Hi, There is an open source software called Clonezilla which is like Norton ghost.
To use this software all of you system must connected to a network. use below url to download the Software http://clonezilla.org/download/sourceforge/stable/iso-zip-files.php With this software you clone the entire hard disk to another hard disk through network. If you have CD-Drive in all clients follow the below steps Boot Previouly Installed system wtih Clonezilla live CD. Choose To RAM boot media can be removed later. Choose Disk to Distk. Disk to Remote Disk. (Assign static IP address and remember it) eg: 192.168.0.1 Choose you Hard Disk. Choose defaults in the following screens. Boot the system you want to install with Clonezilla live CD. Choose To RAM boot media can be removed later. Choose to enter into shell. Type the following commands in the shell $sudo su - live# /opt/drbl/sbin/ocs-live-netcfg (Assign ip address for the system) eg: 192.168.0.2 live#/opt/drbl/sbin/ocs-onthefly --source-IP <IP of the previoouly installed system> -t /dev/sda eg: live#/opt/drbl/sbin/ocs-onthefly --source-IP 192.168.0.1 -t /dev/sda note: if you have sata disk use sda or if you have a pata disk use hda Repeat the above steps to all systems. Follow the below solutions if you have familar with NFS. (If you have CD-Drive in all clients) (To use this you must have a working NFS server.) To configure NFS Server read follow the steps in the following url. http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch29_:_Remote_Disk_Access_with_NFS Insert the Clonezilla live CD in the Previouly Installed system. Store your Installed Systems Hard Disk image to NFS Server in your network. Insert the Clonezilla live CD in the system you want to install. Restore the image to all network clients choosing the previouly stored NFS image as source. (If you do not have CD-Drive in all clients) (To use this you must have a working NFS server and PXE server.) To configure NFS Server read follow the steps in the following url. http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch29_:_Remote_Disk_Access_with_NFS To configure PXE Server read and follow the steps in the following utl. ( It is given for centos change to our os.) http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/PXE Boot the Previouly Installed system from the ethernet card and go to clonezilla. Store your Installed Systems Hard Disk image to NFS Server in your network. Boot the system you want to install from the ethernet card and go to clonezilla. Restore the image to all network clients choosing the previouly stored NFS image as source. bye Raja_C ________________________________ From: Thanigairajan murugan <methani...@yahoo.co.in> To: chennailug <ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in> Sent: Thursday, 16 April, 2009 10:30:33 PM Subject: [Ilugc] How to install Linux for 50 PCs in a day Hi, In our office we bought new HP machines without DVD Drive with same configurations. we planned to install Ubuntu 8.04 . with all of our needs, and we can take image of that and Finally we can install remaining PCs by using that image. I heard that NortonGhost has done sucessfully. Could you suggest me an OpenSource software for doing this. It will be very helpful if you suggests how to install Linux for 50 PCs in a day. Has somebody got experience in installing 'n' number of PCs in a single day . Thanks & Regards MThanigairajan The Most Certain Way To Succeed Is To Try One More Time -- By Edison Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
