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diff --git a/doc/index.txt b/doc/index.txt index 0479fea2d..583ea38e3 100644 --- a/doc/index.txt +++ b/doc/index.txt @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ .. _index: -====================== -Bcfg2 Manual |release| -====================== +========================================== +Welcome to Bcfg2's |version| documentation +========================================== What is Bcfg2? ============== @@ -37,74 +37,8 @@ systems are constantly changing; if required in your environment, Bcfg2 can enable the construction of complex change management and deployment strategies. -Architecture ------------- - -Bcfg2 provides a declarative interface to system configuration. Its -configuration specifications describe a literal configuration goal -state for clients. In this architecture, the Bcfg2 client tool is -responsible for determining what, if any, configuration operations must -occur and then performing those operations. The client also uploads -statistics and client configuration state information. The design -and implementation of the reporting system is described on a separate -:ref:`page <server-reports-index>`. - -A comprehensive description of the Bcfg2 Architecture (and the choices -behind the design) can be found at :ref:`architecture`. - -Server -^^^^^^ - -The role of the Bcfg2 server is rendering a client-specific target -configuration description from a global specification. The specification -consists of a directory structure containing data for a variety of server -plugins. The Bcfg2 server has a plugin interface that can be used to -interpret the configuration specification. - -Client -^^^^^^ - -The Bcfg2 client is responsible for determining what operations are -necessary in order to reach the desired configuration state. Read on -for more information about :ref:`client-index`. - -What Operating Systems Does Bcfg2 Support? -========================================== - -Bcfg2 is fairly portable. It has been successfully run on: - -* `AIX`_, `FreeBSD`_, `OpenBSD`_, `Mac OS X`_, `OpenSolaris`_, - `Solaris`_. - -.. _AIX: http://www.ibm.com/aix -.. _FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/ -.. _OpenBSD: http://www.openbsd.org/ -.. _Mac OS X: http://www.apple.com/macosx/ -.. _OpenSolaris: http://opensolaris.org/ -.. _Solaris: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/ - -* Many `GNU/Linux`_ distributions, including `Blag`_, `CentOS`_, - `Debian`_, `Fedora`_, `Gentoo`_, `gNewSense`_, `Mandriva`_, - `OpenSUSE`_, `Redhat/RHEL`_, `SuSE/SLES`_, `Trisquel`_ and - `Ubuntu`_. - -.. _GNU/Linux: http://www.gnu.org/gnu/Linux-and-gnu.html -.. _Blag: http://www.blagblagblag.org/ -.. _CentOS: http://www.centos.org/ -.. _Debian: http://www.debian.org/ -.. _Fedora: http://www.fedoraproject.org/ -.. _Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/ -.. _gNewSense: http://www.gnewsense.org/ -.. _Mandriva: http://www.mandriva.com/ -.. _OpenSUSE: http://opensuse.org/ -.. _Redhat/RHEL: http://www.redhat.com/rhel/ -.. _SuSE/SLES: http://www.novell.com/linux/ -.. _Trisquel: http://trisquel.info/ -.. _Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/ +.. toctree:: + :numbered: + :maxdepth: 2 -Bcfg2 should run on any POSIX compatible operating system, however -direct support for an operating system's package and service formats -are limited by the currently available :ref:`client-tools-index` -(new client tools are pretty easy to add). Check the :ref:`FAQ -<faq-general>` for a more exact list of platforms on which Bcfg2 -works. + contents |