Introduction
Services with Tarantella

What is STTA ?



STTA (Services with Tarantella) is a tool to admin Services around Tarantella software. Built as a Webmin module, allows full synchronization among different technologies: LDAP, Web-Server, Tarantella, etc.

Does not try to replace Tarantella Object Mangager or LDAP admin consoles, rather than coordinate objects attributes and definitions.

It helps to manage Services Objects as one unit in an enterprise deployment environment where Tarantella web enabling technology and user authentication are critical :

STTA Webmin module is written in PERL, using all open and standard technologies: LDAP, TCL, HTML, Shell scripts, etc. Is under GPL license. All Professional Services, consultancy and particular adjustment can be hire but the software itself is under GPL. By using a one year development project in a big company the idea is to OPEN this helpful tool to others and make it grow and strong.

Requirements: Unix/Linux OS with Perl, Webmin, Web-Server installed, LDAP and Tarantella. To manage as a front-end only a Web browser.

STTA Architecture




STTA coordinate LDAP and Tarantella requests so queries can get a right path. All LDAP queries are made through Perl LDAP and all Tarantella communications are made through Tarantella script or command line interface. Tarantella queries to LDAP Cache to get applications servers credentials are made from Tarantella TCL expect scripts modified with some hooks to PerlLDAP and STTA, so the appropiate credentials and parameters will be passed. This approach allows to do extended checking for sessions tickets and actions and even more dialog for applications launching process.


Technologies in STTA


STTA use open and standard technologies: