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4 Determine and set up the boot scenario for autoinstallation as described in Sec-
tion 21.1.4, “Setting Up the Boot Scenario” (page 291).
5 Pass the command line to the installation routines by adding the parameters
manually or by creating an
info
file as described in Section 21.1.5, “Creating
the
info
File” (page 293).
6 Start the autoinstallation process as described in Section 21.1.6, “Initiating and
Monitoring the Autoinstallation” (page 296).
21.1.1 Creating an AutoYaST Profile
An AutoYaST profile tells AutoYaST what to install and how to configure the installed
system to get a completely ready-to-use system in the end. It can be created in several
different ways:
• Clone a fresh installation from a reference machine to a set of identical machines
• Use the AutoYaST GUI to create and modify a profile to meet your requirements
• Use an XML editor and create a profile from scratch
To clone a fresh reference installation, proceed as follows:
1 Perform a normal installation.
2 After you complete the hardware configuration and read the release notes, check
Create Profile For AutoYaST, if it is not yet checked by default. This creates a
ready-to-use profile as
/root/autoyast.xml
that can be used to create
clones of this particular installation.
To use the AutoYaST GUI to create a profile from an existing system configuration
and modify it to your needs, proceed as follows:
1
As
root
, start YaST.
2 Select Miscellaneous > Autoinstallation to start the graphical AutoYaST front-
end.
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