Preface: If only a few machines, then using U disk or CD-ROM loaded up is not very cumbersome, once the number to a certain extent, using the manual method is a time-consuming thing, PXE + kistart can solve this problem, reduce the difficulty , speed, and cobbler better than PXE + kistart solutions, even down to the general difficulty of Tinker can be competent work (cobbler English translation of the meaning, exaggerated), in general, reduce the complexity of work degree is a very meaningful thing, it is compared to its predecessors, where it excel in it? In simple terms as follows:
Cobbler is a Linux installation server service, you can start (PXE) way through the network to quickly install, reinstall the physical servers and virtual machines, while also managing DHCP, DNS and so on. Cobbler can use the command line management, but also provides a Web-based interface management tool (cobbler-web), also provides API interface, convenient secondary development. Cobbler is an upgraded version of the earlier kickstart, the advantage is relatively easy to configure, also comes with a web interface is easy to manage.
Draws CSDN pathetic state juvenile, linux commune Masuri, blog and other colleagues Park linuxliu technical articles in the build process, to express my gratitude! Based on its own expression and lack of content director, the author of the building cobbler are introduced, if inadequate, please correct me:
First, the basic environment ready:
1. Test platform: over vmware workstation linux system configuration as shown below, it is worth noting that I chose the NAT network mode. Colleagues in the article, there use to test the host mode, you can also do so, but when installing the package, you need to modify the network card configuration and network mode to replace the virtual machine, it is very troublesome.
2. Modify the NAT network mode dhcp service, turn it off, the same network segment ip address pool and NAT mode to build their own dhcp server, both to complete the test does not need to be replaced and other operations ip, gateway and DNS also be borne by the virtual network editor, very convenient.