Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 19:54:31 -0500 From: Steve Shorter <steve@nomad.lets.net> To: omestre <omestre@freeshell.org> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/54383: NFS root configuration without dynamic protocols: dhcp, bootp, etc ... Message-ID: <20031129005431.GA23881@nomad.lets.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.58.0311281622180.26701@norge.freeshell.org> References: <20031125180936.GA19879@nomad.lets.net> <Pine.NEB.4.58.0311281622180.26701@norge.freeshell.org>
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On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 04:35:25PM +0000, omestre wrote: > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Steve Shorter wrote: > > Hello! > Well, when i did and post that patch, i have mentioned about "It's not a > good/normal diskless solution"... but "it's still a solution! :)) > alternative solution... > I have 6 (six) production diskless servers (4.7) and some ones (5.0) in > "tests". And > are working fine! > But now, my diskless servers are booting from CDROM/RW (5MB) images. When > i want change the kernels, well... in 30 minutes this task is done. > Thanks. (Just the fact of the freebsd hackers are "looking" my patch... > it is just great). > Think, maybe other crazy guy want my solution. To many "Options", this is > what OpenSource is all about. At least to me. With six or seven lines in > the loader.conf file and a kernel+mypatch, you have a diskless server. > Thanks again. > I used to boot from 16 meg solid state M-SYS IDE Pro devices. But abandoned that when I discovered how good PXE support was in STABLE and how simple and reliable it was. Your solution is OK for what you are doing. -steve > Leal. > > > Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:09:36 -0500 > > From: Steve Shorter <steve@nomad.tor.lets.net> > > To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org > > Subject: kern/54383: NFS root configuration without dynamic protocols: > > dhcp, bootp, etc ... > > > > Howdy! > > > > > > I only boot from Intel cards that support PXE. > > > > This greatly simplifies the administration > > of large numbers of diskless machines. It makes kernel > > changes trivial. If your going to go diskless you may > > as well go all the way for the base/root system and kernel. > > > > If you need RAID disks for data then you can > > throw some swap on them, but otherwise with memory > > cheap you can usually get away without swap. > > > > The problem with hardrives isn't cost. Its a > > source of failure and administrative overhead. > > Avoid them. If you can't, then use RAID for data and > > still PXE boot over the network. > > > > Upgrading kernel on each machine is a major drag > > if there are lots of machines. > > > > In general a solution that is not scalable > > is not a good one. > > > > > > -steve > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > omestre@sdf.lonestar.org > SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
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