Robust system layout
Means we can use any method we like to fast-install Linux on our target machine(s).
Single machine for fast recovery
Multiple non-network-oriented similar/different machines
Multiple network-oriented machines with fixed IP/DHCP/BootP
Nis, Ldap, Automount and many other network bananas and apples
This can be done using:
Local CDROM installation
Remote NFS installation
Remote HTTP / FTP installation
The key word is ROBUST