Daniel,
We have 21 gentoo servers here and I have the same problem, I can't trust any
other to do serious configurations on the linux systems because they are
still learning things....
So, I started making an automated gentoo install system to make easy for them
to deploy the servers and to basic stuff via a perl shell interface, so all
the configurations are made to the right files...
The CD takes 15 minutes to install a complete Gentoo system and I made two
pre-configured servers, for Mail and for Firewall, entirely configurable by
the shell (including generating MRTG, nagios etc automagically).
I made this project available, if one would like to use it.
The site is:
http://www.lseriesos.com
I need to make clear that:
- I made this for my use in my organisation, and made it available to anyone
that who likes it...
- The primary goal is to automate things, so I won't be called when basic
things need to be configured (mails, spam rules, proxy settings), and that's
why I created a perl shell with the most common options to the support people
configure and I won't be afraid they screw the system, because they dont have
access do a root shell prompt.
Also, I'm sorry my english is not so good.
On Friday 07 March 2008 10:12:29 Daniel van Ham Colchete wrote:
> Hello yall!
>
> I tried sending this to the gluster-use ml, but didn't get any
> answer... I wonder why...
>
> Here at my company we have 18 Gentoo servers spread over 3 data
> centers and our office. We have well defined and time-proven (one of
> the servers was installed in 2004 and it's still the same Gentoo)
> processes on monitoring, backup, applying security fixes, and
> maintenance. We have almost 100% of high availability and some
> services even have high availability across different data centers in
> Florida and California. We are using catalyst with cfengine to save us
> a few hours of work every week and everything is working great.
>
> I would like to move forward to some other projects but most of the
> knowledge (60%) required to do everything resides on my head alone.
> I'm hit by a car in the streets and something might go bad, like the
> required monthly database partition maintenance.
>
> I would like to hear from the list what you are using for
> infrastructure, software, processes, hardware documentation. I think I
> need a system with a good user access control, an all-in-one solution
> to document everything. Using Wiki+UML would solve the issue (I have
> 30% already documented in wikis) but (a) none of them were designed
> for this specific task and (b) they don't integrate, people would have
> to use two systems that knows nothing about each other.
>
> What are you cluster guys doing to be replaceable?
>
> Thank you very much in advance!
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel Colchete
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