Comparison of open-source configuration management software: Difference between revisions

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;[[Bcfg2]]

:Software to manage the configuration of a large number of computers using a central configuration model and the [[client-server]] paradigm. Compared to Cfengine, the system enables reconciliation between clients' state and the central configuration specification,. Detailed reports provide a way to identify unmanaged configuration on hosts. Generators enable code or template based generation of configuration files from a central data repository.

;[[Cfengine]]

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;[[ISconf]]

:Tool to execute commands and replicate files on all nodes. Unlike [http://clusterssh.sourceforge.net/index.php/FAQ ClusterSSH], the nodes need not to be up; the commands will be executed when they boot. The system has no central server so commands can be launched from any node and they will replicate to all nodes.

;[[LCFG]]

:LCFG manage the configuration with a central description language in XML, specifying ressources, aspects and profiles. Configuration is deployed using the [[client-server]] paradigm. Appropriate scripts on clients (called "components") transcribe the ressources into configuration files and restart services as needed. Binaries are available for [[Red Hat Linux]] only.

;[[SmartFrog]]