Re: [ANNOUNCE] DragonFly BSD Installer RC1

[Ivan Voras <ivoras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Erik P. Skaalerud wrote:

> > small server (snmp?) that reports to broadcast queries? + client for 
> > querying
>
>
> Or just a simple client/daemon suite that you can write yourself?
> Client just broadcasts on its subnet that its ready to be installed to.
>
> daemon snaps this up and tells the admin "The computer at IP 
> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX says its ready to be installed to."
>
> Can't be any more simple than that.
>
>
> But of course, someone should think of security options aswell.
> Also, a feature I'd like to see is somewhat like Norton Ghost. Let's say 
> you have a installer server that all the clients connect to, recieve 
> their config from, load it then start installing when the server says 
> it's ok to go. The admin would see all the clients installing from his 
> browser etc..
>
> Anyone like this idea?

Me :) All of it :)