Thanks for your prompt reply.I'm planning on using the pxeboot. How and which directory do I create the golden client.Do i need a different machine or I can go ahead and use the server as well. Jide
--- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 28 September 2005 07:54, Jide Osatuyi > wrote: > > Hi, > > I am a freshman as regards using linux.I am using > > fedora 4 redhat distribution.I am working with the > ITS > > department in school and we are working on > deploying > > linux images using systemimager.I've been > following > > the instruction religiously but I need to fill in > some > > gaps. the mkautoinstallscript command does not > run.I > > found the autoinstallscript.conf.5 file and > unzipped > > it but that didn't help still.I tried the > > si_mkautoinstall command but it gave an error > saying > > image specified does not exist. > > What i need is a step by step help about how to > create > > a golden image basically. > First, you run si_prepareclient on the golden > client. then on the image > server, si_getimage. This pulls the image from the > client to the image > server, and creates the autoinstall script. then > si_addclient on the image > server will set up the dhcp and hosts tables for > those clients....how are you > planning to boot the new boxes? I've only done > pxeboots, but I guess the > next step could be si_mkautoinstallcd to make an iso > image to boot the > clients with. I've attached an openoffice doc I > wrote up on the process I > use...but again, that's with pxeboot, and assuming > an already working image > server who's also the dhcp/tftp server. > > I would appreciate an early response > > Thanks > > > > Jide > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, > downloads, discussions, > > and more. > http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl > > _______________________________________________ > > Sisuite-users mailing list > > Sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users > > -- > John Jolet > Your On-Demand IT Department > 512-762-0729 > www.jolet.net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, downloads, discussions, and more. http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl _______________________________________________ Sisuite-users mailing list Sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
