https://fedorahosted.org/pipermail/cobbler/2009-February/002876.html
Hi all, Back in July we talked about Cobbler, a standalone install server (see thread "Cobbler anyone?"). I'm happy to announce Cobbler now has a PXE client for z/VM. Written in REXX, it replaces (or can be called from) your default PROFILE.EXEC, and simulates just about everything a traditional PXE client does, including: - Communicates with PXE server (Cobbler server) to see if this guest should be installed/reinstalled, or - Presents a menu of remote installation sources - Downloads kernel/initrd/parm and punches files to begin install/kickstart - IPLs a specified disk by default (or if logged on disconnected via XAUTOLOG) The really cool part is that this doesn't require a writeable 191 A disk (or any other disk space for that matter), so it can be mass-deployed on a shared read-only space (like LNXMAINT's 192 disk if you follow the Redbooks). For more info on Cobbler, check out: http://magazine.redhat.com/2007/08/10/cobbler-how-to-set-up-a-network-boot-server-in-10-minutes/ https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/SssThreeNinety Many thanks to James Laska and Michael DeHaan for all their hard work and Cobbler skills and ideas. Comments and ideas welcome. -- Brad Hinson <bhin...@redhat.com> Sr. Support Engineer Lead, System z Red Hat, Inc. (919) 754-4198 www.redhat.com/z ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
