Re: migration and installation 50 THOUSAND machines
2007/10/11, andremachado <andremachado@techforce.com.br>:
> Hello,
> As PART of a viability study about using Debian GNU / Linux for a massive deployment from 5 thousand
> up to 50 thousand machines (desktops AND servers) geographically distributed across a country,
> I searched for some installation, configuration and config management tools for this task size [0], [1], [2].
> Please, verify if a relevant tool is missing or if there are errors and or omissions.
> I found the Alexander Zangerl texts [3] as a good starting point for a broader text.
> They are the most aligned with the study objectives that I was able to find.
> Do you have some ideas?
> Some information about why Debian is suitable for this task?
> What tools are suitable for some of the remaining tasks: managing systems, user accounts, monitoring such big deployment?
> Do you have some url more suitable for reading?
> Regards.
> Andre Felipe Machado
>
> [0] http://www.techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/massive_installation_management_tools_p_1
> [1] http://www.techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/massive_installation_management_tools_p_2
> [2] http://www.techforce.com.br/index.php/news/linux_blog/massive_installation_management_tools_p_3
> [3] http://people.debian.org/%7Eaz/
Wow !!!
For what are you going to use so many computers ? =)
I am just curious. For the government ?
Best regards,
Sergio Cuellar
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