>> After a frustrating experience with a Linksys WRT54GL, I've decided to >> stick with Gentoo routers. This increases the number of Gentoo >> systems I'm responsible for and they're nearing double-digits. What >> can be done to make the management of multiple Gentoo systems easier? >> I think identical hardware in each system would help a lot but I'm not >> sure that's practical. I need to put together a bunch of new >> workstations and I'm thinking some sort of server/client arrangement >> with the only Gentoo install being on the server could be appropriate. > > I maintain multiple Gentoo we mostly use as KVM hosts systems (and > coming embedded routers). As KVM hosts, some of them are very sensible. > Due to the contracts to our customers, I have to do with various update > strategies on top of various hardware.
Thanks to everyone for some very juicy tidbits. I'm rearranging my thinking on all of this. I think the key for me may be to combine systems with separate functions in the same physical location into a single system. Does the KVM thing work well? Running a bunch of workstations as nothing more than wireless KVM setups on the same system? I should be able to cut my Gentoo systems down to just a few. Basically one at each physical location. - Grant
