In all fairness -- they are much better options. --replace-self
assumes the system is bootable (and probably network accessible if you
want to automate mass replacement), so if you wreck your OS on any of
them, you are going to want one of the other options anyway.
If you don't have PXE capability in your network, fighting to get it
is well worth it. If not, the ISO (other than requiring physical
access -- assuming you don't have a management card that allows
pushing ISO's down), will achieve PXE-equivalent capability.
This works especially well if you use the pxe_just_once setting in
/var/lib/cobbler/settings and set your machines up to PXE every time
they boot.
In this scenario, reinstallations can be done as simply as:
cobbler system edit --name=FOO --netboot-enabled=1 --profile=newprofile
(and cycle power once)
Once the system completes installing, it will deactivate it's PXE
configuration file and PXE through to local boot until you decide to
reinstall it again.
yes - i can PXE on _most_ of the network(s) just not this one, at the
moment at least i am working on that, so until i reach that goal i'll
use a koan CD - I have management cards where i can attach the iso so i
dont actually have to be there
thanks
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