Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:20:24 +0200 From: Andrea Campi <andrea+freebsd_stable@webcom.it> To: Dan Mack <mack@macktronics.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, "Eli K. Breen" <bsd@unixforge.net> Subject: Re: Machine Replication Message-ID: <20050721222023.GB34685@webcom.it> In-Reply-To: <20050721150151.R7966@coco.macktronics.com> References: <42DFF582.1050406@unixforge.net> <20050721150151.R7966@coco.macktronics.com>
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 03:04:01PM -0500, Dan Mack wrote:
> Is there a jumpstart (solaris), kickstart (redhat linux), roboinst (irix),
> or ignite (hpux) like auto-installer for BSD?
>
> If there was, then I wouldn't image the disk at all, I'd instead setup up
> custom network images that I could blast to any system just by pxebooting
> it. I'm not sure if it is possible with FreeBSD though, anyone?
Well, sysinstall is perfectly capable of doing this, as it's fully
"scriptable". You can setup a pxeboot-install environment by setting up
a dhcp/tftp/nfs server, copying a standard release CD, and creating a
simple config file. I don't have exact details handy, but I know it's
possible as it's the way we've been pressing FreeBSD boxes at $REALJOB
for ages. You'll find plenty (well, some) of information in the archives
as well.
Bye,
Andrea
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