Server :: Making Kickstart CD - PXE Booting?
Jan 13, 2010
I need to create a Redhat or CentOS server but I am not really sure where to begin. I'm not sure what network booting and PXE booting is. Are they both the same thing, or are they different? I want to setup one server and two client machines to connect to my server. I would like to be able to load a kickstart CD on my server and have the two client machines boot off that servers kickstart. My concern is, will they boot off the network or do they have to be configured to use PXE booting?
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Mar 11, 2011
I'm trying to create an iso to use for a kickstart installation.
I mounted the Rhel6 boot DVD, copied the files(recursively cp -r /mnt/dvd/ ~/myiso) to a directory ~/myiso
I then placed the ks.cfg on ~/myiso and ~/myiso/isolinux for good measure, as the documentation is not 100% clear on this.
I then try to make an iso out of ~/myiso but no luck in booting so far.
I've tried the following:
Code:
mkisofs -o ks.iso -b images/install.img -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table isolinux .
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Jul 7, 2010
I have using 10 system . one system RHEl5.5 server.all others are xp. I want to install linux to all systems. so I don't have configure kickstart file for dual booting . how to configure kickstart file for dual booting . but I wont lose existing xp os
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Jun 27, 2010
i am trying to boot linux pc from network booting.. so using pxe,tftp,dhcp(1).i configured my /etc/dhcpd.conf file as...
ddns-update-style none;
ignore client-updates;
allow booting;
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Mar 6, 2010
I was trying to mount nfs share in same server
The command
But the same tried in different manner as below
The /var/log/messages :
What exactly the problem is?
Does the same would be causing the failure in mouting nfs share /var/ftp/pub on kickstart?
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Dec 14, 2010
Does anyone know of a way to tell the CentOS installer -not- to use LVM in a kickstart? We've been using a system that lets us define which particular drives to use during the installation as part of our deployment system. This does not work now that LVM is the 'default' in CentOS. I've looked over the options and I see how to FORCE particular LVM configurations, but I see no way to just turn it off.
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Apr 21, 2010
I've got a system in place to PXE boot new machines and automatically configuring them via anaconda. It works great.
However, I have a few older machines with no PXE capability that I would like to use a Flash drive or CD-ROM to boot and run the same anaconda config.
I'm running into an issue finding useful documentation on how to create this CD. I've tried mkisofs but it doesn't really give any details on the boot catalog or whatever is needed to make a CD bootable.
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Apr 30, 2010
I am in the process of creating for the very first time Kickstart bootable CD.Anyone have any quick tips or level of details to create this process? I am new to Linux and doing this for the very 1st time, so please give me as much info as possible
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Apr 26, 2011
I need to do a project on installing RHEL6 via kick start file in a single DVD. I have made the kick start file and it's ready with the basic parameters like keyboard type, language, firewall and SElinux disabled. How can i boot it in the server. Also please help me in the below steps,
I need to use LVM option for File systems except swap and /boot, how can i mention it in the file?If there is a need to use NIS or LDAP where can i mention it in the file?
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May 24, 2011
I currently have a kickstart server working with RHEL 5.5. I wanted to add a RHEL 6 installation. So, I added a RHEL6 directory to my NFS share and put the contents of the dvd in it. I also added a RHEL6 directory to my tftp directory and put the initrd.img and vmlinuz from RHEL6 in it. I put in the ks.cfg:nfs --server 10.0.1.1 --dir /kick (where /kick is the nfs exported directory). In my pxelinux.cfg directory, I created a file corresponding to the ip address and put in:
Code:
default RHEL6
abel RHEL6
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Sep 18, 2009
I am trying to kickstart and want in post install to copy some files from a shared directory, to enable passwd less ssh and having
same users across the clusters. But the cp does not work, nor does .ssh directory is getting created I have pasted my post install script below.
mkdir /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp
mount -t nfs 10.1.1.1:/home /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp
cp -f /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp/passwd /etc/passwd
cp -f /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp/group /etc/group
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Apr 6, 2009
I'm trying to do a red hat Advanced server 4 update 7 install using a kick start file on the network. The server with the kickstart file and dvd contents is on the same subnet as the server receiving the install. We have done it before in the past just fine using:linux nofb text ks=http://serverip/path at the boot/install screen. After that the ip address info is entered manually and the kickstart does its thing. When doing this with update 7, the install acts like a regular install. When i check the http access logs on the other server, it shows no access from the server receiving the install.I have tried adding an ip address to the install command. Such as:
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Jun 12, 2010
Can i set tftp server on RHEL 5.5 for Fedora Kickstart?
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Apr 2, 2010
I am successfully able to kickstart FC12 onto my system, however once anaconda runs it changes the resolution of the console when running a text mode install. Are there any kickstart options that can control this behavior?
I tried to set resolution and nofb in the kickstart configuration. I am using the text option for text install. My problem is that my remote KVM doesn't support the console resolution.
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Mar 14, 2011
I added the "@clustering" and "@kvm" keywords to my ks.cfg file but during installation, an error about not being able to find either of these packages popped up and it wasn't installed.
I do see the Cluster and VT directories in my redhat_es5.4 directory along with the Server directory. The rest of the files install just fine.
In doing some net and forum searching, I find a reference to a base.repo file that lists the directories but I'm not sure if it's related to creating a yum repository or if not, should it have been created in the redhat_es5.4 directory.
While I've built kickstarts for several years and am comfortable with the file, this is the first time I'm working with rpms outside the main Server path.
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May 17, 2010
My Server is Ubuntu 9.10x64 running in a 64bit vmware on a Dell Optiplex 760. I have the Ubuntu amd64 mirror downloaded locally in /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/ubuntu.mirror.iweb.ca/
I am not working with any other **buntu flavours.
tftp and dhcp are all working from what i can tell. My client can boot from the PXE, get an IP address, and takes me into the Kickstart loader.
For some reason, it is not reading my ks.cfg. I get the blue screen that says the following: "The installer failed to download a file from the mirror. This may be a problem with the network or with the mirror. You can choose to retry the download, select a different mirror or cancel and choose another installation method.
Downloading a file failed:"
Below I have pasted whatever relevant information I can find pertaining to my issue.
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+ /var/www Directory Listing +
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drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-04-26 11:39 .
drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 4096 2010-04-21 13:08 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 53 2010-04-26 11:38 boot-screens -> /var/lib/tftpboot
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Aug 3, 2011
create the menu and submenu in isolinux.cfgWe do have a lot sites,ach sites using different Linux OS customization. So i need to create menu and submenu to select the appropriate OS image for the respective sites to do the installation through kickstart
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Jul 19, 2010
Can we do kickstart installation of linux on Vmware Workstation.
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Jan 20, 2010
Any one help me to build Redhat Linux 5.3 Server using Kickstart Installation.
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Feb 1, 2010
I'm using RHEL 5.4 and trying to use the system-config-kickstart to generate a ks.cfg file with all the settings already appeneded. After running the "system-config-kickstart --generate ks.cfg" command, the file gets created but it's missing the firewall configuration, partition information and so on.
How can these settings also be generated with the system-config-kickstart?
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Sep 14, 2010
I recently set up a kickstart server using Centos 5. I copied all 7 of the centos 5 install cd's to the tree. I made the install cd, it boots fine. I'm using http, when I'm prompted, I put in the web site: 1.1.1.1 and the Centos directory of /network-install/RPM
I get the following error:
Unable to retrieve [URL]
I've been told the double slashes after the ip address is not a problem, and I've tested that through a browser, by browsing the same location. (not sure if
that's a valid test, but it did find the directory and display the files.)
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Feb 27, 2011
I am looking for a way to partition 2 disks automatically with are both connected to 2 different scsi controllers.
I want one disk on one controller to be partitioned with boot and lvm and the other one with a different partition layout.
I there a way in kickstart to do this, like for instance specify the drive module?
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Jul 21, 2011
I'm confronted with a problem and haven't been able to find a solution using Google and the likes. I have created a netinstall image based on CentOS 5.6 with kickstart which works great while pointing to the HTTP / NFS repository in isolinux.cfg like this:Code:label publisherkernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.imgks=http://192.168.0.198/kickstart/ks.cfg cdncontentpublisherThe problem however is that the location of the kickstart file and repository/ies might vary and I don't want to create a separate ISO for each and every location.
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Feb 13, 2010
Does anyone have a ready to deploy kickstart file for creating KVM images? I don't have access to a CentOS machine or a spare computer and would need to create images for a machine on the other side of the Atlantic.I would need something that would create an absolute minimal CentOS installation. I tried to search for something online, but couldn't find anything.
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Oct 23, 2010
My Computer options arent great, but i am going to be starting the process of switching all the computers in my house to linux, i wanted to see if i could make a server to connect all of them for file sharing, but mostly for world of warcraft in the house.it would only be 10 computers accessing it at once. i would basically want to know what the best form of linux would be, the programs id need to have, if it could be done on a desktop based machine, or if id have to use my server. if i would need different hardware or if the linksys hardwired router going to be enough connection. i guess the filesharing would be more the pressing need, especially if it is possible to create a server and convert the connected computers to linux through use of the server
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Sep 26, 2010
I'm running relatively overpowered server right now, that all it really does is host files and download movies/music that I might enjoy. I'm just seeking to expand it's capabilities to make life in the house more simple. The first thing I'd like to do is create a kind of automatic grocery list generator concept. Here's how I envision it working.
We create a list of recipes for meals we enjoy, specifically an ingredient list. From this list, we create bi-monthly meal lists; what do we want to have for the next two weeks. The server chews through the two lists, compiles a list of ingredients and how much of each we'd need.. and emails this off to our smart phones for us to refer to while shopping. What equipment do I have? I have a headless Ubuntu server running 10.04 and administered via a GUI and NX Client. Two blackberries (both 9700 Bolds) as portable smart clients that would need to at least receive the list, tho ability to add in would be great.
Home network is a mix of wired and wireless, so no issues there for connectivity. So why post this here? Because I'm at a loss as to the software/configuration part. Doing an automated email daemon is easy to send the list out. And a list of recipes or such is easy to get (dozens of cookbooks in the house, plus a small army of them available online).. the issue I'm having with is how to create/manage the database. I'm not familiar with SQL or any database programming at all. Is there something akin to this already in the repositories? Or is there someone who could point me in the right direction so I can do this?
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Mar 2, 2011
is possible to edited the default RHEL CD to have it automatically install RHEL based off of a kickstart file that I will store locally on the CD. My plan would be to put a cd in a server and have the OS automatically being installed.
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Mar 24, 2010
i need to make a FTP server, i tried using the forums but well.... it was no good, i tried with svftpd but i still lack of knowledge and everything.
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Sep 2, 2010
I'm trying to execute X server (automatically), which will not bind to 0.0.0.0 (port 6000) - meaning X server will not listen on generic interface. If it's possible, I'd prefer X server not to listen at all (and communicate through other IPC if needed), is there a way to make it not listening at all? -nolisten flag or something like that? (and do it automatically, every reboot). Also, Is there a way to make X server bind to 127.0.0.1(localhost) instead of 0.0.0.0(generic interface)? It should be in one of the configuration files or the start-up command to run X.
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Jan 27, 2011
I had a external HD from Lacie that just made me mad because you could only log into it from a windows or mac machine. So I took the 250 HD out and through it in my P3 733Mhz Processor, 128 Ram Dell optiplex. Now My Lacie HD had a Network function on it where It had a webserver and a GUI to manage users to it. But it couldn't never get the HD to turn on for Network. It would only turn on when plugged into a USB. So I want to turn my Dell optiplex into a file server with web gui functionality. How should I start.
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