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Bilibili Tech

Dec 20, 2024 · Operations

Evolution of Bilibili's Server Provisioning System: From Traditional PXE to BiliOS and iPXE

To cope with rapid growth, Bilibili replaced its inflexible PXE workflow with a hybrid system using in‑memory BiliOS and iPXE, adding out‑of‑band management, declarative configuration, and multi‑scenario support, which together dramatically boosted provisioning automation, reliability, and efficiency across its data‑center and edge servers.

BiliOSDeploymentInfrastructure

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Evolution of Bilibili's Server Provisioning System: From Traditional PXE to BiliOS and iPXE

Efficient Ops

Nov 27, 2019 · Operations

Automate Large-Scale Server Installations with Cobbler: A Step‑by‑Step Guide

This guide explains how to use Cobbler, an automated provisioning tool, to streamline large‑scale OS installations on servers, covering installation, configuration of DHCP/TFTP/RSYNC, creating repos, managing distros and profiles, and deploying CentOS via PXE with practical command examples.

Automated DeploymentCobblerLinux

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Automate Large-Scale Server Installations with Cobbler: A Step‑by‑Step Guide

360 Zhihui Cloud Developer

Nov 19, 2019 · Operations

Master PXE and Kickstart: Automate Mass CentOS Installations

This guide explains the PXE boot process, its required DHCP and TFTP services, and how to combine PXE with Kickstart to perform unattended, large‑scale CentOS installations, including detailed configuration steps for DHCP, HTTP, TFTP, boot files, and a complete Kickstart script.

CentOSDHCPKickstart

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Master PXE and Kickstart: Automate Mass CentOS Installations

Beike Product & Technology

Mar 9, 2018 · Operations

Cloud-Based Automated Server Installation System Overview

This article describes a cloud-enabled automated server provisioning platform that uses PXE boot and Kickstart files to remotely install operating systems, collect hardware data, manage templates, track progress, and synchronize results to a CMDB, significantly improving deployment efficiency and accuracy.

CMDB IntegrationKickstartOperations

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Cloud-Based Automated Server Installation System Overview

Baidu Tech Salon

Apr 7, 2014 · Operations

Network-Based Read-Only Root Filesystem with High Availability

The article outlines a Linux server architecture that mounts a read‑only root filesystem over the network from a centrally managed, DRBD‑replicated control node with Heartbeat failover, providing real‑time updates, high security (even root cannot modify), and automatic migration via virtual IP.

DRBDHigh AvailabilityLinux

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Network-Based Read-Only Root Filesystem with High Availability