Anselm Martin Hoffmeister wrote:
> 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.
Well I'm getting somewhere. My client started to boot, but reboots
itself before I get to X. The messages go by really fast, but the last
line I saw had the word "initrd" in it. I'll check the server logs
tonight to see if I can get any clues. It does appear to be booting off
of my LTSP 5.0 server, because I saw the IP address of that server flash by.
-Rob
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