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by philwelch 4627 days ago
If you're repurposing the machine anyway you might as well totally wipe and reprovision it, right?
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lmm 4626 days ago
Even if both are automated, a full OS reinstall is slower than just installing a new service.
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gmjosack 4627 days ago
Definitely. But why add the overhead over updating DNS/DHCP?
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count 4626 days ago
To always start with a clean environment. Who knows what crud is leftover.

A new job for a machine calls for a new OS install/etc.

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