FAI and yaml [Work in progress]

[Stephan Hermann]

Hey Thomas :)


On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 18:49 +0000, Thomas Neumann wrote:
> hiya
> 
> As mentioned at the linux workshop I'm in the process of combining fai 
> with yaml-configuration files. My reason is a very wide range of 
> supported configurations. Using classes is quite cumbersome.
> 
> As an example I attached the config file for one of our servers, so you 
> can get a general idea how this could pan out. (The format is not final 
> -> work in progress!)
> 
> use cases:
> - use the file as an interface between class/ and the rest of fai
> - use as input for a configuration management software
> - let the user manually create such a file and use it for generic fai 
> scripts (make first steps with fai easier?)

Wouldn't it be a better idea to use json arrays representation?

Just a thought..but in general a very good idea :)

Regards,

\sh