Tools & Settings

This chapter deals with the operation of the opsi server. It introduces important components, tools, and their configuration:

Authorizations: User and group administration on the opsi server
opsiconfd Service: central service on opsi servers
Command Line Tools: important tools for administration on the shell
Network Configuration: protocols and ports used by opsi
MySQL Server: DB server on the opsi config server (and on an external server)
DHCP/PXE Boot: DHCP server on the opsi depot server (and on an external server).
TFTP Server: Provide boot images for the opsi clients
opsipxeconfd Service: Named pipes for clients that boot via PXE boot
Samba: Samba access to the opsi depot server
Grafana: Performance metrics of the opsiconfd service
Redis: In-memory database for opsi
Backup & Restore: Backup and restore opsi server/databases