Cobbler
Cobbler is a Linux installation server that allows for fast
setup of network installation environments. It glues together and
automates many associated Linux tasks so you do not have to hop between
lots of various commands and applications when rolling out new systems,
and, in some cases, changing existing ones.
It manages provisioning using a tiered concept of
Distributions, Profiles, Systems, and Repositories.
Cobbler can be configured for PXE, reinstallations, and
virtualized
guests using Xen, KVM or VMware.
Cobbler interacts with a program
called Koan for reinstallation and virtualization support. Koan and
Cobbler use libvirt to integrate with different virtualization
software.
Features include:
- Small and lightweight application
- Fast with very large configurations
- Roll out new physical machines in a fully-automated way
- Centralizes and simplifies control of services including
DHCP, TFTP, and DNS to perform network-based operating system installs
- Supports provisioning via PXE (network
booting), reinstallations, and virtualized guests including VMware,
Xen, and KVM
- Command line interface
- Django-based web interface
- Help with managing DHCP, DNS, and yum package mirroring
infrastructure
- Saves systems in JSON format for faster edit operations
- S390/S390X Mainframe PXE simulator
- Anaconda monitoring features
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