[Etherboot-discuss] Motivations to use Etherboot + multicast

[Marcos I. <iu...@sa...>]

Hi,

I am using nfs with default configuration to boot diskless terminals but 
the time to boot 1 terminal is about 1 minute, but the time to boot 120 
diskless terminals takes about 9 minutes.

The motivation to use etherboot + multicast + atftp is becouse I am 
following the idea that if 1 diskless terminal takes 1 minute to boot if 
I increase these number to 100 or 600 diskless terminals with multicast 
the time will remain with something very closer to the time to boot 1 
terminal.

These ideia is valid or not? If I implement etherboot + multicast + atfp 
   the time to boot 600 diskless terminals will take the same time to 
boot 1 terminal? If not what could I do to improve performance of the 
boot time?

Thanks for any help,
Marcos Iuato