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From: "Haulmark, Chris" <chris@sigd.net>
To: "Maarten Sanders" <maarfree@xs4all.nl>,
	"Jack Barnett" <jackbarnett@qwest.net>
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Someone broke the silence:=20

<snip>

>> What I want to do is make a custom automated build for FreeBSD.=20
>> Basically, create a build, burn it to CD-ROM, go stick it into a
>> server and it automatically configures to the correct hardware, auto
>> sets up the file system (1 hard drive per server) and then reboots.=20
>> When it comes back up, I have a full functionaly customized FreeBSD
>> install.=20

Sounds like Corporate roll out OS release that you are looking for.

>>=20
>> The only interaction that should happen during the install, is
>> putting in the hostname, select static or dynamic ip and then [for
>> non-FreeBSD app] select to save to local or network drive.  I'm good
>> with perl/bash, etc, so I know how to create a script to automate
>> the install for our application.=20

There's install.cfg in /usr/src for sysinstall to use to make things =
more
automatic for you in the menu system.=20

<snip>

>> The build I want to create would be a "mini-FreeBSD", just the
>> kernal, some basic programs and 1 non-FreeBSD application.  The only
>> port that would be open is for SSHD and all servers would sit behind
>> a firewall in there own seperate subnet (firewall only routes http
>> requests to upload data and incoming ssh connections).=20
>>=20

Sounds like a job for a net install.

<snip>

>>=20
>> Could someone point me in the right direction or to some
>> documentation or other resources?=20
>>=20

There are manpages on release(7) and plenty of documentations of =
creating cd
image releases in the handbook.

Chris Haulmark

>> Regards,
>> Jack
>>=20