On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 05, 2016 at 02:07:44PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > > But I have no real experience in PXE booting, and only vaguely understand > > the depths of Debian booting, and know very little about setting up a > KACE > > (now Quest) K2000 Systems Deployment Appliance for network-booting a > > computer, and much less for booting a Linux image, and much less for > > pointing those Linux boxes to remote read-only NFS mounted systems (and I > > know little NFS at all). > > > > So, does anyone have enough experience with this combination of stuff, > and > > willingness, to guide me in this process? Or even subsets of the process > > that might get me closer to the whole? I can't help but think there might > > be others in a similar situation that would benefit from finding this > > process detailed on-line. > > The keyword you are missing is LTSP, the Linux Terminal Server > Project, which is a full setup of DNS, DHCP, PXE, images, and > administration. > > https://wiki.debian.org/LTSP Yes, that explains *what* to do in a general sort of way, but not *why* it's being done, so when a particular generalized step doesn't work, I'm having difficulty sorting out what that step is supposed to do, and how to do it in my situation. I was hoping to find someone familiar with the K2000 and with Debian NFS/PXE booting, who's brain I might be able to pick. I didn't really expect to find anyone with that particular cross-over skill set, but thought I'd take a shot. But this gives me impetus to go look at this again a little deeper maybe. Thanks for this pointer! -- Kent West <")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
