Getupdates bonuses

• Initial install can be on CD/DVD, nfs/ftp/http, or made with an out of date disk copy

• clients are up to date as soon as they reboot after the install

• lead and gold (i.e. unstable vs stable)

• you know about all your clients:

  • cpu/memory/disk/hardware information
  • linux kernel version
  • list of packages installed
  • all users logged in the machine present and past / machine “owner”
  • convert between hostname, IP, and MAC address (useful when the client is down)

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