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Date:      Tue, 9 May 2000 14:13:30 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Server Farms?
Message-ID:  <20000509141329.G19135@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005091556570.2140-100000@search.sparks.net>; from dmiller@search.sparks.net on Tue, May 09, 2000 at 04:03:08PM -0400
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005091556570.2140-100000@search.sparks.net>

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* David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net> [000509 14:09] wrote:
> I love being able to track bug fixes and such via cvsup and -stable
> branches.  But it's not really an appropriate process to sup and make
> buildworld on every server in a hundred server farm.

Of course it isn't, that's why you can build on a master server
(make buildworld), then mount the src and obj directories over NFS
and install (make installworld).

> Is there some way to roll binary only changes off one server tracking
> -stable?

Yes, please implement it. :)

> Secondly, is there any existing method for tracking significant changes,
> for some value of significant?  My definition would be first security
> related patches and secondly stability related changes.  It would be
> really nice to seperate them into those which require relinking/rebooting
> and those which don't.

Yup and yup, subscribe to the security mailing list and the CVS
mailing list, take special note of all changes done to RELENG_4
(-stable) when you see any special ones that you think may be
essential, then run your update.

Also, running a local cvsup-mirror is as easy as:
  cd /usr/ports/net/cvsup-mirror && make install
answer a few questions... and you're set.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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