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Kickstart interface. Refer to Section 6.4.10 Kickstart — for details.
6.4.2.8.7.1. System Details
⇒
Kickstart
⇒
Schedule —
The default display of the Kickstart tab, this subtab allows the kickstarting of the selected
system. To schedule a kickstart, select a distribution, identify the type (IP address or manual
selection of kickstart profile), and click Continue . Note that IP address kickstarts require
ranges to be defined in kickstart profiles.
On the next page, finish choosing from the options available. If the client system to be
kickstarted connects to the RHN through a RHN Proxy Server, select the appropriate Proxy
from the Select RHN Proxy: dropdown list. Using the existing RHN profile relies upon the
system-specific activation key created within the Reactivation tab to reregister the system.
Do not regenerate, delete, or use this key while a profile-based kickstart is in progress.
Selecting the Deploy Configuration checkbox will re-install configuration files from any
config channels associated with the system. When finished, click the Schedule Kickstart
button.
Caution
It is imperative the kickstart profile selected match the installation files supplied. For in-
stance, it is possible a given IP address could be associated with a Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 2.1 kickstart profile, but you insert an IP address kickstart CD-ROM built for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This would result in errors and cause the kickstart to fail.
Note
The Select RHN Proxy: dropdown list does not appear for the client if that system does
not connect to RHN via a Proxy.
6.4.2.8.7.2. System Details
⇒
Kickstart
⇒
Session Status —
If you’ve scheduled a kickstart, this subtab shows where the system’s kickstart stands.
Details include the kickstart profile used, its state, and pending and latest actions. Kickstarts
that do not complete within approximately two hours will be marked as failed here. Click
the profile name to access the Kickstart Details page. Click the view link to see the actual
kickstart configuration file generated by RHN. To force this page to reload at a set interval,
select one from the pulldown menu and click the Change Reload Time button.