Cobbler 's introduction online a lot, here thanks to their understanding:
Required Accessories for batch installation system:
First there has to be an IP, which is the basis of everything provided by the DHCP service;
The second is the system image (ISO file), I need to know who to pack it;
The third is the ISO how to install the machine, through the TFTP service;
What packages are installed on the machine and need KS file;
The second is to install the machine from the network card start, first through DHCP to obtain the IP, and then through TFTP to get the boot file, and then through the boot file to obtain the KS file, and finally according to the contents of the KS file partition, get packages, etc.
So what do you do with Cobbler ?
1, when the ISO has a variety of: CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.
2, when the KS file has multiple: small partitions, large partitions, Web services, etc.
3. When you need to install CentOS, Ubuntu, etc. to different machines at the same time
We need Cobbler to manage this time.
Installation and configuration can be consulted:
Http://www.zyops.com/autoinstall-kickstart
Http://www.zyops.com/autoinstall-cobbler
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