Hi, I got a new machine for the ghostclient and I was able to retieve the image from the server.I am having problem with the addclients command.I just want to try to see how it works deploying the image to one pc only but its asking me for range of ipaddreses and I also dont know what my base host name.
--- John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:09, Jide Osatuyi > wrote: > > 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 > don't worry about creating directories, the scripts > will do that for you. the > golden client should ideally be a seperate > computer...with the sisuite client > pieces installed, not the server pieces. the server > needs to be running dhcp > and rsync and tftpboot, so not really client stuff. > > > > --- 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 > > -- > John Jolet > Your On-Demand IT Department > 512-762-0729 > www.jolet.net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > __________________________________ 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
