Mike Lovell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a question about software for managing LOTS of machines in a > datacenter. Here's what my situation is. Currently, I manage 2 > datacenters that contain a total of about 400 machines. Plus we are > growing at about 25 machines a month and have a few more datacenters > on the roadmap. The operating system is Debian Etch. What I am > wanting to do is have a tool that will somewhat automate the process > of installing and configuring the software on new machines. I would > really like a utility that I can define roles and assign machines to > different roles. Also, a hook into dhcp would nice since all of the ip > addressing is managed by dhcp and all of the OS installs are done > through dhcp and PXE. Do any of you know of any utility out there that > does anything like this? I would prefer something that is open source > but I can go with a commercial solution. Any thoughts on this?
This sounds a lot like what Clusterworx from Linux Networx does. I didn't use it a whole lot while I worked there, but I know it does provide a lot of the features you're wanting. It does provisioning, image configuration management (including version control), system monitoring, etc. It does the dhcp/PXE booting and provisioning that you want, too. I have no idea how much it costs, but I know it's not cheap, and I think it's per-server or per-CPU licensed. It's pretty slick, though. See http://lnxi.com/content_display.jsp?top=32&mid=14839 if you're interested in it. --Levi /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
