From: Brian Elliott Finley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tue 08/08/2006 08:37
To: Bernard Li
Cc: SIS Devel
Subject: Re: [Sisuite-devel] [systemimager-commits] Manufacturing Setup WithMultiple Images
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
>>>>
>
>>>> >
>>>>
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