Unit1 Automated Installation of Redhat Enterprise Linux Objective: Introductory Overview Create a kick-start File with System config-kickstart Make the kickstart File available to installaers Create boot media Point the installer to kick start file Modify a kickstart file
Introductory Overview: Kick-start is an automated method to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on a machine, using a text file to automatically answer all the question that are normally asked during a typically interactive installation. Kick-start is more efficient, faster, and less error prone method of consistency installing multiple machines than repeated interactive installations.
Create a kick start file with system-config-kickstart Use the graphical tool to create the kickstart file: Step1. #yum install system-config-kickstart y Step2. #system-config-kickstart Step3.
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Step I Provide Network Device Name: Step.A Give information for Basic Configuration:
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Step I Provide Network Device Name: StepB: Provide information for installation method
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Step I Provide Network Device Name: Step.C Provide Boot Loader Option:
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Step I Provide Network Device Name: Step D : Provide Partition Information
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Step I Provide Network Device Name:
StepE. Create /boot Partition
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Step I Provide Network Device Name: StepF. Create /home partition
Step G Create the /root partition Incomplete Step H: Provide Network Information [Type text]