[ale] Ghosting Linux

[dchambers at snapserver.com (Denny Chambers)]

I thought there was a way to make a "Golden Image" from and existing 
system, and make KickStart use that as the install image. I know HP has 
a tool for this (HP Ignite), maybe that is what I am thinking about.

Denny

Fletch wrote:

>>>>>>"Denny" == Denny Chambers <dchambers at snapserver.com> writes:
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>
>    Denny> Also what distro are you using? Redhat has a tool called
>    Denny> KickStart, I believe you can install a machine from a
>    Denny> previously made image. Not totally sure about this, but
>    Denny> worth a look.
>
>
>        KickStart is more for automated installing on a fresh machine,
>not realy backing it up.  Basically everything you specify with the
>GUI installer you can just write up a kickstart config and it'll
>automagically run the install without prompting a hyooman for any
>information.  More the thing you'd use to mass produce several
>identical boxen than back them up.
>
>  
>



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