Jumpstart和Kickstart

先介绍两个新词儿，Jumpstart和Kickstart：

Jumpstart verb to start the engine of (a car) by connecting it to another engine with jump leads or (of a car) to start in this way (用跳接线外接电池启动汽车)

Kickstart verb (transitive) to start (a motorcycle engine) by means of a pedal that is kicked downwards (脚踩踏板启动摩托车)

一台新服务器，需要安装OS后才能运行。为了安装自动化，SUN发明了Jumpstart工具，完成Solaris系统的自动安装和配置^[1]。受其启发，RedHat在随后的Linux里也开发了相应的Kickstart概念^[2]，并且采用Cobbler为其工具，实现自动化配置过程。

 

微软在Windows里也有类似的工具SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)^[3]。

 

【参考资料】

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_(Solaris)

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickstart_(Linux)

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Center_Configuration_Manager