Ok. Go ahead and add it to the TODO, but put it in a new 3.9.x section.
Cheers, -Brian Thus spake Bernard Li ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >Actually I like the idea of being able to dynamically allocate swap based on >some best practices. Of course this can be overwritten. > >Perhaps we should add this to the TODO list :-) > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >________________________________ > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Elliott Finley >Sent: Mon 07/08/2006 14:16 >To: Carl J Richell >Cc: SIS Devel; SIS Users >Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] [systemimager-commits] Manufacturing Setup >WithMultiple Images > > > >Thus spake Carl J Richell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >>Brian - >> >>This is precisely what I needed. We are now pre-manufacturing with >>SystemImager. > >Excellent! > > >>The more I use the software the more I like - you guys >>have done great work. > >And thanks. > > >>I have two more questions. During pxe boot there is a 1 minute pause at >>get_host_name_from_dns. We don't use that functionality - can it be >>turned off? > >Yes. You have two simple options, either of which will work fine: > > * Have a hosts file (/etc/hosts style) in the > /var/lib/systemimager/scripts directory that has an entry for each > host/ip combo that you'll be using. > > * Set HOSTNAME as a kernel append parameter in your PXE boot config. > > >>For dynamic partitioning I have set the primary partition / at 95% and >>the remaining amount for swap. This is adequate but is there a way to >>determine the amount of memory in a machine and base the swap off of >>that - then allocate the remaining space to the root partition? > >Not currently, but you can certainly hack the autoinstall script if you >like. If you want to attempt this, consider making your changes to >/etc/systemimager/autoinstallscript.template, so that your changes will >take effect every time a new autoinstall script is generated, or an old >one is updated. > >Cheers, -Brian > >> >>Thanks again, Carl >> >>On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 21:24 -0500, Brian Elliott Finley wrote: >>> Carl, >>> >>> Images can be specified as kernel append parameters. Consider a pxe >>> menu. See attached as a pxe menu example, and look for local.cfg in the >>> documentation directory for a reference on all the SystemImager >>> variables you can pass to the autoinstall client as kernel append >>> parameters. >>> >>> Let us know how it goes! >>> >>> Cheers, -Brian >>> >>> >>> >>> Thus spake Carl Richell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >>> >Hello and thank you in advance for your advice. >>> > >>> >I am setting up a SystemImager 3.7.3 server for the imaging of our laptop >>> >and desktop line. We will have about 10 different images. My current >>> >plan is something like this: >>> > >>> >SystemImager Server >>> > | >>> >PXE Boot Clients >>> > | >>> >Prompt to Choose Installation Image >>> > >>> >I'm stuck on prompting to choose installation image. How can I accomplish >>> >this or is there a better way altogether? >>> > >>> >Cheers, >>> > >>> >Carl Richell >>> > >>> > >>> >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>> >Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >>> >your >>> >opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >>> >http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >systemimager-commits mailing list >>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/systemimager-commits >>> >> > >-- >Brian Elliott Finley >Mobile: 630.631.6621 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier >Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >_______________________________________________ >Sisuite-devel mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel > > -- Brian Elliott Finley Mobile: 630.631.6621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Sisuite-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-devel
