On Oct 11, 2007, at 4:38 PM, andremachado wrote:
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].
It sounds too big to manage centrally. Provide tools and standards
and delegate.
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?
Millions of people have installed Linux, and thousands Debian -- on
their own.
With appropriate back-end support, standard configurations (if that's
desired) from a central set of apt repositories, and good
documentation/instructions -- you won't have to hire a fleet of
people to set up the system only to let them all go after it's up and
running.
Get local technical staff that are on-site involved and delegate.
Some information about why Debian is suitable for this task?
Best package management system in any Linux distro.
What tools are suitable for some of the remaining tasks: managing
systems, user accounts, monitoring such big deployment?
Managing systems: Do you really need to manage the desktops? For
servers -- there's quite a large number of options depending on what
you want to manage. User accounts? What specific applications
require centralized authentication and which one's don't? Are they
web-based (meaning no need for centralized login authentication)?
Monitoring: Do you really need to monitor the desktops? Are all of
the servers critical for the business need?
Do you have some url more suitable for reading?
Something that explains the KISS principal, perhaps.
This screams, "Over-engineered" to me.
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Nate Duehr
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