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6. opsi-Module: depot server
6.1. Overview
6. opsi-Module: depot server
The opsi depot server is a special server installation based on GNU/Debian Linux. It is
the base installation for the modules 'software distribution' and 'operating system
installation'.
For the software distribution it provides secured file shares, where configuration files
and software packets (software depots) are protected against unauthorized access. The
password transmission to the client for connecting these shares is encrypted, so just the
modules of the software distribution and the system administrator get access to these
shares.
The opsi depot server comes with a web interface for opsi configuration and abstraction
layer for the data backend.
Another important module of the opsi depot server is to supply of services for the
automated operating system installation:
• dhcp for the administration of IP addresses,
• tftp for the transmission of bootimages and configuration information.
In addition some interactive and scriptable tools for the administration of the
configuration files and the boot images are provided.
For security reasons, stability and minimum resource consumption the opsi depot server
is limited to the reasonable and so the hardware requirements are very low. The opsi
depot server can also run as a virtual instance, e.g. vmware® (www.vmware.com).
6.2. Installation and initial operation
The installation media to install an opsi depot server can be downloaded from the opsi
website.
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