Am Dienstag, den 21.08.2007, 10:48 -0400 schrieb Rob Owens:
> I'm currently running LTSP 4.2, but would like to test version 5.0. Is
> there a convenient way to do this with both servers on the same network?
>
> My current setup is Xubuntu 6.10 running LTSP 4.2, with Debian Etch
> handling DHCP (next-server points to the Xubuntu machine). I'd like to
> enable LTSP 5.0 on the Debian system while keeping my regular users on
> 4.2. Is there a way I can choose which system to boot from?
Sure. The easiest way in my opionion would be setting up DHCP right (on
the old box), which would also allow you to migrate stations one-by-one
once your turnover point is reached.
Setup would be as follows: Both machines run a full LTSP setup,
including all the daemons (NFS, LDM, TFTP, you name it), but only the
old machine runs DHCP-server. This way the old setup needs no changes,
except for the pointers that allow select boxes to boot off the new
server.
In your dhcpd.conf, you probably have a "range" statement assigning IPs
from a pool to the thin clients in your network.
Just add a "host stanza" for the one machine that you want to boot off
the new server:
host testltsp5 {
hardware ethernet 00:c0:1d:c0:ff:ee;
fixed-address 192.168.55.191;
root-path "192.168.55.66:/opt/ltsp";
next-server 192.168.55.66;
filename "/lts/ltsp5-kernel-whatever";
}
where of course the 192.168.55.66 and .191 have to be replaced by the
new server's IP address and a free IP address you want to assign to that
client, respectively. 00:c0:1d:c0:ff:ee also wants to be replaced - by
the MAC address of your terminal. Don't forget to restart the DHCP
server.
It seems you have some experience on (K12)LTSP setups, so this is
probably not completely new to you. Ask back if you have trouble with
this approach.
> Customizing a boot floppy would be ok w/ me if that's the only way.
> www.rom-o-matic.net shows an option: USE_STATIC_BOOT_INFO, but it's not
> clear to me whether this is to choose which server to boot from or to
> set a static IP address for the client.
It allows to set a static
- TFTP server IP address
- TFTP filename
- client IP address
- client subnet mask
- client default gateway
It does not allow to set a static root-path, but you would need this to
overcome the need for a DHCP server. Alternatively you could tweak the
ltsp initrd, but then, the solution presented above would be way easier.
HTH, BR
Anselm
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