Multiple architectures on a single fai server

[Rudy Gevaert]

Sjors Robroek wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am currently trying to generate a NFSroot for both our 64 and 32bits 
> desktop machines, but i'm not having much success. I've tried running 
> make-fai-nfsroot and fai-setup under linux32. And while it does generate 
> a nfsroot, it's still all 64bits.
> 
> Installing a fai server on a 32bits machine is not really an option, 
> since we don't have lots of 32 bits machines available anymore and 
> because it makes managing the nfsroots a lot more complicated, unless 
> there's ofcourse no other choice.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas to solve this problem?

Yes.  We are running an install server that is 32 bit but has a 64 bit 
kernel with 32bit support.  This only so we can debootstrap in 32 or 64 bit.

When we boot our client we boot a 64 bit kernel with 32 bit support. 
Our nfsroot is 32 bit but has baseimage files voor 64 bit.

So when a 64 bit client is to be installed we make sure that the 64BIT 
class is defined.  If that is the case the 64bit baseimage file is 
unpacked so we get a 64bit system.

Have a look in the archives, for posts of me and you will surely find 
something that is helpful.
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