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Remote Installation Services
This chapter introduces Remote Installation Services (RIS) and the ris
utility, and explains the relationship between RIS servers and clients. The
following topics are included:
• Understanding RIS concepts and the benefits of using RIS (Section 2.1)
• Starting RIS (Section 2.2)
• Introducing RIS areas and product environments (Section 2.3)
• Understanding RIS client characteristics (Section 2.4)
• Registering RIS clients (Section 2.5)
• Identifying a client’s hardware network address (Section 2.6)
2.1 Overview
Remote Installation Services (RIS) uses the ris utility to set up a central
computer system (a server) to service multiple computer systems (clients) on
a local area network (a LAN) with required software.
With RIS, the server has a disk area set aside as the RIS area. The RIS
area contains copies of software kits that are available for installation on to
registered clients. Figure 2–1 shows how the RIS system works.
Remote Installation Services 2–1