On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 12:59:11PM -0700, Jumbz Tayamen wrote: > good day list! how do i mass deploy a certain setup for 50 units? and > any suggested tools/readings on this? thanks!
If you're willing to explore Debian, I highly recommend it together with FAI, the Fully Automatic Installation system. This is a very popular tool for clusters with hundreds of units that have to be configured simultaneously. Here in the Philippines my largest deployment of this tool is for Shopwise - Rustan Supercenters, Inc. We've used it to deploy a POS system that runs on Debian GNU/Linux on a total of four stores to date, with about 40 terminals each. At the recent LinuxWorld Philippines 2005, I gave a talk entitled "Standardizing and Automating Enterprise Deployments of Debian GNU/Linux" and blogged about it. Perhaps you may want to check out my slides and the links and tips I provide at http://jijo.free.net.ph/21. By the way, we've just opened a brand new Shopwise hypermart in Harrison Plaza, in Pasay City. There will be a grand opening tomorrow, Sept. 18, but the place is already open to the public today. Come, check us out! Cheers! --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : jijo.free.net.ph : When we speak of free software GNU/Linux Specialist : GnuPG 0x93B746BE : we refer to freedom, not price. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
