前面一篇介绍了使用Kickstart批量部署RedHat Linux 见 ，但是这种方法配置起来比较麻烦。现在，我们有了更好的选择。那就是：Cobbler。在看以下内容时最好先看下：Kickstart批量部署redhat。
系统环境：CentOS 5
CentOS5.4默认的Repository里找不到Cobbler，先安装rpmforce这个Repository。很全很强大，近10000个软件包。
#32位： wget http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.1-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm rpm -ivh rpmforge-release-0.5.1-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm #64位： wget http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.1-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm rpm -ivh rpmforge-release-0.5.1-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm1. 安装相关软件：
yum -y install cobbler dhcp httpd xinetd tftp-server
# cobbler的配置文件在/var/lib/cobbler/和/etc/cobbler下（不同版本可能不同）
# xinetd tftp-server用来做tftp服务器，pxe启动需要。
# httpd服务器主要存放ks文件和安装光盘。注意 /var/www/cobbler 目录必须具有足够容纳 Linux 安装文件的空间（移动，建软链接）
2. 检查 cobbler 配置：
cobbler check#0: The 'server' field in /var/lib/cobbler/settings must be set to something other than localhost, or kickstarting features will not work. This should be a resolvable hostname or IP for the boot server as reachable by all machines that will use it.
#1: For PXE to be functional, the 'next_server' field in /var/lib/cobbler/settings must be set to something other than 127.0.0.1, and should match the IP of the boot server on the PXE network.
#2: change 'disable' to 'no' in /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
# 按提示解决相关问题，把 /var/lib/cobbler/settings 中的 server 和 next_server 设为本服务器的 IP 地址，/etc/xinetd.d/tftp中disable = yes，manage_dhcp 设为 1，以便管理 DHCP