-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pavel Nemec wrote: > Dne Wednesday 04 July 2007 23:07:34 James Tremblay napsal(a): > >> How does on build an image for and what tools does one need to clone a > >> master image to a lab? >
<snip> > > I read this interesting thread and i want to give you my 2` cents. > > For purpose booting many computers with same (similar) image and for > updating them we use special process in NLPOS9. > > We boot standard system (small kernel with small initrd) from PXE/DHCP > and than download "working" image over ftp. Then we unpack this working > image and chroot in it. All configurations are done off-line, when image > is prepared. > > After every boot we can ensure updated and prepared environment. Images > could be build with kiwi [1] > > For more information about NLPOS9 [2] - 1.1 Architecture overview > > [1] - http://en.opensuse.org/KIWI > > [2] - > http://www.novell.com/documentation/nlpos9/pdfdoc/nlpos9_install/nlpos9_install.pdf > > -- Very interesting... I have worked with remote boot with Netware/DOS in the past and it worked well until Windows 95 made life difficult. I had a little trouble with getting the pdf for [2] (connection kept locking), but the html based docs were informative. I was unaware of this (but thats Novells Marketting for you :-) ) but it is technology one should be aware of for serious educational or corporate use. > > Pavel Nemec > > Software Engineer > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > SuSE CR, s.r.o. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Lihovarska 1060/12 tel:+420 284 028 981 > > 190 00 Praha 9 fax:+420 296 542 374 > > Ceska republika http://www.suse.cz > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > HACK WEEK http://idea.opensuse.org/ > - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGkeu1asN0sSnLmgIRAjH7AKCp2lcwQm9uAk3WT598bbixpwfE0QCfYx44 POO3AnKsic4qCfEXg0FFZoo= =sETX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]