[Asterisk-Users] What would be needed ..

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

On Wednesday 06 October 2004 17:52, Asterisk wrote:
> I was thinking of going one step further and having the entire os +
> applications downloaded via tftp on server boot. A great way of being able
> to distribute new versions of the program / kernel etc. It would also mean
> that the server does not need a HDD.

Any PXE-capable motherboard could do that natively.  I'd be curious though as 
to any issues around heavy disk (now network) activity and VOIP traffic.

> But for me the main benefit would be that I could add another server simply
> by plugging it into the network. No more os installation, configuration etc
> etc. If one server went down, fire up another, and get the latest software
> and config.

It's been done before with other services; I set up a POP server (point of 
presence, not for email) which did something similar; works alright.

-A.