2009/1/27 Dale Reagan <[email protected]>: > At 04:33 PM 1/27/2009, you wrote: >> > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Corey Kovacs wrote: >><big snip> >>I would also be looking to do something like this, though my need is >>to run an image against a system, then on reboot run a second image, >>then a third, fourth and possibly even a fifth. >> >>The task I have to undertake is to update the firmware on IBM 'System >>X' (read Intel architecture) server hardware, which usually consists >>of multiple bootable images. As the equipment is being prepared for a >>customer install, and often does not have local hard disk drive, an >>operating system (& koan) install is not possible (though I have >>considered booting a live distro and mounting the firmware from an nfs >>share). > > Hmm, perhaps a bit outside of Cobbler but have you considered chaining via > GPXE? (enhanced PXE) > I used GPXE when I started working with Cobbler (for testing with older > hardware.) It may provide a simpler? one-pass chaining solution since you > can boot directly from images but, of course, you still need a method for > managing things (where Cobbler may still work.) > > > :) > Dale > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >
Thanks Dale, I'll take a look at this and see if I can chain the images. If I get anywhere I'll let you know Dylan _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
