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Re: Stupid Cobbler Trick: PXE Booting SuSE-family distributions

On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:58:26AM -0500, David Mackintosh wrote:
> In the spirit of using tools beyond their original intent, I figured
> out how to use cobbler to help automate setting up PXE install
> environments for SuSE-family distributions.  
> 
>  http://wiki.xdroop.com/space/Linux/SuSE/Using+Cobbler+with+SuSE
> 
> Presumably the principles here could be extended to any Linux
> distribution.

On a similar theme. I have actually got virtinst capable of downloading
and booting Xen guests off SuSE paravirtualized kernels. So once koan
is redone to use virtinst underneath, it'll Suse capable for baremetal
and DomU full & paravirt.

Dan.
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Michael DeHaan | 7 Feb 19:17

Re: Stupid Cobbler Trick: PXE Booting SuSE-family distributions

Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 10:58:26AM -0500, David Mackintosh wrote:
>   
>> In the spirit of using tools beyond their original intent, I figured
>> out how to use cobbler to help automate setting up PXE install
>> environments for SuSE-family distributions.  
>>
>>  http://wiki.xdroop.com/space/Linux/SuSE/Using+Cobbler+with+SuSE
>>
>> Presumably the principles here could be extended to any Linux
>> distribution.
>>     
>
> On a similar theme. I have actually got virtinst capable of downloading
> and booting Xen guests off SuSE paravirtualized kernels. So once koan
> is redone to use virtinst underneath, it'll Suse capable for baremetal
> and DomU full & paravirt.
>
> Dan.
>   
Planning to do that soon (next week, possibly?) given that virt-inst is 
now compatible between FC-6 and FC-7.

This should be goodness.

--Michael