IMHO, it doesn't make sense just to store the UUID as a system parameter/variable unless there's also some decent integration with the WDS that does something with it.
Otherwise, it's just becoming a database (which feels like something you'd stick in… maybe --ksmeta?) --Michael -- Michael On Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:29 AM, James Clendenan wrote: > Hi All, > > I was also looking at doing similar when Janet brought it up earlier last > year, but in my investigation, it seems that Windows install systems (system > center etc) really want to use the UUID from the mainboard to track it's > installation, with the mac as a secondary less reliable key. (there are some > uuid's that are also blacklisted) > > What would people think about having cobbler store the system uuid (via > dmidecode) as well as the mac addresses? Generally pxe systems will also > allow you to use that as the first file via tftp, and then fall back to > mac-address, and the subnet scope methods we currently use. > > My day-to-day environment doesn't have enough Windows to require automation, > but I'd be interested in collaborating with anyone interested in attempting > to drag windows support (vista and later) systems into cobbler. > > James > > On 2012-01-12, at 3:01 PM, Richard Siddall wrote: > > > Will McDonald wrote: > > > You might also want to have a look into RIS for Linux which would allow > > > you > > > to have a single host for both your RHEL-like and Windows requirements. > > > > > > http://oss.netfarm.it/guides/ris-linux.php > > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/x86_64/repoview/ris-linux.html > > > http://michaeldehaan.net/2009/01/22/cobbler-update-busy-is-good-installation-as-a-service/ > > > > > > Will. > > > > James said he's deploying Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows 7. These both > > use Windows Deployment Services > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Deployment_Services), which replaced > > RIS. > > > > Richard. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > cobbler mailing list > > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > >
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