Remote OS install?
I am trying to come up with a sound strategy for doing a remote OS install. We rent out a few servers (dedicated) and are considering expanding in this area, but before we do so, we need a solid means of creating a fresh server without necessarily having to go to the DC every time.
I am aware there are a number of ways to do this with various linux distros, but is there a way to do it completely from a remote location?
My thoughts so far:
-Have a server with NFS/FTP available to all the machines that would need a reinstall
-Have some kind of OS image that installs the packages and does the disk formatting (assuming all machines have the same size HDD).
Any ideas on how this could be accomplished?
