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|Short description=an automated installation tool to install or deploy Debian GNU/Linux and other distributions on a bunch of different hosts or a cluster.
 
|Short description=an automated installation tool to install or deploy Debian GNU/Linux and other distributions on a bunch of different hosts or a cluster.
 
|Full description=FAI installs a Debian GNU/Linux operating system on a PC cluster. You take one or more virgin PCs, turn on the power, and the program installs, configures and runs GNU/Linux on the whole cluster without any interaction necessary. FAI uses the Debian distribution and a collection of shell- and Perl-scripts for the installation process. Cfengine, shell, and Perl scripts make changes to the configuration files of the operating system. Using FAI, a fully automatic installation of a GNU/Linux cluster which consists of 16 dual Pentium PC's was performed. FAI's target group are system administrators who must install Debian onto one or even hundreds of computers. Because it's a general purpose installation tool, it can be used for installing a beowulf cluster, a rendering farm or a GNU/Linux laboratory or a classroom. Also, large-scale linux networks with different hardware and different installation requirements are easy to establish using FAI.
 
|Full description=FAI installs a Debian GNU/Linux operating system on a PC cluster. You take one or more virgin PCs, turn on the power, and the program installs, configures and runs GNU/Linux on the whole cluster without any interaction necessary. FAI uses the Debian distribution and a collection of shell- and Perl-scripts for the installation process. Cfengine, shell, and Perl scripts make changes to the configuration files of the operating system. Using FAI, a fully automatic installation of a GNU/Linux cluster which consists of 16 dual Pentium PC's was performed. FAI's target group are system administrators who must install Debian onto one or even hundreds of computers. Because it's a general purpose installation tool, it can be used for installing a beowulf cluster, a rendering farm or a GNU/Linux laboratory or a classroom. Also, large-scale linux networks with different hardware and different installation requirements are easy to establish using FAI.
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|Homepage URL=http://fai-project.org
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|Is GNU=No
 
|User level=intermediate
 
|User level=intermediate
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|Status=Live
 
 
|Component programs=fai-kernels
 
|Component programs=fai-kernels
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|Homepage URL=http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/
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|VCS checkout command=svn co svn://svn.debian.org/svn/fai/trunk fai
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|VCS checkout command=svn co svn://svn.debian.org/svn/fai/trunk fai-sources
 
 
|Computer languages=Shell script,Perl
 
|Computer languages=Shell script,Perl
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|Documentation note=User guide available in ASCII, HTML, PDF, and PostScript formats from http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/ See also http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/
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|Documentation note=User guide available in ASCII, HTML, PDF, and PostScript formats from http://fai-project.org/guide/
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|Paid support=
 
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|IRC help=
 
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|IRC general=
 
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|IRC development=
 
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|Related projects=
 
 
|Keywords=system administration,Automation,installation,install,debian
 
|Keywords=system administration,Automation,installation,install,debian
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|Is GNU=n
 
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|Last review by=Janet Casey
 
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|Last review date=2009-03-02
 
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|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
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|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
 
|Version identifier=3.2.14
 
|Version identifier=3.2.14
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|Version date=2009-03-02
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|Version date=2009/03/02
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
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|Version download=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=16510&package_id=27917&release_id=643333
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|Version download=http://fai-project.org/download
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{{Project license
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|License=GPLv2
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|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
 
|License verified date=2009-03-02
 
|License verified date=2009-03-02
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{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Thomas Lange
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
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|Real name=Thomas Lange
 
 
|Email=fai@informatik.uni-koeln.de
 
|Email=fai@informatik.uni-koeln.de
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|System-administration=configuration
 
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|License=GPLv2
 
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|Prerequisite description=Perl
 
|Prerequisite description=Perl
 
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Revision as of 18:14, 18 November 2011


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FAI

http://fai-project.org
an automated installation tool to install or deploy Debian GNU/Linux and other distributions on a bunch of different hosts or a cluster.

FAI installs a Debian GNU/Linux operating system on a PC cluster. You take one or more virgin PCs, turn on the power, and the program installs, configures and runs GNU/Linux on the whole cluster without any interaction necessary. FAI uses the Debian distribution and a collection of shell- and Perl-scripts for the installation process. Cfengine, shell, and Perl scripts make changes to the configuration files of the operating system. Using FAI, a fully automatic installation of a GNU/Linux cluster which consists of 16 dual Pentium PC's was performed. FAI's target group are system administrators who must install Debian onto one or even hundreds of computers. Because it's a general purpose installation tool, it can be used for installing a beowulf cluster, a rendering farm or a GNU/Linux laboratory or a classroom. Also, large-scale linux networks with different hardware and different installation requirements are easy to establish using FAI.



Download

http://fai-project.org/download




Categories





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2

Verified by

Kelly Hopkins

Verified on

2 March 2009




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Thomas Lange Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Bug Tracking,Developer,SupportE-mailmailto:linux-fai@uni-koeln.de


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to useDebian distribution
Required to usePerl
Required to usecfengine




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