Re: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

2009-05-12 Thread Jerry McBride
On Monday 11 May 2009 10:21:56 pm James wrote: Not a bad idea, Jerome. I imagine you create a new DVD every year or so so that you don't have to wait forever when updating all packages on your system? -j Hi James, Actally, I update the dvd pretty regularly. I'm a real bug about staying

[gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

2009-05-11 Thread James
Folks, I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems regularly. The hardware (virtual, of course) varies ever so slightly, so cloning (via

RE: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

2009-05-11 Thread Adam Carter
I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems regularly. The hardware (virtual, of course) varies ever so slightly, so cloning (via

Re: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

2009-05-11 Thread Jerry McBride
On Monday 11 May 2009 08:14:07 pm Adam Carter wrote: I'm curious how other sysadmins rapidly deploy a slew of new Gentoo systems? In this case I'm setting up many dozens of Gentoo servers inside of VMware ESX and having to destroy and redeploy said systems regularly. The hardware

Re: [gentoo-user] automated install || stage4? rapid deployment?

2009-05-11 Thread James
Not a bad idea, Jerome. I imagine you create a new DVD every year or so so that you don't have to wait forever when updating all packages on your system? -j On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Jerry McBride mcbrid...@comcast.net wrote: On Monday 11 May 2009 08:14:07 pm Adam Carter wrote: I'm