Re: Windows install with Cobbler

2011-09-21 Thread James Clendenan
Which versions of Windows are you looking at using? Pre Windows Vista are very different than post. Also server was a bit different than the client versions. Are you currently doing any imaging with WAIK? Are you imaging/cloneing the systems, or doing a from scratch install. Cobbler is

Re: Windows install with Cobbler

2011-09-21 Thread Pete Eby
My solution for Windows installs was actually to use another system: http://opsi.org/ Though a bit snarly to get set up, it was actually very nifty once deployed. You can load up some driver packs which contain tons of NIC and other common drivers, and they are detected during install. It has a n

Windows install with Cobbler

2011-09-21 Thread Janet.Conkle
Has anyone been successful in installing windows using cobbler? I've found a few things on the net but nothing definitive. I need a tool that will install baseline images on lab boxes of both the linux and Windows flavors. Janet Conkle ETG x5343 ___

Re: SNIPPET Integration issues

2011-09-21 Thread Idan Shinberg
I'm sure puppet and cf-engine have quite a few strengths of their own. Assuming the strength is in the ability to template almost any configuration possible , it won't be a great deal of difference. I am forced to use Shell code to detect certain cases inside the Kickstart ( for example , to d

Re: SNIPPET Integration issues

2011-09-21 Thread Idan Shinberg
It did the trick . Thanks :) On Wed, 2011-09-21 at 12:07 +0300, Idan Shinberg wrote: > the missing '$' was a mistake in the example given in the mail. > > I don't think the problem resides in the snippet not being render > ( since in case of syntax errors it dies with cheetah exceptions ) , >

Re: SNIPPET Integration issues

2011-09-21 Thread David Lee
Idan Shinberg wrote: > Hello > > I'm a heavy user of post Installation Code in the kickstart File. > Due to multiple profiles requirements , I've decided to devide my post > installation code into various cobbler SNIPPETS. [...] My reply isn't about the detail, but rather about the principles.

Re: SNIPPET Integration issues

2011-09-21 Thread Idan Shinberg
the missing '$' was a mistake in the example given in the mail. I don't think the problem resides in the snippet not being render ( since in case of syntax errors it dies with cheetah exceptions ) , but I'll give what you suggested about un-defined variables a try Thanks On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 1