Linux Ignite Server?

[someone_4]

I was wondering if there is an equivilant to Ingite or ignite for REL or other linux flavors ? Or is kickstart the only solution to make cookie cutter enterprise builds...

thanks
Richard

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom Richard,

There is no equivalent.

You can if you wish use a Linux server as an NFS server to store hp-ux ignite images.

Alternatives to Ignite for Linux:

http://www.acronis.com
Costs money
http://www.mondorescue.org
Free, but support is sometimes a problem.

SEP

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

Ghost supports Linux pretty well.
AFAIK, it supports Linux backup/restore via network.

[Sung Oh]

there is no linux ignite server. you can check out SystemImager for linux images. This allow you to create and download all flavors of linux including Redhat, Suse, Debian, etc...

http://www.systemimager.org/

Sung

[Bill Thorsteinson]

There are various variants.
The list for Debian includes:

FAI will do a fully automated install, but
needs some setup. Fully configured it
can install a suite of specialized servers.

mondo backups can do much the same as ignite.
It may be missing the system name and ip
address fixups.

systemimager appears to also a tool for
doing isntalls similar to Ignite

[Bill Thorsteinson]

There are various variants.
The list for Debian includes:

FAI will do a fully automated install, but
needs some setup. Fully configured it
can install a suite of specialized servers.

mondo backups can do much the same as ignite.
It may be missing the system name and ip
address fixups.

systemimager appears to also a tool for
doing isntalls similar to Ignite.

Linux lend itself to cloning and any
barebones hardware recovery can
be used with minor modifications for
generating cookie cutter enterprize builds.

Restore the disk, set the system name and
ip address (if not using DHCP) and you
are more or less done. Don't forget
/etc/mailname if it is implemented.
I simple init script can check to see
if this has been done and prompt for the
required data on iniitial boot.

[someone_4]

thanks