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Installation Method
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32.2. Installation Method
Figure 32.2. Installation Method
The
Installation Method
screen allows you to choose whether to perform a new installation or an
upgrade. If you choose upgrade, the
Partition Information
and
Package Selection
options are
disabled. They are not supported for kickstart upgrades.
Choose the type of kickstart installation or upgrade from the following options:
•
CD-ROM
— Choose this option to install or upgrade from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs.
•
NFS
— Choose this option to install or upgrade from an NFS shared directory. In the text field for the
the NFS server, enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the NFS directory, enter the
name of the NFS directory that contains the
variant
directory of the installation tree. For example,
if the NFS server contains the directory
/mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/
, enter
/mirrors/
redhat/i386/
for the NFS directory.
•
FTP
— Choose this option to install or upgrade from an FTP server. In the FTP server text field,
enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the FTP directory, enter the name of the FTP
directory that contains the
variant
directory. For example, if the FTP server contains the directory
/mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/
, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/
for the FTP
directory. If the FTP server requires a username and password, specify them as well.
•
HTTP
— Choose this option to install or upgrade from an HTTP server. In the text field for the
HTTP server, enter the fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the HTTP directory, enter the
name of the HTTP directory that contains the
variant
directory. For example, if the HTTP server
contains the directory
/mirrors/redhat/i386/Server/
, enter
/mirrors/redhat/i386/
Server/
for the HTTP directory.