to leave get_instance() unsupported when the total number of instances is small.

After making your module, a registration is required for OpenPegasus CIM server. Start your server and register. The shared library should also be copied to OpenPegasus’s providers folder manually:

# cp libPresident.so /usr/lib/Pegasus/providers
# /etc/init.d/tog-pegasus start
# regmod -c ./libPresident.so
Using Pegasus C++ provider interface
Creating class VicePresident (root/cimv2)
Creating class President (root/cimv2)
Registering VicePresident_Provider (class VicePresident)
Registering President_Provider (class President)

# cp libPresident.so /usr/lib/Pegasus/providers

# /etc/init.d/tog-pegasus start

# regmod -c ./libPresident.so

Using Pegasus C++ provider interface

Creating class VicePresident (root/cimv2)

Creating class President (root/cimv2)

Registering VicePresident_Provider (class VicePresident)

Registering President_Provider (class President)

To unregister this provider, run:

# regmod -u -c ./libPresident.so
Using Pegasus C++ provider interface
Unregistering VicePresident_Provider (class VicePresident)
Deleted class VicePresident
Unregistering President_Provider (class President)
Deleted class President

# regmod -u -c ./libPresident.so

Using Pegasus C++ provider interface

Unregistering VicePresident_Provider (class VicePresident)

Deleted class VicePresident

Unregistering President_Provider (class President)

Deleted class President

You may want to dump MOF registration instance for your provide:

# regmod -d ./libPresident.so
instance of PG_ProviderModule
{
    Name = "President_Module";
    Vendor = "Pegasus";
    Version = "2.5.0";
    InterfaceType = "C++Default";
    InterfaceVersion = "2.5.0";
    Location = "President";
};

instance of PG_Provider
{
    Name = "VicePresident_Provider";
    ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";
};

instance of PG_ProviderCapabilities
{
    CapabilityID = "VicePresident";
    ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";
    ProviderName = "VicePresident_Provider";
    ClassName = "VicePresident";
    Namespaces = {"root/cimv2"};
    ProviderType = {2};
    supportedProperties = NULL;
    supportedMethods = NULL;
};

instance of PG_Provider
{
    Name = "President_Provider";
    ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";
};

instance of PG_ProviderCapabilities
{
    CapabilityID = "President";
    ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";
    ProviderName = "President_Provider";
    ClassName = "President";
    Namespaces = {"root/cimv2"};
    ProviderType = {2};
    supportedProperties = NULL;
    supportedMethods = NULL;
};

# regmod -d ./libPresident.so

instance of PG_ProviderModule

{

Name = "President_Module";

Vendor = "Pegasus";

Version = "2.5.0";

InterfaceType = "C++Default";

InterfaceVersion = "2.5.0";

Location = "President";

};

instance of PG_Provider

{

Name = "VicePresident_Provider";

ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";

};

instance of PG_ProviderCapabilities

{

CapabilityID = "VicePresident";

ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";

ProviderName = "VicePresident_Provider";

ClassName = "VicePresident";

Namespaces = {"root/cimv2"};

ProviderType = {2};

supportedProperties = NULL;

supportedMethods = NULL;

};

instance of PG_Provider

{

Name = "President_Provider";

ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";

};

instance of PG_ProviderCapabilities

{

CapabilityID = "President";

ProviderModuleName = "President_Module";

ProviderName = "President_Provider";

ClassName = "President";

Namespaces = {"root/cimv2"};

ProviderType = {2};

supportedProperties = NULL;

supportedMethods = NULL;

};

Install command line utilities and test OpenPegasus server:

# yum install sblim-wbemcli
# yum install sblim-cmpi-base
# wbemcli ecn https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2
# wbemcli -nl ei https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:Linux_Processor

# yum install sblim-wbemcli

# yum install sblim-cmpi-base

# wbemcli ecn https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2

# wbemcli -nl ei https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:Linux_Processor

Test our President provider:

# wbemcli ei https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President
localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=1 Number=1,First="George",Last="Washington"
localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=2 Number=2,First="John",Last="Adams"
localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=3 Number=3,First="Thomas",Last="Jefferson"
# wbemcli gi https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=1
localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number="1" Number=1,First="George",Last="Washington"

# wbemcli ei https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President

localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=1 Number=1,First="George",Last="Washington"

localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=2 Number=2,First="John",Last="Adams"

localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=3 Number=3,First="Thomas",Last="Jefferson"

# wbemcli gi https://<user>:<pass>@localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number=1

localhost:5989/root/cimv2:President.Number="1" Number=1,First="George",Last="Washington"

All code can be found in my skydrive here:

Installing CentOS 5.x with Just the First CD

July 30, 2011 by gonwan·0 Comments

Since the DVD size of CentOS 5.x is largely increased(1.7G for 3.x, 2.3G for 4.x, while 4.0G for 5.x), I decided to use the CD approach. I downloaded the first CD image from one of its mirror site: http://mirrors.163.com/centos/5.6/isos/i386/.

Now, follow the official FAQ here:

– You can do a minimal install that just requires the first CD by performing the following two steps during the installation:
** During the category/task selection, deselect all package categories, and choose the “Customize now” option at the bottom of screen.
** During the customized package selection, deselect everything ( including the Base group ).
– There are reports that more than CD 1 is required in the following case:
** If you use some software raid options (this will also require CD 2 and 5)
** If you use encrypted filesystems
– When the anaconda installer notes that additional disks will be required but you desire a one CD install, the quick answer is one or more of the following approaches:
** Trim back and do a minimal install. Then once the install is up and running, pull in more packages with yum and add more options later.
– If you want to avoid using more than one CD but want to install more than just the minimal set of packages, you could also consider doing a network installation. A network installation ISO (called boot.iso) is available from the 5/os/<arch>/images/ directory on CentOS mirrors.
– This latter mode of installation, however, is only really reliable via a LAN (an Intranet installation) and not via the Internet.

From my practice, you MUST follow the de-selection order. Otherwise, it will still require other CDs. The actual installation lasts for about 1 minutes(installation of *.rpm files). After reboot, the system gives you a minimum installation with only text mode support. Now login with your root account, and make sure your network is ready. Additional components shall be installed manually using yum:

# yum groupinstall "Base" "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

1	# yum groupinstall "Base" "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

NOTE: All group names are case-sensitive.

Actually, if only “X Window System” are passed to yum, you will get a simple GUI with an xterm and an xclock after running “startx” command.

You may want to take coffee during the process. For me, about 350M contents were downloaded. Reboot when finished and add “single” option to enter single mode in GRUB menu.

Since the first CD does not install GUI contents, so the runlevel is set to 3(text mode) by default after installation. We should switch it to 5(GUI mode) by editing /etc/inittab file, Find the line and change the middle value from 3 to 5:

id:3:initdefault:

1	id:3:initdefault:

Now, we want to start the “firstboot” configuration utility to simplify our user account creation and other initial configurations. Check /etc/sysconfig/firstboot file, and make sure the value is set to “YES” like:

RUN_FIRSTBOOT=YES

1	RUN_FIRSTBOOT=YES

If the value is “NO”, the “firstboot” utility is skipped and GDM is displayed directly. When all have been done, issue the “exit” command to return to the normal startup process. This time, the “firstboot” wizard should show.

Here is the GDM screenshot after all above steps:

PS:

In 6.x, CentOS provides LiveCD and LiveDVD that can be used also for installation. But in 5.x, they can only be used for trial experience.

In 4.x/3.x, the openoffice suite is outdated, I suggest to not install them. I also suggest to remove redundant kernels:

# For 4.x
# yum remove kernel-smp kernel-smp-devel kernel-hugemem-devel
# For 3.x
# rpm -e kernel-smp

# For 4.x

# yum remove kernel-smp kernel-smp-devel kernel-hugemem-devel

# For 3.x

# rpm -e kernel-smp

There’s 4.9 release but no 4.9 *.iso images. The readme.txt says:

– The upstream provider did not respin media for the 4.9 release and therefore the CentOS project will also not respin our install media.
– Installs moving forward will be off the 4.8 media and an upgrade will move you from version 4.8 to version 4.9.
– We do this to maintain compatibility with 3rd party kernel drivers which are designed to be installed as part of the installation process.

Run “yum update” to update from 4.8 to 4.9. For me, about 300M contents were downloaded.

In 3.x release, I suggest to select “Kernel Development” group during installation. The 2.4.x kernel needs its source to compile kernel modules(like virtual machine addons).

0x2B|~0x2B

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Tag: CentOS

Using vcpkg for C++ Package Management

1. Install v2ray and run proxy

2. Download vcpkg from github and bootstrap

3. Install drogon framework for demo

4. Export drogon framework

5. Add a demo program

6. Stick to a specific version

7. Binary caching

Using CIMPLE with OpenPegasus CIM Server

Installing CentOS 5.x with Just the First CD