On Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:09, Jide Osatuyi wrote: > Thanks for your prompt reply.I'm planning on using the > pxeboot. > How and which directory do I create the golden > client.Do i need a different machine or I can go ahead > and use the server as well. > Jide don't worry about creating directories, the scripts will do that for you. the golden client should ideally be a seperate computer...with the sisuite client pieces installed, not the server pieces. the server needs to be running dhcp and rsync and tftpboot, so not really client stuff. > > --- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday 28 September 2005 07:54, Jide Osatuyi > > > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I am a freshman as regards using linux.I am using > > > fedora 4 redhat distribution.I am working with the > > > > ITS > > > > > department in school and we are working on > > > > deploying > > > > > linux images using systemimager.I've been > > > > following > > > > > the instruction religiously but I need to fill in > > > > some > > > > > gaps. the mkautoinstallscript command does not > > > > run.I > > > > > found the autoinstallscript.conf.5 file and > > > > unzipped > > > > > it but that didn't help still.I tried the > > > si_mkautoinstall command but it gave an error > > > > saying > > > > > image specified does not exist. > > > What i need is a step by step help about how to > > > > create > > > > > a golden image basically. > > > > First, you run si_prepareclient on the golden > > client. then on the image > > server, si_getimage. This pulls the image from the > > client to the image > > server, and creates the autoinstall script. then > > si_addclient on the image > > server will set up the dhcp and hosts tables for > > those clients....how are you > > planning to boot the new boxes? I've only done > > pxeboots, but I guess the > > next step could be si_mkautoinstallcd to make an iso > > image to boot the > > clients with. I've attached an openoffice doc I > > wrote up on the process I > > use...but again, that's with pxeboot, and assuming > > an already working image > > server who's also the dhcp/tftp server. > > > > > I would appreciate an early response > > > Thanks > > > > > > Jide > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > > Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, > > > > downloads, discussions, > > > > > and more. > > > > http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sisuite-users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > > > -- > > John Jolet > > Your On-Demand IT Department > > 512-762-0729 > > www.jolet.net > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, > and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > Sisuite-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
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