Required Software
The following list contains all of the software you will need to install Emulab. We recommend downloading all of it beforehand to avoid delays during the install process. Contact us for any Emulab-specific packages that are not yet publicly available.
- Emulab Installation Documentation (5.0 - 080901) - [65KB]
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You should be using a documentation snapshot that corresponds to the release number you are installing. The documentation you are currently reading corresponds to release 5.0 (wiki).
Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/emulab-install-docs-080901.tar.gz
- FreeBSD (6.3) - [630MB]
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FreeBSD is the Operating System for all Emulab servers. Only the first CD will be required for a standard installation.
Note: You will want to install the 32bit version, NOT the the 64bit version. Emulab is known to have problems with the 64bit version of FreeBSD.Main page: http://www.freebsd.org
Download: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.3R/announce.html
- Accumulated FreeBSD 6.3 security patch
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We have gathered up the three current (as of 9/1/08) security patches for FreeBSD and combined them into a single source patch.
- Emulab Server Package tarball (6.3-20080901) - [133MB]
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Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/FreeBSD-6.3-20080901.tar.gz
Or, for pre-2007 sites wishing to maintain compatibility with old OS images (Elvin compatibility):http://www.emulab.net/downloads/FreeBSD-6.3-20080901-elvincompat.tar.gz
- Emulab-tested Ports collection (20080901) - [40MB]
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Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/ports-20080901.tar.gz
- Emulab source tree (5.0) - [50MB]
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Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/emulab-080901.tar.gz
- Emulab bootstrap "Memory-based filesystem" (MFS) images - [60MB]
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Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/tftpboot-latest.tar.gz
You will not need this tarball until after you have setup the boss and ops servers. - Emulab disk images - [1-6GB]
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See Memory Filesystem and Generic Images before choosing one of the following images.
Download: http://www.emulab.net/downloads/generic-image.tar or http://www.emulab.net/downloads/generic-image-old.tar.You will not need the image tarball until after you have setup the boss and ops servers and added at least one node to your testbed.
