Re: Install on many machines
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:35:57AM -0600, Gregory Wood wrote: Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. [snip] Don't forget the SSH host keys... -- Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install on many machines
For our needs, FAI seems to be the more flexible solution. Although the hardware is basically the same, it might proof valuable to have several configurations to choose from. Anyone experience with FAI? I've just set up a new woody machine and downloaded the stuff. Still the docs get slightly confusing after the very clear introduction. For example, fai-setup throws *a lot* of dependency warnings and complains about exim (which is not installed) Cheers, Marcel Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3 Jan 2002, at 10:02: On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:35:57AM -0600, Gregory Wood wrote: Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. [snip] Don't forget the SSH host keys... -- Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install on many machines
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:35:57AM -0600, Gregory Wood wrote: Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. [snip] Don't forget the SSH host keys... -- Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install on many machines
For our needs, FAI seems to be the more flexible solution. Although the hardware is basically the same, it might proof valuable to have several configurations to choose from. Anyone experience with FAI? I've just set up a new woody machine and downloaded the stuff. Still the docs get slightly confusing after the very clear introduction. For example, fai-setup throws *a lot* of dependency warnings and complains about exim (which is not installed) Cheers, Marcel Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3 Jan 2002, at 10:02: On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:35:57AM -0600, Gregory Wood wrote: Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. [snip] Don't forget the SSH host keys... -- Michael Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `-
Re: Install on many machines
Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. Using a MSDOS diskette with Ghost, a ghost image, and a couple of ethernet cards, you can load over a network. My setup works better with CDs. Let me know if I can help. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 12/27/2001 at 12:51 PM Marcel Hicking wrote: Hi folks I finally managed to convince our server guys to go for Debian - instead of Redhat, which caused lots of problems lately :-( We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable CD and have predefined packages installed automatically? What do you do to keep systems up to date? TIA, Marcel -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gregory Wood 1219 West University Blvd. Odessa TX 79764-7119 915-335-0879 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install on many machines
Assuming that the machines are basically the same -- I have used Norton Ghost 2002. I loaded up Debian from CD, updated from the ftp site, installed and configured my base packages. Then created a ghost image (1. ghost works with lilo but not with grub 2. I've left out a number of steps - I have several spare hard drives and computers to work with) and burned it to a CD. As a test, I installed the ghost image on a couple of different machines. It takes less than 10 minutes to restore the ghost image. Next change the IP and host names and I was done. Using a MSDOS diskette with Ghost, a ghost image, and a couple of ethernet cards, you can load over a network. My setup works better with CDs. Let me know if I can help. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 12/27/2001 at 12:51 PM Marcel Hicking wrote: Hi folks I finally managed to convince our server guys to go for Debian - instead of Redhat, which caused lots of problems lately :-( We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable CD and have predefined packages installed automatically? What do you do to keep systems up to date? TIA, Marcel -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gregory Wood 1219 West University Blvd. Odessa TX 79764-7119 915-335-0879
Re: Install on many machines
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:51:52PM +0100, Marcel Hicking wrote: We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable Look at FAI: Fully Automated Installer. I haven't used it myself yet (have to get around to doing it) but after you setup a 'install-server' you can install all the other servers by booting from network, floppy or install-cd. The other machines will then automagically get their network-config and do a automatic installation (Partitioning, network setup, package selection and installation). Afterwards you can have all servers kept up to date with a local debian mirror and have them apt-get dist-upgrade from that server. -- Mark Janssen Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT E-mail: mark(at)markjanssen.nl / maniac(at)maniac.nl GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Web: Maniac.nl Unix-God.[Net|Org] MarkJanssen.[com|net|org|nl] SyConOS.[com|nl] msg04576/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install on many machines
Erm.. I think the URL for FAI was: fai.sourceforge.net Mark Janssen Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT E-mail: mark(at)markjanssen.nl / maniac(at)maniac.nl GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Web: Maniac.nl Unix-God.[Net|Org] MarkJanssen.[com|net|org|nl] SyConOS.[com|nl] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Install on many machines
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:51:52PM +0100, Marcel Hicking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a message of 30 lines which said: Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable CD and have predefined packages installed apt-get install replicator http://replicator.sourceforge.net/ Description: automate new computer installations in a networked site. Using a nfs-root filesystem and rsync, replicator allow you to non-interactively install a target computer identical to the model computer. It can handle differences in partitioning and hardware. . Designed for clusters, classrooms and wherever you need identical Debian boxes. . It's REALLY faster than normal Debian installation method. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Install on many machines
Hi folks I finally managed to convince our server guys to go for Debian - instead of Redhat, which caused lots of problems lately :-( We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable CD and have predefined packages installed automatically? What do you do to keep systems up to date? TIA, Marcel -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `-
Re: Install on many machines
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:51:52PM +0100, Marcel Hicking wrote: We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable Look at FAI: Fully Automated Installer. I haven't used it myself yet (have to get around to doing it) but after you setup a 'install-server' you can install all the other servers by booting from network, floppy or install-cd. The other machines will then automagically get their network-config and do a automatic installation (Partitioning, network setup, package selection and installation). Afterwards you can have all servers kept up to date with a local debian mirror and have them apt-get dist-upgrade from that server. -- Mark Janssen Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT E-mail: mark(at)markjanssen.nl / maniac(at)maniac.nl GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Web: Maniac.nl Unix-God.[Net|Org] MarkJanssen.[com|net|org|nl] SyConOS.[com|nl] pgpxZRY9H5DZL.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Install on many machines
Erm.. I think the URL for FAI was: fai.sourceforge.net Mark Janssen Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT E-mail: mark(at)markjanssen.nl / maniac(at)maniac.nl GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Web: Maniac.nl Unix-God.[Net|Org] MarkJanssen.[com|net|org|nl] SyConOS.[com|nl]
Re: Install on many machines
Sounds quite interesting! thx, Marcel Mark Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 27 Dec 2001, at 13:15: On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:51:52PM +0100, Marcel Hicking wrote: We are talking ~100 (maybe more) servers here. Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable Look at FAI: Fully Automated Installer. I haven't used it myself yet (have to get around to doing it) but after you setup a 'install-server' you can install all the other servers by booting from network, floppy or install-cd. The other machines will then automagically get their network-config and do a automatic installation (Partitioning, network setup, package selection and installation). Afterwards you can have all servers kept up to date with a local debian mirror and have them apt-get dist-upgrade from that server. -- __ .´ `. : :' ! Enjoy `. `´ Debian/GNU Linux `-
Re: Install on many machines
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 12:51:52PM +0100, Marcel Hicking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a message of 30 lines which said: Could anyone hint me to a decent way of handling the setup and later updates? Can I have a bootable CD and have predefined packages installed apt-get install replicator http://replicator.sourceforge.net/ Description: automate new computer installations in a networked site. Using a nfs-root filesystem and rsync, replicator allow you to non-interactively install a target computer identical to the model computer. It can handle differences in partitioning and hardware. . Designed for clusters, classrooms and wherever you need identical Debian boxes. . It's REALLY faster than normal Debian installation method.
