How to install luci and ricci for managing the clustering infrastructure?

Luci and ricci are two softwares to manage the clustering infrastructure of the high availability services. Luci connects to the agent ie ricci which must have installed on each clustered nodes to deliver the messages. You can install the luci on any machine(may be clustered node or without clustered node).

Here are the steps that I followed :

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[root@kmaiti src]# wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/ftp.centos.org/5.5/updates/x86_64/RPMS/luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm
[root@kmaiti src]# rpm -ivh luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm
warning: luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID e8562897: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
stunnel is needed by luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64
[root@kmaiti src]# yum install stunnel
Loaded plugins: changelog, downloadonly, protect-packages, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, tmprepo, verify, versionlock
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package stunnel.x86_64 0:4.29-2.el6 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
stunnel x86_64 4.29-2.el6 production-rhel-x86_64-workstation-6 121 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 121 k
Installed size: 0
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
stunnel-4.29-2.el6.x86_64.rpm | 121 kB 00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : stunnel-4.29-2.el6.x86_64 1/1

Installed:
stunnel.x86_64 0:4.29-2.el6

Complete!

[root@kmaiti src]#
[root@kmaiti src]# rpm -ivh luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm
warning: luci-0.12.2-12.el5.centos.4.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID e8562897: NOKEY
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:luci ########################################### [100%]
[root@kmaiti src]#
[root@kmaiti src]# service luci start

The admin user password must be set before the luci can start
To set it, execute (as root):
luci_admin password

[root@kmaiti src]# luci_admin password
The luci site has not been initialized.
To initialize it, execute
/usr/sbin/luci_admin init
[root@kmaiti src]# /usr/sbin/luci_admin init
Initializing the luci server


Creating the 'admin' user

Enter password:
Confirm password:

Please wait...
[root@kmaiti src]#

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/etc/rc.d/init.d/luci
/etc/sysconfig/luci


[root@localhost src]# service luci start
Starting luci: Generating https SSL certificates... done
[ OK ]

Point your web browser to https://localhost:8084 to access luci

[root@localhost src]#

Note : You can use " yum install luci "command to do the same.

[root@localhost src]# /usr/sbin/luci_admin init
Initializing the luci server


Creating the 'admin' user

Enter password:
Confirm password:

Please wait...
The admin password has been successfully set.
Generating SSL certificates...
The luci server has been successfully initialized


You must restart the luci server for changes to take effect.

Run "service luci restart" to do so

[root@localhost src]# service luci restart
Shutting down luci: [ OK ]
Starting luci: [ OK ]

Point your web browser to https://localhost:8084 to access luci

[root@localhost src]
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RICCI installation :

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yum install ricci

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
ricci x86_64 0.12.2-12.el5_5.4 rhel-x86_64-server-cluster-5 1.2 M
Installing for dependencies:
cman x86_64 2.0.115-61.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5-beta 736 k
modcluster x86_64 0.12.1-2.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-cluster-5 333 k
oddjob x86_64 0.27-11.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5-beta 61 k
oddjob-libs x86_64 0.27-11.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5-beta 44 k
openais x86_64 0.80.6-28.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5-beta 400 k
perl-Net-Telnet noarch 3.03-5 rhel-x86_64-server-5 56 k
perl-XML-LibXML x86_64 1.58-6 rhel-x86_64-server-5 229 k
perl-XML-LibXML-Common x86_64 0.13-8.2.2 rhel-x86_64-server-5 16 k
perl-XML-NamespaceSupport noarch 1.09-1.2.1 rhel-x86_64-server-5 15 k
perl-XML-SAX noarch 0.14-8 rhel-x86_64-server-5 77 k
pexpect noarch 2.3-3.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5 214 k
python-pycurl x86_64 7.15.5.1-8.el5 rhel-x86_64-server-5-beta 73 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 13 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 3.4 M
Is this ok [y/N]:y
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then service ricci start.

Check the port 11111(ricci) which will have to be opened.

Try :)