2.3. From network to fully unattended installation

Installing more than a few nodes from CD-ROM is not practical. The process of deploying SLES 8 or RHAS 3 on a large number of cluster nodes needs to be made faster and simpler, and you can accomplish this through network installation. There are many advantages to network installation:

  • Speed

    With the advent of fast Ethernet networks (100Mbit/s, 1000Mbit/s), network installation can be much faster than CD or DVD installations.

  • Efficiency

    With network installation, you can drive everything from the comfort of your office.

  • Saving CDs

    There is no need to burn huge numbers of CDs (which are easily damaged).

  • Troubleshooting

    It is useful to keep a few different kernels on an installation server, which can ...

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