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NFS is a technology that allow you to share some files / folders over the network. So:
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Revision as of 13:49, 22 May 2014

Diskless server / workstation using netboot


Requirements:


You must have a working NetBoot before starting this part.

This will add NFS support and sharing.


Installation

NFS support

apt-get install nfs-kernel-server nfs-common

Debootstrap (manage netboot image)

apt-get install debootstrap


NFS configuration

NFS is a technology that allow you to share some files / folders over the network. So:

  • All the clients will share the installation, configuration files and so on.
  • Each client will run a dedicated instance of the operating system
  • Logs will be centralized on the common NFS server - so we don't loose data on each reboot.


The NFS configuration is done in the /etc/exports file

vim /etc/exports