2006/7/18, David Corbin <gentoo.org@machturtle.com>:
>
> Not wanting to hijack the thread from the OP, but this subject interests
> me
> for the following reason. I work on a software system where one customer
> has
> about 10000 systems at about 500 locations.  Remote systems are
> categorized
> as one of 3 types/configurations.  Automated management of them is
> essential,
> including upgrades, but seldom upgrades "to the latest and greatest" as
> stability is very important.  Upgrades need to "just work", and not
> require
> manual intervention.  Currently, they're all on Windows in one form or
> another (ugh!).  The systems in question have very limited capabilities,
> and
> the people on site have very limited permissions.
>
> Other potential customers have similar size systems, and I certainly
> expect
> someone to realize the value of Linux for this.  I'd like to have a
> solution
> in my mind when the time comes.
>
> I've considered the idea of a custom distribution to do this.  There is no
> doubt in my mind, that any such distribtuion would be based on an existing
> one, with tweaks that deal with where updates come from, and what packages
> are availble, etc.  Gentoo or Debian are the two likely candidates.  I'm
> not
> *sure* a customized distribution is appropriate.
>
>
I think you should take a look at:

http://www.reductivelabs.com/projects/puppet/index.html
http://www.cfengine.org/


Best regards
Jose