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Example 4.14 Network Device Name
Fully qualified hostname> earth.cosmos.com
Automatic configuration via DHCP?
1) Yes
2) No
> 2
Enter your IP address> 192.168.0.20
Enter your netmask. For a normal class C network, this is usually
255.255.255.0 [255.255.255.0]> 255.255.255.0
If you need a gateway to reach the server, enter the IP address of the
gateway. If you do not need a gateway, enter your own IP address
[192.168.0.20]> 192.168.0.1
Enter the IP address of your name server. Leave empty or enter "+++" if you
don't need one
>
4.4 The parmfile—Automating the
System Configuration
The installation process can be partly automated by specifying the crucial parameters
in the
parmfile
. The
parmfile
contains all the data required for network setup
and DASD configuration. In addition to that, it can be used to set up the connection
method to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation system and the YaST instance
running there. User interaction is thus limited to the actual YaST installation controlled
by YaST dialogs.
The following parameters can be passed to the installation routine, which takes them
as default values for installation. All IP addresses, server names, and numerical values
are just examples. Replace these values with the ones needed in your installation sce-
nario.
The number of lines in the parmfile is limited to 10. Specify more than one parameter
on a line. Parameter names are not case-sensitive. Separate the parameters by spaces.
You may specify the parameters in any order. Always keep the
PARAMETER=value
string together in one line. For example:
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