Creating One Image Object for all Remote Workstations
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By Uffe Bager
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Posted: 31 Aug 2004 |
Many multi-site environments maintain multiple Image objects to image the remote workstations. Why not just have one? You still have to copy the image file(s) to the remote server(s) - or use ZfS.
With this script you only need a single image object to image all your remote workstations. Based on the IP address received by DHCP in LILO, this image script selects the local server and volume.
MYIP=`ifconfig | grep inet|grep -v "127.0.0.1"` # get the ip address export MYIP if [ "`echo $MYIP|grep 10.1.`" ] ; then # Segement 10.1.x.x PROX=<Local ServerIP or Local Server DNSname> SERV=<//LocalServer/ZENVolume/images> else if [ "`echo $MYIP|grep 10.2.`" ] ; then # Segement 10.2.x.x PROX=<Local ServerIP or Local Server DNSname> SERV=<//LocalServer/ZENVolume/images> else if [ "`echo $MYIP|grep 10.3.`" ] ; then # Segement 10.3.x.x PROX=<Local ServerIP or Local Server DNSname> SERV=<//LocalServer/ZENVolume/images> else # unknown network use main site server PROX=<ServerIP or Server DNSname> SERV=<//Server/ZENVolume/images> fi fi fi hdparm -d1 /dev/hda img pd1 img pd2 img pd3 img pc1 ntfs C8 img pa1 img rp $PROX $SERV/Image.zmg A1:P1 img rp $PROX $SERV/AddOnImage.zmg A1:P1 reboot
If you have any questions you may contact Uffe at uffeTAKETHISOUT@hbager.net, making sure to remove the words TAKETHISOUT from his email address.
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