SUMMARY: Solstice Autoclient ?

I know it's late for a summary, but better late than never.
Basically, Solstice Autoclient has been end-of-lifed. Current customers
with service contract can get a new version (3.0.1) that supposedly
supports Solaris 8. Unfortunately for us, that version (which we got
through our Sales rep) doesn't support the Netra X1 (the package SUNWlomr
isn't compatible with autoclient).
Sun want to use Web Start Flash to replace autoclient. I personally don't
see how it can replace it, but nobody asked my opinion. :-(

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Christophe Dupre wrote:

>
> Hi managers,
> we're in the process of building a scientific cluster based on the Sun
> Netra X1 machines. Unfortunately, those beasts only work with Solaris 8,
> which doesn't seem to be supported by Solstice Autoclient. Since we don't
> plan on installing (and maintaining) Solaris on hundreds of machines (32
> machines purchased, 64 nodes planned this year, and 256 planned for next
> year), what solution is there out there. We could use jumpstart to install
> the machines, but I don't see us re-jumpstarting each time there are a
> couple of patches or a few config files to update. I don't want anything
> manual either (too easy to screw up). Of course, the new Web Flash feature
> (new with Solaris 8 4/01) makes jumpstarting faster than ever, and makes
> most of the post-install script useless, but still it is a pain to, say,
> update the /etc/resolv.conf file.
>
> What do those with a large number of workstations do ?
>
> --
> Christophe Dupre
> System Administrator, Scientific Computation Research Center
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> Troy, NY        USA
> Phone: (518) 276-2578  -  Fax: (518) 276-4886
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Christophe Dupre
System Administrator, Scientific Computation Research Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY        USA
Phone: (518) 276-2578  -  Fax: (518) 276-4886