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Re: [PLUG] Rapid Rollout of linux boxes?
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Andrew Brennan wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Dave Torok wrote:
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> > The director of the program was lamenting how he would love to put
> > Linux on the boxes, but that it "wasn't there yet". He also noted
> > how Norton Ghost can do a Windows setup clone in 8 minutes and RedHat
> > took 2 hours (well, I've done it in 15 minutes).
Just a note: I'm basing this answer on how Altris' ImageBlaster works,
but I think the principle carries.
It has to do with the file systems. With a FAT filesystem, you only need
to transfer the FAT and the actual data on the drive. You don't need to
transfer the unused portion of the drive. Unfortunately, with a
file system like ext2fs, you need to transfer the whole drive, both the
data and unused portions. IB has a utility that lets you zero-out the
unused part of the drive, allowing for very efficient compression. Check
to see if Ghost has a similar utility.
Michael W. Ryan, MCP, MCT | OTAKON 2000
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