David Mayr wrote: > >> > Is there a tool in Opensuse 10.2 to "clone" a machine , that is I >> > define a master with all desired softwares and network/NFS/LDAP ... >> > configuration, then I am able to install many others machines with the >> > same conf. There is such tool in HP-UX called IGNITE , would be great >> > if Opensuse have a similar tool. >> >> Autoyast is meant to do this for larger installations. >> http://www.suse.com/~ug/ > > Autoyast is really great, but maybe sometimes a bit overkill (in setup) if > you just want to clone one machine... >
Agreed, it is meant for larger installs ;-)) > Another way would be to do it 'by hand': > - boot some live-cd (suse live-cd or knoppix) on the "empty" system > - create partitions as needed and create filesystems > - mount the new partitions > - mount all filesystems of the system that should be cloned by NFS (*) > - copy all files via rsync -auvx /source /destination to the new > system - setup a bootloader: start 'grub' and enter (assuming that /boot > is your > first partition on your fist disk): > root (hd0,0) > setup (hd0) > > I'm sure there are many other (maybe better) ways, but i had good > experiences with this one ... > > (*) or setup rsync in server mode on this machine > I did the "just a few machines clone" with a combination of dd and netcat. It is a bit slow but it is very easy to do. I use knoppix for the purpose. For example: http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2006/01/dd-over-netcat-for-cheap-ghost.html kind regards Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
