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7. The new machine is built based upon the parameters established within the kickstart
configuration file.
6.4.10.3. Creating Kickstarts
If you are not using RHN Satellite Server, and need to develop a new kickstart
profile, first create a distribution through the Distributions page. Refer to
Section 6.4.10.9 Kickstart
⇒
Distributions — for instructions. Once that is done,
return to the Kickstart page and click create new kickstart in the upper-right corner of
the page. On the resulting page, enter a name and label for the profile, select whether it
should immediately be considered active, and click the Select Kickstart Options button.
On the next page, identify the precise values to be included in the profile, including: boot-
loader type, time zone, kickstart network configuration, root password, and partition de-
tails. Please note that the kickstart network configuration value here is different from the
network setting on the Advanced Options tab. Refer to the individual tab descriptions for
details. Click the Create Kickstart button when done.
When finished with the initial profile, you’re presented with the Kickstart Details
page, which offers various options for enhancing the kickstart steps. Refer to
Section 6.4.10.4
Kickstart Details — for descriptions of the page and its tabs. Take
note that RHN supports the inclusion of separate files within the Partition Details section
of the kickstart profile. For instance, you may dynamically generate a partition file based
on the machine type and number of disks at kickstart time. This file can be created via
%pre script and placed on the system, such as
/tmp/part-include
. Then you can call
for that file by including the following line within the Partition Details field of the
Kickstart Details
⇒
Options tab:
%include /tmp/part-include
You may clone or delete the profile at any time using links at the upper-right corner of the
Kickstart Details page. Once you’ve populated the tabs and fields within the Kickstart
Details page, the kickstart profile should be completely configured and ready for use. Refer
to the following pages for instructions on supplementing and aggregating kickstart profiles.
6.4.10.4. Kickstart Details —
Use the following tabs to modify the kickstart profile.