FAI of custom linux OS

[Thomas Lange]

>>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:48:41 +0000, Tim Cutts <tjrc at sanger.ac.uk> said:

    > use VMware, and although I can install these using FAI, it's faster  
    > and simpler to use the templating mechanism that ESX has.  FAI's great  
    > strength for me is the ability to deal with divergent hardware, and of  
    > course that isn't an issue with virtual machines.
FAI also simplyfies the handling of different configurations, for
e.g. if you have to install database servers, desktops, and a bunch of
slightly different web servers.

If I understand the template feature in ESX correctly, it's only a
cloning operation. You can just clone an existing virtual machine. But
you can't clone onnly part of a configuration or modify some parts
after cloning.

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regards Thomas