<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>PXE + RedHat Kickstart scripts + cfengine in a prior life... when you have large qtys of boxes and need reproducible builds from bare metal in reasonable periods of time</div><div><br></div><div>That was several years ago so another configuration management tool/tools may now exist (puppy?)</div><br><div><div>On 28/10/2010, at 9:40 AM, Karl Kloppenborg wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Noggers,<div><br></div><div>Even though this isn't exactly a network related question, I was wondering...</div><div><br></div><div>Have any of you had experience with using PXE to image linux and or windows servers on the fly but also including parameters like root / admin password + trigger latest updates + IP assignment ?</div><div><br></div><div>I am thinking of setting up another little lab to try and test out doing a PXE imaging environment for bettering the deployment of servers and what not.</div><div><br></div><div>Just want to know some "best practice" stuff with it.</div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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