A reminder of why I started using Untangle - Page 2

sky-knight · 12-02-2011, 06:09 PM

All of our servers are installed via image. The only time they ever see a CD is if the consumer wants to manually reinstall, or when I do the initial installation to make the gold images.

We have a server online in our datacenter that houses the master images. So all I have to do is boot to the CF card, answer a few questions, and it pulls down the image for that hardware. In my case it was even faster because I maintain the images on another server here in my office.

Pulling an image for that appliance took a whopping 5min. Manual installation takes far longer!

jzero · 12-03-2011, 06:07 AM

sky-knight, how you deal with Interface names after image on new box?
Leave they as is, since they can not be renamed?
Just curious.

sky-knight · 12-03-2011, 07:46 AM

That... is a trade secret.

Suffice to say the image is modified in certain ways to allow the interfaces to work normally.

Mathiau · 12-05-2011, 12:25 PM

i have a pxe server here, for UT i assume you have to use a kickstart method as with most linux installs, if your running a windows deployment server?

sky-knight · 12-05-2011, 01:01 PM

Nope, it's all clonezilla.

Mathiau · 12-06-2011, 03:38 PM

ahh didnt know clonezilla did that! always thought it only did it via booting from a disk and run it and save the image to a disk or USB

sky-knight · 12-06-2011, 06:31 PM

Clonezilla has a PXE server component. I personally haven't used it, but Jim has.

12-02-2011, 06:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,454	All of our servers are installed via image. The only time they ever see a CD is if the consumer wants to manually reinstall, or when I do the initial installation to make the gold images. We have a server online in our datacenter that houses the master images. So all I have to do is boot to the CF card, answer a few questions, and it pulls down the image for that hardware. In my case it was even faster because I maintain the images on another server here in my office. Pulling an image for that appliance took a whopping 5min. Manual installation takes far longer! __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

12-03-2011, 07:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,454	That... is a trade secret. Suffice to say the image is modified in certain ways to allow the interfaces to work normally. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

12-05-2011, 12:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mathiau Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Costa Frickn' Rica Posts: 1,467	i have a pxe server here, for UT i assume you have to use a kickstart method as with most linux installs, if your running a windows deployment server? __________________ Def1:Started:UT 7.1 x64 -- Current :UT 9.1 x64\| Gigabyte GM-G31 mATX \| Intel Q8200 \| 8G DDR2 800 \| 80G WD \| 4x Intel Pro 1000 GT NIC's \| Corsair 550W PSU \| Norco RPC-250 2U Case \| 50mb/50mb \| 10 users

12-05-2011, 01:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,454	Nope, it's all clonezilla. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879

12-06-2011, 03:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mathiau Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Costa Frickn' Rica Posts: 1,467	ahh didnt know clonezilla did that! always thought it only did it via booting from a disk and run it and save the image to a disk or USB __________________ Def1:Started:UT 7.1 x64 -- Current :UT 9.1 x64\| Gigabyte GM-G31 mATX \| Intel Q8200 \| 8G DDR2 800 \| 80G WD \| 4x Intel Pro 1000 GT NIC's \| Corsair 550W PSU \| Norco RPC-250 2U Case \| 50mb/50mb \| 10 users

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12-03-2011, 06:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
jzero Master Untangler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brazil (Sao Paulo) Posts: 417	sky-knight, how you deal with Interface names after image on new box? Leave they as is, since they can not be renamed? Just curious.

12-06-2011, 06:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
sky-knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ URLs submitted: 8 Posts: 15,454	Clonezilla has a PXE server component. I personally haven't used it, but Jim has. __________________ Rob Sandling, BS:SWE, MCP Intouch Technology Phone: 480-272-9889 rob@intouchtechllc.com UntangleAppliances.com Phone: 866-794-8879