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| author | Kamil Kisiel <kamil@kamilkisiel.net> | 2010-01-14 21:29:31 +0000 |
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| committer | Kamil Kisiel <kamil@kamilkisiel.net> | 2010-01-14 21:29:31 +0000 |
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doc: More documentation organization, added a couple of Glossary items
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diff --git a/doc/index.txt b/doc/index.txt index ca96bfe1f..2256b5555 100644 --- a/doc/index.txt +++ b/doc/index.txt @@ -1,31 +1,11 @@ .. _index: ===================== -Bcfg2's documentation +Bcfg2 Manual (v1.0.1) ===================== -Getting help -============ - -Having trouble? We'd like to help! - -* Try the :ref:`FAQ <faq-index>` -- it's got answers to many common questions. - -* Looking for specific information? Try the :ref:`genindex`, :ref:`modindex` or the :ref:`detailed table of contents <contents>`. - -* Search for information in the `Bcfg2 mailing list archives`_. - -* Ask a question in the `#bcfg2 IRC channel`_, or search the `IRC logs`_ to see if its been asked before. - -* Report bugs with Bcfg2 in our `ticket tracker`_. - -.. _Bcfg2 mailing list archives: http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/wiki/MailingList -.. _#bcfg2 IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/bcfg2 -.. _IRC logs: http://colabti.org/irclogger/irclogger_logs/bcfg2 -.. _ticket tracker: http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/wiki - -Introduction -============ +What is Bcfg2? +============== Bcfg2 helps system administrators produce a consistent, reproducible, and verifiable description of their environment, and offers @@ -39,9 +19,9 @@ developed in the `Mathematics and Computer Science Division`_ of It is based on an operational model in which the specification can be used to validate and optionally change the state of clients, but in a -feature unique to bcfg2 the client's response to the specification can +feature unique to Bcfg2 the client's response to the specification can also be used to assess the completeness of the specification. Using -this feature, bcfg2 provides an objective measure of how good a job an +this feature, Bcfg2 provides an objective measure of how good a job an administrator has done in specifying the configuration of client systems. Bcfg2 is therefore built to help administrators construct an accurate, comprehensive specification. @@ -55,6 +35,9 @@ systems are constantly changing; if required in your environment, Bcfg2 can enable the construction of complex change management and deployment strategies. +What Operating Systems Does Bcfg2 Support? +========================================== + Bcfg2 is fairly portable. It has been successfully run on: * `AIX`_, `FreeBSD`_, `OpenBSD`_, `Mac OS X`_, `OpenSolaris`_, |