On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:51:47 +1000 DaZZa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK guru's. :-) > > I'm in a situation where I need to duplicate on a mass basis - to the > order or 3000-5000 units - a Linux setup off a headless box. Are they all in the same geographical location / network ? If so then some sort of multicast solution. Clonezilla supports multicast I believe. Worth a look. http://www.clonezilla.org/ > > 3+ hours over 5000 machines is not really acceptable. :-) > > Is there a better way to do this? Something which will make a smaller > image and dump back quicker - most of the disk is empty, there's only > about 15 gig of actual data/setup on a 160 gig drive - and still > maintain the partition setup/bootability like using DD does? > > Willing to listen to anyone who has a cluestick and is willing to apply it.
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