Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 22:28:44 +0200 From: Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installs of Multiple Servers Message-ID: <20000616222844.W9883@speedy.gsinet> In-Reply-To: <394A723C.E52C5273@bellatlantic.net>; from zicc@bellatlantic.net on Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 02:30:20PM -0400 References: <394A723C.E52C5273@bellatlantic.net>
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On Fri, Jun 16, 2000 at 14:30 -0400, Chad Ziccardi wrote:
>
> I'm looking for the best way to install multiple servers and
> keep them updated.
>
> [ ... ]
>
> I'm looking for the easiest way to keep them all updated when
> need be. we have 1 box that tracks stable by-weekly, if needed
> I wish to run a script on the servers to update them to the
> current -stable. I'm guessing this would be easiest by mounting
> /usr/src /usr/obj and running make installworld.
This seems to be better than "make release" and updating. Since
I've just been there (see my post from a few weeks ago) now I
know the steps to go:
on the server:
- edit make.conf and cvsup-files (once)
- export /usr with -alldirs (once)
- make update
- make buildworld
on the server and any other machine:
- mount /usr/src (ro?) and /usr/obj (not at the server, of
course:)
- make installworld
- mergemaster [ -s -v ]
- build kernel
- install kernel
- reboot
You can even start the NFS server for this action only and
shutdown the programs later.
Mergemaster will even respect the machines' individual setup --
if they had any. But even if they don't now, I guess sooner or
later they do.
But make sure not to proceed with errors. Take care to take the
next step only if the previous succeeded. Especially booting
into a non functional system is not a good idea. Just as well as
having kernel and world drift apart.
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