Deploying and Maintaining Linux Systems HOWTO

Author: Zouhir Hafidi

2003-07-05

Revision History
Revision 0.22003-07-05zh
important changes
Revision 0.12003-03-15zh
first draft proposed

Abstract

This document explains the steps you can follow to automate the installation and maintainance of networked Linux boxes.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. Copyright and License
1.2. Disclaimer
1.3. Credits / Contributors
1.4. Feedback
1.5. Translations
2. Deploying Linux
2.1. Some assumptions
2.2. Installing and configuring the deployment server
2.3. Installing linux boxes
3. Maintaining Linux
3.1. Updating installed packages
3.2. Managing the linux boxes
4. Resources
4.1. Kickstart
4.2. yum
4.3. cfengine
A. TODO
B. Quick setup of the deployment server
C. Structure of the installation directory
D. Most needed RPMs on the deployment server
E. Files and scripts
F. Creating updated iso CDs