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; http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents: KVM documentation page. | ; http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents: KVM documentation page. | ||
; [[http://kickstart-tools.sourceforge.net/howkickstartworks.html|How Kickstart Works]]: High level overview of Kickstart, and a tool for modifying the kickstart configuration. | |||
; [[http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/KickStart-HOWTO.html|RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO]]: This HOWTO briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes. | |||
=== Open issues === | === Open issues === | ||
Revision as of 06:15, 6 October 2010
Kickstart short cuts for noobs
Introduction
Purpose
Kickstart is the core of the automated installation system used by Fedora and RHEL.
This short cut describes how to set-up such a system.
Scope
Acronyms, descriptions
References
- http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents
- KVM documentation page.
- [Kickstart Works]
- High level overview of Kickstart, and a tool for modifying the kickstart configuration.
- [Linux KickStart HOWTO]
- This HOWTO briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes.
Open issues
Operating Environment
- yum install yum-utils
- This package will enable you to download packages, without installing them. So you can populate your kickstart server with packages that didn't come with the Install media.
Storage
Network
Administration
Adding a package to the repository
- yumdownloader sysstat: Downloads the 'sysstat' packages, to the current directory, and with the same architecture as the current system architechture.
- 'uname -m' will print the system architecture.