Alvin Oga wrote: >On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, T wrote: > > > >>,----- >>| >>| * No gold server. You work from the command line of any representative >>| target machine. >> >> > >bad thing to have .... if it fails and there is no silver or bronze >server with identical contents > > > >>| * No central repository. Packages and change orders are stored in a >>| distributed cache, checksummed, replicated, and spread across all >>| participating machines. >> >> > >repository is nice ... if people need to be disciplined to comment >all their changes before releasing to the rest of the machines > > - many hundred ways to do that "task" so that only > tested files and patches gets out to the rest of the machines > > > >>| * No CVS server. See the previous point. >> >> > >ditto > > > >>| * No single point of failure. See above. >> >> > >ditto > > > >>| * Better workflow. >> >> > >if it takes more than a few minutes per day .. something is wrong > >if the admin is afraid of 50 or 100 or 500 or 1000 or 5000 servers, >something is wrong withthe admin > >the hardest part is to maintain and test the first 10-20 systems > >and clone those patches/fixes onto the next 10-20 machines and >the rest of the world picks up its changes from the "release" servers > > > >> No more futzing around with CVS checkins, rsync updates, >> >> > >that'd be a good or bad thing ... depending on where you're looking > >-------- > >for small world of machines ... say 5-25 ... > > make a cdrom with minimum drivers to support a network > install off the net or clone any of your own local servers > > it'd be more (geeky) fun to boot from (network) floppy > and do a network install or even a usb-stick if you need > more than 1.44/2.88MB to boot and install > > * > * if you lose your cdrom or floppy or usb-stick, > * you better have a few backup or a way to recreate a new one > * > > - or do a network boot for all machines, so they are all > identical, except that the "pxe servers" will have to have > a kernel that supports all the various client boxes > >- you cannot get away from "single point of failure" > >fun stuff and ez to do .... in 5 min or 5hr or 5 days ... would >depend on what else *one* needs to do for the other 100 hrs of the week >and what happens when any of the machine decides to go on holiday >while you're on your honeymoon or vacation > >c ya >alvin > > > > TRY IT!! https://www.scientificlinux.org/
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