[Infrastructures] How do you manage 1000+ systems

[Mark Ferlatte]

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Bob Proulx said on Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 10:16:12AM -0600:
> There are actually many aspects of system management beyond the login
> part.  I would say the login system for me is probably the simplest
> part.  I have my own homebrew system for doing the rest unfortunately
> works for me but not in a good state to share.
=20
Don't we all have our own homebrew system for doing the rest that works
for me but unfortunately is not in a good state to share?  I wonder if
we shouldn't just start sharing anyway...

> But you might want to look at these two references.  I can't vouch for
> them as I am not using them but they are fairly well documented.  On
> my short list of things to look at in detail that appears to do good stuf=
f.
>=20
>   http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/04/15/cfengine.html
>   http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2004/05/13/distributed_cfengine.html

I think I've looked at cfengine 3 times now, and everytime I get really
excited, and then stop and realize that it's not really better than the
homebrew system that is already deployed.  And yet, here I am, wondering
again if it might not be helpful.

M

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