Hi everybody, I hope this question does not sound too stupid. I have several Suse Linux servers, and each time that I want to upgrade, I have to run around with a pack of cd's. I would like to copy the CD's to one machine, and install all the others from there. I'm am sure this is possible, but since I'm a newbie in this area I don't even know where to start looking. I would appreciate it if anyone can point me in the right direction. Thanks Marius
Hi everybody, I hope this question does not sound too stupid. I have several Suse Linux servers, and each time that I want to upgrade, I have to run around with a pack of cd's. I would like to copy the CD's to one machine, and install all the others from there. I'm am sure this is possible, but since I'm a newbie in this area I don't even know where to start looking.
If you are willing to try, try doing a cp -pruv .* *.* * target-directory-on-networked-PC For each of the disks. This should dump your CDs contents on to a directory. Do this in order 5,4,3,2 and then disk-1 in the end [my superstition]. Then let an http/ftp server serve these pages. Try this. I have been told that this is all that is there to it. Rohit ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com
On Sunday 24 August 2003 14:25, Rohit wrote: Isn't possible any sort of Jumpstart or Kickstart network installation with SuSE Linux ? Jumpstart is very much used in Solaris network installations. Kickstart is RedHat's netwrok installation. rgds, stefan
ttp/ftp server serve these pages. Try this. I have been told that this is all that is there to it.
Hi, Am Sonntag, 24. August 2003 14:10 schrieb Stefan Parvu:
Isn't possible any sort of Jumpstart or Kickstart network installation with SuSE Linux ?
Jumpstart is very much used in Solaris network installations. Kickstart is RedHat's netwrok installation.
You should have a look at AutoYaST (a YaST2 module that is not default by default). Documetation can be found here: http://suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/ Greetings from Bremen hartmut
On Sunday 24 August 2003 18:06, Hartmut Meyer wrote:
Hi,
Am Sonntag, 24. August 2003 15:54 schrieb Hartmut Meyer:
You should have a look at AutoYaST (a YaST2 module that is not default by default).
I meant to write: "a YaST2 module that is not _installed_ by default".
Very Interesting ... I am reading it . Many thanks, stefan
Greetings from Bremen hartmut
Stefan Parvu wrote:
On Sunday 24 August 2003 14:25, Rohit wrote:
Isn't possible any sort of Jumpstart or Kickstart network installation with SuSE Linux ?
Jumpstart is very much used in Solaris network installations. Kickstart is RedHat's netwrok installation.
rgds, stefan
ttp/ftp server serve these pages. Try this. I have been told that this is all that is there to it.
kickstart should work on suse too, i thought it wasn't distro specific....I could be wrong. It is sunday morning and I just got up!
On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 11:59, Marius Roets wrote:
Hi everybody, I hope this question does not sound too stupid. I have several Suse Linux servers, and each time that I want to upgrade, I have to run around with a pack of cd's. I would like to copy the CD's to one machine, and install all the others from there. I'm am sure this is possible, but since I'm a newbie in this area I don't even know where to start looking.
I would appreciate it if anyone can point me in the right direction.
Thanks Marius
Marius, The first time I installed Suse 8.2 was before I received the DvDs, so I installed directly from their Ftp server. You can make a network install either by ftp or nfs. FJMA
Hi, Am Sonntag, 24. August 2003 12:59 schrieb Marius Roets:
I hope this question does not sound too stupid. I have several Suse Linux servers, and each time that I want to upgrade, I have to run around with a pack of cd's. I would like to copy the CD's to one machine, and install all the others from there. I'm am sure this is possible, but since I'm a newbie in this area I don't even know where to start looking.
I would appreciate it if anyone can point me in the right direction.
Apart from AutoYaST (see other e-mails in this thread), you should have a look at the following article from our support data base: http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2002/12/remote_install.html That's if you have questions about remote installation as the subject suggests. From your e-mail on the other hand it sounds more like your interested in NFS or FTP install source in your LAN. You find another article in the support data base about this: http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2001/07/daniel_ftpinst_local.html Greetings from Bremen hartmut
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