From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Oct 20 11:47:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA18383 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:47:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from peak.mountin.net (peak.mountin.net [207.227.119.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA18371 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 11:47:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeff-ml@mountin.net) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by peak.mountin.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) id NAA17761; Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:47:04 -0500 (CDT) Received: from aridius-23.isdn.mke.execpc.com(169.207.66.150) by peak.mountin.net via smap (V1.3) id smaa17757; Tue Oct 20 13:46:38 1998 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19981020134332.01068fb0@207.227.119.2> X-Sender: jeff-ml@207.227.119.2 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:43:32 -0500 To: jason , freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" Subject: Re: Batch installs In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 11:11 AM 10/20/98 -0400, jason wrote: >I have searched on the freebsd site for a way to do batch installs, >but have come up with nothing. Is there a way to have a file that >states all the things you would like to install, etc to make >installing on several servers easier? What on earth is a "batch install" supposed to do? Most servers are similar, so you could do a "base" system, pre-configure a drive, swap to a system, lay the "base" on the swapped drive and cascade your way to a complete system upgrade, but a few simple scripts and a fresh install would do the same. Personally I don't see any reason why to upgade _every_ system in one day, after all it might get boring after your done.... Or it could be more excitement than you dreamed. Unless you have a requirement that 2 or more systems *must* be running the same OS. Spread them out a bit. It makes for steady work and catches problems when the first is allowed to "season" a bit. Jeff Mountin - Unix Systems TCP/IP networking jeff@mountin.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message