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'''Similar articles:'''
* [[:Category:Howto]]
* [[:Category:Tutorial]]
* a collection of smaller [[tips and tricks]]
* a collection of smaller [[tips and tricks]]


* longer howto's
== HOWTOs for FAI 5.0 ==
** An approach using [[FaiTemplates|template toolkit in FAI]]
* Using [[VirtualBox for your first FAI installation]]
** combining [[xen-tools and FAI softupdates]] to get Xen instances ready.
* [[ZFS root with Debian Stretch and FAI]]
** [[Installing Ubuntu Linux with FAI]]
 
** Install Ubuntu and other distributions with FAI by using [[FAI multi-distribution]]
== HOWTOs for FAI 4.0 (Debian Wheezy) ==
** [[Using gpg-authenticated debian-archives]]
 
** [[Using FAI to set up XEN domains]]
* Using a [[grml Kernel]] for your NFSRoot.
** [[Using FAI to set up VServers]]
* [[Installation walkthrough]] (including testing and fixes)
** [http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/User:Svamberg/Software_RAID Software-RAID with mdadm]
* [[Variables|Variables used in FAI]]
** [http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/download/developers/setup_harddisks patched version of setup_harddisks]: Code refactoring, LVM/RAID support and POD manual page: Copyright (c) 2003, Sam Vilain]
 
** [http://www.linuxma.com/fai_raid/ LVM & RAID]
== HOWTOs for Ubuntu and other non-Debian ==
** [http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/User:Svamberg/Logs_to_mail FAI-Logs via Mail]
 
** [http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/User:Svamberg/Making_documentation Creating class-based documentaion]
* Configuring [[console-setup]], especially on Ubuntu
** [[Using_customized_kernels_with_FAI]]
* [[FAIUbuntuGrubProblems|Installation of Grub on Ubuntu using FAI aka UCF problem]]
** [[Variables|Variables used in FAI]]
* [[FAIUbuntuAndVarRunVarLockProblem|Mountdisk hook for getting rid of boot problems because of missing /var/run and /var/lock on the root partition]]
** [[Fai-updater|Perform FAI softupdates on many machines at the same time]]
* Install Ubuntu and other distributions with FAI by using [[FAI multi-distribution]]
** [[Installing laptops with PCMCIA cards using a floppy disk]]
* [[Installing SLES9 32Bit and Smart PackageManager with FAI]]
** [http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/User:Mrjazzman/DellServers Installing onto Dell PowerEdge Servers]  
* [[UbuntuJauntyInstallationHowTo|Ubuntu Jaunty Installation HowTo]]
** Automatic find out and use MAC addresses insted of IP addresses for PXE booting [[MAC_based_Booting_PXE]]
 
** [[Getting fai-logs a better way]]
== HOWTOs current as of Debian Lenny ==
** [[Saving fai-logs via rsyncd]]
 
** [[migration2cfengine2]]
* [[Local testing with KVM, VDE and dnsmasq]]
** [[Encrypting confidential files on the install server]]
* Using newer [[backports-bnx2|firmware-bnx2 from lenny-backports]]
** [[Generate random root password during installation, encrypt and send by mail]]
 
** [[Using FAI to install a root Server]]
== HOWTOs for an unknown Debian version ==
 
Please sort the following HOWTOs into appropriate categories based on when they were last updated...
 
* An approach using [[FaiTemplates|template toolkit in FAI]]
* Another script that allows templating [[FaiReplace|another template toolkit]]
* combining [[xen-tools and FAI softupdates]] to get Xen instances ready.
* [[Using gpg-authenticated debian-archives]]
* [[Using FAI to set up XEN domains]]
* [[Xen-tools_and_FAI_softupdates | combining FAI with xen-tools]]
* [[Using FAI to set up VServers]]
* [[User:Svamberg/Software_RAID|Software-RAID with mdadm]]
* [http://www.linuxma.com/fai_raid/ LVM & RAID]
* [[User:Svamberg/Logs_to_mail|FAI-Logs via Mail]]
* [[User:Svamberg/Making_documentation|Creating class-based documentation]]
* [[Fai-updater|Perform FAI softupdates on many machines at the same time]]
* [[Installing laptops with PCMCIA cards using a floppy disk]]
* [[User:Mrjazzman/DellServers|Installing onto Dell PowerEdge Servers]]
* Automatic find out and use MAC addresses instead of IP addresses for PXE booting [[MAC based Booting PXE]]
* [[Saving fai-logs via rsyncd]]
* [[migration2cfengine2]]
* [[Encrypting confidential files on the install server]]
* [[Generate random root password during installation, encrypt and send by mail]]
* [[Using FAI to install a root Server]]
* http://rom-o-matic.net - easy way to create a PXE boot-floppy that can be used for FAI installations, with NIC's that don't have a boot-ROM built in. That way, you can boot an install kernel through PXE that doesn't fit on a floppy. Downside is, it ''should'' work with most cards, but it does not with ''all''
* [[FAI_Cross-architecture|How to build a i386 and x86_64 compatible FAI server on Debian Etch x86_64]]
* [[Adding hosts to install client's known_hosts]]
* [[Public key authentication for svn over ssh]]
* [[DosBoot|Automatically flash the BIOS and firmware, set the NVRAM and CMOS using DOS tools. This takes place before the FAI installation.]]
* [[Multiple Network Interfaces Howto|Systems with multiple network interfaces]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:11, 4 April 2019

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