Thus spake Bernard Li ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >Brian: > >What do you think of using SourceForge's RFE to keep track of TODO items?
I like the file method, but what is RFE? >I guess editing a file is much simpler though :-) > >Cheers, > >Bernard > >________________________________ > >From: Brian Elliott Finley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Mon 07/08/2006 14:31 >To: Bernard Li >Cc: Carl J Richell; SIS Devel >Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] [systemimager-commits] Manufacturing Setup >WithMultiple Images > > > >Ok. > >Go ahead and add it to the TODO, but put it in a new 3.9.x section. > >Cheers, -Brian > > >Thus spake Bernard Li ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >>Actually I like the idea of being able to dynamically allocate swap based on >>some best practices. Of course this can be overwritten. >> >>Perhaps we should add this to the TODO list :-) >> >>Cheers, >> >>Bernard >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Elliott Finley >>Sent: Mon 07/08/2006 14:16 >>To: Carl J Richell >>Cc: SIS Devel; SIS Users >>Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] [systemimager-commits] Manufacturing Setup >>WithMultiple Images >> >> >> >>Thus spake Carl J Richell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >>>Brian - >>> >>>This is precisely what I needed. We are now pre-manufacturing with >>>SystemImager. >> >>Excellent! >> >> >>>The more I use the software the more I like - you guys >>>have done great work. >> >>And thanks. >> >> >>>I have two more questions. During pxe boot there is a 1 minute pause at >>>get_host_name_from_dns. We don't use that functionality - can it be >>>turned off? >> >>Yes. You have two simple options, either of which will work fine: >> >> * Have a hosts file (/etc/hosts style) in the >> /var/lib/systemimager/scripts directory that has an entry for each >> host/ip combo that you'll be using. >> >> * Set HOSTNAME as a kernel append parameter in your PXE boot config. >> >> >>>For dynamic partitioning I have set the primary partition / at 95% and >>>the remaining amount for swap. This is adequate but is there a way to >>>determine the amount of memory in a machine and base the swap off of >>>that - then allocate the remaining space to the root partition? >> >>Not currently, but you can certainly hack the autoinstall script if you >>like. If you want to attempt this, consider making your changes to >>/etc/systemimager/autoinstallscript.template, so that your changes will >>take effect every time a new autoinstall script is generated, or an old >>one is updated. >> >>Cheers, -Brian >> >>> >>>Thanks again, Carl >>> >>>On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 21:24 -0500, Brian Elliott Finley wrote: >>>> Carl, >>>> >>>> Images can be specified as kernel append parameters. Consider a pxe >>>> menu. See attached as a pxe menu example, and look for local.cfg in the >>>> documentation directory for a reference on all the SystemImager >>>> variables you can pass to the autoinstall client as kernel append >>>> parameters. >>>> >>>> Let us know how it goes! >>>> >>>> Cheers, -Brian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thus spake Carl Richell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >>>> >Hello and thank you in advance for your advice. >>>> > >>>> >I am setting up a SystemImager 3.7.3 server for the imaging of our laptop >>>> >and desktop line. We will have about 10 different images. My current >>>> >plan is something like this: >>>> > >>>> >SystemImager Server >>>> > | >>>> >PXE Boot Clients >>>> > | >>>> >Prompt to Choose Installation Image >>>> > >>>> >I'm stuck on prompting to choose installation image. How can I >>>> >accomplish this or is there a better way altogether? >>>> > >>>> >Cheers, >>>> > >>>> >Carl Richell >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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