Dedicated Test Environment Open Source Infrastructure Nate Frary

Dedicated Test Environment & Open Source Infrastructure Nate Frary

�Overview ◦ Problem ◦ Solution ◦ Design Protocols ◦ Demonstration ◦ Conclusion ◦ Questions

• Target local small to medium businesses • Local office has reached maturity in Cincinnati marketplace • We need dedicated testing environment • We need more software options for customers Problem Review

• Virtual Machine Based dedicated testing environment • Completely free and open source IT infrastructure targeted at the small business Solution Review

�The Dedicated Test Environment ◦ 1 HP DL 360 G 4 server ◦ 2 Fortigate 60 B firewalls ◦ 1 D-Link DNS-320 NAS ◦ ESXi v 4. 1 with v. Sphere Client Design Protocols

�The Dedicated Test Environment Design Protocols

�Open Source Infrastructure ◦ All hardware simulated reflects older hardware �Single core processors, 1 GB RAM or less, 40 GB storage or less (with the exception of the fileserver) ◦ All software is free of charge and open source � 32 bit versions Design Protocols

�Open Source Infrastructure Design Protocols

�Open Source Infrastructure Design Protocols

�Demonstration. Demonstration

�Fully functioning private cloud for testing ◦ Accessible via PPTP VPN and v. Sphere client ◦ 1 server, two firewalls, and a NAS. ◦ Software is ESXi 4. 1. � Completely open source IT infrastructure ◦ Firewall/Router, fileserver, webserver, 2 desktops. �Firewall/Router (Untangle) controls and filters traffic �Fileserver (Cent. OS 6. 2) uses NFS to provide a network location to host files �Webserver (Cent. OS 6. 2) is in a LAMP configuration. �Desktops (Chromium OS) can access servers and the internet. Deliverables

�Maturity in the market �Have built private cloud �Have proven viability of open source options with proof of concept IT infrastructure. Conclusion

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