Re: network package management
On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:12:38PM +0100, Rob Wilco wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> In large servers systems (+50 servers), we encounter issues with package
> management.
>
> - we want a central point where it is possible to request package
> versions and install new packages,
>
> - we have clusters of machine on which we distribute the load. When
> installing new packages, we want softwares to be installed on all the
> machines of a cluster and we want all the machines of the cluster to
> rollback if installation failed on one,
>
> - We also have redundant servers, #1 being active and #2 ready to take
> the load in case of failure of #1. We want the installation to take
> place on #2, then we want the service to be switched on #2, then #1 gets
> upgraded,
>
> - we want to be able to rollback clusters to the previous know working
> configuration after a whole week of test and scrutiny,
>
> - package can be regular software upgrades but also made of
> configuration, or database modification.
>
> Do such tools exist? Can we push apt or rpm to do that?
This would be a good question for http://www.debian-administration.org/
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