Top Configuration Management Systems – Puppet vs Salt vs Ansible vs Chef

The leading configuration management systems compared: Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Salt. My students Joona, Jori, Eero and Jarkko gave a presentation and demonstrated each system. ArcticCM provisioned and configured a couple of Linux desktops and servers, and also configured some Windows … Continue reading

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Network Boot Server with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy

Table of Contents Network Boot Server with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Install DHCP server PXE Specific DHCP Settings TFTP Serves Files Install TFTP Copy Files to Server Test TFTP Network Boot Server with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Ubuntu can work as a … Continue reading

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PXE Network Booting on Ubuntu Linux

Table of Contents PXE Network Booting on Ubuntu Linux What Next? Appendix: Modified dhcpd.conf for PXE Appendix: Modified pxelinux.cfg/default for Kickstart Extras PXE Network Booting on Ubuntu Linux How to use PXE network boot to install workstations automatically. This article … Continue reading

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DHCP – automatic network configuration

Table of Contents DHCP – automatic network configuration DHCP Server Setup Test with a Client See also DHCP – automatic network configuration Almost all networks use DHCP to share network configuration (such as ip-addresses) automatically. This document explains how to … Continue reading

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Install Workstations Automatically

Table of Contents Install Workstations Automatically Procedure Overview Workstation Prequisites Server Prequisites Process Random tips Install Workstations Automatically Turn an empty workstation (that’s not on) into a usable workstation, so that users can log in and begin work. Only the … Continue reading

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Network booting with PXE, using Fedora Core

Table of Contents Network booting with PXE, using Fedora Core Troubleshooting The Fedora Core installation tree in that directory does not seem to match your boot media See also Copyrights and Changelog Network booting with PXE, using Fedora Core Computers … Continue reading

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