discuss: [Proposal] PXE Server HOWTO
Subject:
Re: [Proposal] PXE Server HOWTO
From:
Markus Gutschke ####@####.####
Date:
27 Jan 2002 01:58:06 -0000
Message-Id: <3C535EAB.8060005@gutschke.com>
I am sure, there'll be a whole bunch of people posting summaries. My
guess is, they are likely to show up in places such as the Linux Weekly
News (http://www.lwn.net) and on /. (http://www.slashdot.org) -- and a
couple of similar places. Also, I guess Marty is going to bring his
webcam, so at the very least you'll be able to have a look at the
Etherboot booth ;-)
If you have any specific questions or want us to have a look for
anything in particular, you could post it here and I am sure you'll find
volunteers to look up any information you request.
And I would assume that some of the people working the LinuxDoc both are
going to write a summary for everybody else (probably sometime after
they have recovered from the experience...)
What other types of info are you looking for?
Markus
Keith Strachan wrote:
> Personally, I'd love to attend, but I'm in Australia. Any possibility of
> feedback from what is seen by those who manage to go there???
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markus Gutschke ####@####.####
> Sent: Sunday, 27 January 2002 7:57 AM
> To: Charles Curley
> Cc: Jason Bechtel; ####@####.####
> Subject: Re: [Proposal] PXE Server HOWTO
>
>
> BTW, both the LTSP and Etherboot are going to be at Linux Expo in New
> York next week. So, if you are in the area, drop on by.
>
>
> Markus
>
> Charles Curley wrote:
>
>
>>On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 07:25:32PM +0100, Jason Bechtel wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>From my perspective, PXE is an alternative method of remote
>>>booting diskless workstations (the older and perhaps still
>>>more common method is etherboot
>>><http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/>). But I've heard that
>>>PXE is quickly becoming a standard, at least for corporate
>>>desktops. Again, from my perspective, the greatest and
>>>farthest-reaching implications are for Linux's invasion of
>>>the desktop (starting with the corporate desktop). The
>>>Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) is leading this effort
>>>and it is probably one of the most important projects for
>>>Linux's future dominance of the desktop system market.
>>>
>>>For more information, see http://www.ltsp.org .
>>>
>>>
>>Cool! One could use this to boot a full Linux disty, which is what the
>>authors intend. But by supplying a tomsrtbt and suitable scripts, you
>>could automate:
>>
>>1) Bare metal restore, which is my interest. Stuff the network card or
>> a floppy into the target computer, and away you go. I've already
>> written a lot of the scripts you'd need for this.
>>
>>2) Mass installation of Linux on more or less identical computers,
>> e.g. a server or rendering farm. Or bulk purchase of PCs for a
>> large institution.
>>
>>Danke
>>
>>
>>
>>>Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 06:59:24 -0700
>>>Charles Curley ####@####.#### wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>This sounds like it could be useful for bare metal
>>>>restore, aka
>>>>complete backup & recovery. I have a HOWTO in the
>>>>pipeline on exactly
>>>>that, so will be interested to see what you come up with.
>>>>
>>>>
>
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