Re: Managing large numbers (100+) of Debian-based machines
07/04/2011 13:21, Laurence Hurst:
> Hi folks,
> I am looking at possibly deploying Debian (or a derivative thereof)
>on a large number of machines (initially 80 but I fully expect the final
>number to end up being in excess of 100) which are intermittently
>connected to the network (due to multi-boot setup). I was wondering
>if anyone else has a large(ish) installation base and what tools they
>were using to manage the machines (especially when it comes to patching)?
>On this scale manual ssh methods become unmanageable, even using the
>likes of pdsh and before I even consider the fact the machines will not
>all be in Linux at any given time. Unfortunately I have no budget for
>this project so an Ubuntu/Landscape solution is not workable. Ideally
>something usable by non-Linux (but technically competent Windows)
>administrators would be nice (e.g. a "point and shoot" web-interface
>to mass deploy updates). Does anyone have any suggestions of existing
>projects which fit this bill or am I going to have to roll my own
>solution?
> Thanks in advance
> Laurence
>
>
Hi, maybe you can have a look at cfengine[1], seems to fit your needs
and it's readily available in Debian. I don't have hands-on experience
with it though.
[1] http://www.cfengine.org/pages/what_is_cfengine
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