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Mass cloning Webconverger, using pxeboot
Objective: Clone a Webconverger installation on a number of hard disks in a controlled LAN environment
Change the boot parameters as desired, following the instructions on
http://webconverger.org/develop. Create the isohybrid using the offset
option:
isohybrid -offset 1 custom.iso
- Dump the ISO on a harddisk using dd, e.g.
sudo if=binary-hybrid.iso of=/dev/sda(warning: WIPES HARD DRIVE CONTENTS)
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Test your installation: you have now installed the base system to clone from.
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Download Trinity Rescue Kit and burn it on a CD or USB-stick, whatever you can boot your base system from.
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Boot the base system machine from the Trinity Rescue Kit, start the Netboot server and start the mclone tool in server mode.
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Boot all your other machines with pxeboot. This might be a little bit fiddling with the BIOS options. You'll see them registering on your netboot server.
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Press enter on any machine and the multicast copy starts.
In about 35 seconds (network speed, not number of clients dependant) all your machines are ready to use with Webconverger.