[et-mgmt-tools] Have 1 cobbler server know about boxes built by another

[Tom Brown]

>>
>> In my situation i have a 'build' network where bare metal gets done - 
>> Once this is built it is moved into the correct network whether that 
>> be dev, qa or prod or whatever. Once in those networks they can be 
>> rebuild, using koan, by build machines in those networks, we dont 
>> allow machines to straddle networks hence having different build 
>> machines in each network. Is there a way to let other cobbler servers 
>> know that a box is build using a different cobbler server?
>>
> You can solve that problem in a different way, without having to keep 
> track of things.   Basically cobbler doesn't keep inventory of what 
> you have installed so that is up to you.   However I'm not sure that's 
> a problem.
>

so how does the cobbler server know what to install when you reinstall 
using koan? I presumed that it remembers the name/mac or something so 
when it sees that again it knows what profile to install the machine 
back to?