That's a fine way. If you already have a Linux master distribution, then rsync can distribute the hadoop software very quickly.
On 1/15/08 6:26 AM, "Bin YANG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Right now, I have to deploy ubuntu 7.10 + hadoop 0.15 on 16 PCs. > One PC will be set as master, the others will be set as slaves. > The PCs have similar hardware, or even the same hardware. > > Is there a quick and easy way to deploy hadoop on these PCs? > > Do you think that > > 1. ghost a whole successful ubuntu 7.10 + hadoop 0.15 hard disk > 2. and then copy the image to other PCs > > is the best way? > > Thank you very much. > > Best wishes, > Bin YANG >