1855 - DSA via PXE [Scanned]

[Michael E Brown]

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 04:56:54PM +0100, Carl Pickering wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks to Michael and Patrick, with their combined help, I finally got
> it working now.. 
> 
> Now for my next question.. Can I pass a custom KickStart file to DSA so
> that all the packages I need are installed and custom partitions are
> created.. Ideally causing DSA to be completely autonomous?

Since you already have this stuff on a copied NFS path:
  $ find . -name ks.cfg

You can edit these files (within reason) to change the package lists to
your liking.

You cannot, however, automate dsa just by changing the ks.cfg. Search
the DSA documentation for 'replication profile'. If they implemented the
feature the way I specced it out, you should be able to create a
directory in your nfs path and drop in some profile XML files to
automate the installation. (It has been a while, the details elude me).
If they didnt implement it the way I specced it out, you will need a
flopppy.
--
Michael

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Carl
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael E Brown [mailto:Michael_E_Brown at dell.com] 
> Sent: 11 May 2007 19:17
> To: Carl Pickering
> Cc: linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
> Subject: Re: 1855 - DSA via PXE [Scanned]
> 
> On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 05:45:42PM +0100, Carl Pickering wrote:
> > Hi Patrick,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks for your reply. Which version of DSA did that work with? I've
> > downloaded the latest version 8.10.. We've passed the Stage3
> information
> > to the append line previous to submitting to the list, but it then
> stops
> > and asks for CD roms.. Hence asking if I could get it to read from
> > locally stored ISO files.
> 
> In the directory you have the DSA CD copied to on your server, create a
> "source/" subdirectory. Drop your ISO files there and they will be
> automatically detected. This should be at the same level where you have
> the "dsa/", "server_assistant/" and "isolinux/" subdirectories.
> 
> --
> Michael "Former DSA Lead Engineer and the guy who implemented this"
> Brown
> 
> 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Carl
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > From: Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com [mailto:Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com] 
> > Sent: 11 May 2007 17:43
> > To: Carl Pickering; linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
> > Subject: RE: 1855 - DSA via PXE [Scanned]
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > This is the only way I was able to get this to work.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Add the following to your append statement: Stage3_type=network
> > Stage3_mount_type=nfs Stage3_opts=nolock
> > Stage3_source=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/path/to/expanded/DSA/image
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Now add a source directory in the DSA image directory and put your
> ISO's
> > here. I've got them in a format like RHEL4-x86_64-AS-disc1.iso or
> > RHEL4-i386-i386-AS-disk1.iso.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I have no idea if this is officially supported or not so your mileage
> > may vary. 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I've found it much easier just to inject the necessary drivers into my
> > initrd's and kickstart scripts. This took a long time to figure out
> and
> > the only reason I did it was because I needed to install windows as
> well
> > as linux.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com
> > [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Carl Pickering
> > Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:40 AM
> > To: linux-poweredge-Lists
> > Subject: PE:1855 - DSA via PXE 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Has anyone successfully had DSA running and allowing installation of
> an
> > OS, primarily RHEL from PXE?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I can get the DSA to start using PXE, but when it comes to installing
> > the OS, its requesting CD's. Which, naturally would be fine, but my
> CD's
> > are ISO images on the PXE server.. Is there a way to pass to the DSA
> > that it should use locally housed ISO images instead of real physical
> > CD's. Otherwise, i'd have to change CD's etc, and I'd rather not do
> > that.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I can get another PXE system to boot RHEL, mount and install from my
> > PXE, but I wan't the drivers for my hardware.. Infact are these stored
> > on the CD somewhere, and I can put them on a PXE server, and have
> ks.cfg
> > wget them, and install?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Carl
> > 
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