Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:38:06 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mass install automation Message-ID: <20010109193806.A18054@poeza.iconnect.co.ke> In-Reply-To: <979056889.3a5b38f9a2d60@webmail.istrength.net>; from "jheath@istrength.net" on Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 10:14:49AM -0600 References: <979056889.3a5b38f9a2d60@webmail.istrength.net>
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* jheath@istrength.net <jheath@istrength.net> [20010109 19:18]: writing on the subject 'Mass install automation' jheath> I need to install a large number of FreeBSD boxes (50-100+). I am looking for jheath> the most automated way to do this. Creating a install.cfg seems to be more jheath> automated but not to the extent I would like. jheath> jheath> VA Linux has a project on Source Forge called System Imager ( or see jheath> http://www.systemimager.org/ ). This is the type of solution that I am looking jheath> for. With this tool I can set up an 'image server' then replicate that install jheath> with its customazations to any number of mahines fairly quickly. jheath> jheath> If any one knows of a FreeBSD product like this and/or another solution I could jheath> use it would be highly appreciated. Thanks. http://people.freebsd.org/~alfred/pxe is the place to go. Haven't tried it though but I believe it was made with FreeBSd at heart. HTH -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Inter-Connect Ltd., wash@iconnect.co.ke 5th Flr Furaha Plaza Tel: 254 11 222604 Nkrumah Rd., Fax: 254 11 222636 PO Box 83613 MOMBASA, KE. If you don't care where you are, you're not lost. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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