> On Sun, 2004-05-09 at 21:16, Kurth Bemis wrote: >> We have several servers, (OK lots of servers) that we use for hosting >> websites, mail servers, firewalls, and billing and provisioning. >> >> It's a real pain to ssh to each of the boxen and repeat the same >> process again and again to upgrade apache,php,mod_perl,mod_ssl, >> system files, etc. >> >> I'm wondering if anyone knows of a tool that will allow me to create >> one "master" machine or image that can then be duplicated to the >> other machines, so that all the machines are exact copies of each >> other. >> >> The config and users files are on separate partitions then the >> binaries so that's not an issue. >> >> The solution needs to scalable, as we are adding machines every other >> week it seems. > > I can't remember the name of the software, and I'm not even sure that it > is available anymore, but VA Software, back when they were VA Linux had > a deployment system for just this purpose. You built a "Golden System" > and a "Golden Server". The Golden System was built out exactly the way > you wanted it. The golden server ran VA's software, and it monitored the > golden system for changes. On all of the other machines, you installed a > small agent. If the golden system changed, then the golden server would > send out the information to all of the agents and update them. You could > also put a new box on the network and it would install itself from the > golden server. It was meant for rapid deployment in changing > environments.
I wonder if it's cfengine? cfengine lets you have several classes of systems. They pull thier configs from a central server & modify themselves to that class. > Any of the VA Software people out there remember this software? > > C-Ya, > Kenny _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
