Source Control on the Solaris JumpStart Server

   

Using Solaris JumpStart, Solaris Operating Environment installations can be duplicated quickly. However, what happens if someone decided to incorrectly change the configurations and not tell anyone ?

What if the scripts that are being used were modified and you want to go back to a previous configuration? Source control can help will help in this situation.

The Solaris JumpStart server should be under source control. Source control will be able to let you know the history of the files. It will let you know when it was modified, who modified it and when. In large data center environments with many system administrators, this is important because there could be many people with the access to write files. There are several source code control systems available, such as RCS, CVS, and SCCS. SCCS is included in the Solaris Operating Environment and is relatively easy to use.

Using Makefiles, make and a source control software can help automate generation and validation of the install scripts and setup. Because the install server can get quite complicated, the automation of the make files can help maintain order and ease of use.

   


Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology
Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology
ISBN: 0130473936
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 142
Authors: Rob Snevely

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