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registered. If this is the case, open the kickstart profile by navigating to Systems
# Kickstart # Profiles within the Satellite web interface, and clicking on the label
for the host system's kickstart profile. Click on the Kickstart Detail # Operating
System tab, and select items under the Base Channel and Available Trees
selections that match the architecture of your host system. Click on the Update
Kickstart button in the lower right hand corner of the screen, and navigate back
to the host system's Schedule Kickstart page, following the steps above this
note.
6. After scheduling the kickstart, you will be taken to a Kickstart Status screen in the Satellite's
web interface. Keep your web browser open to that page to follow along with the host
system's progress.
7. Use
ssh
to connect to the host system, and run the command
rhn_check
. This should cause
the kickstart process to behind immediately rather than the next time the
rhn_check
process
runs on the system. You should immediately see output indicating the start of a kickstart
process on the host system, and it will eventually warn you that the system is going dow for
reboot in three minutes.
8. After three minutes have passed, the system will reboot. Follow the progress of the kickstart
via the Satellite web interface.
9. Depending on various factors, the kickstart process may take between ten and thirty minutes.
At the end of this time period, the Satellite kickstart status page should indicate if the kickstart
finished successfully.
Tip
If the kickstart fails, the Satellite kickstart status page should indicate that there
was a failure. For more details on why the kickstart failed, click on the Events #
History tab in the host system's profile, and click on the name of the kickstart
event that failed to get more details on the failure. It may also be useful to consult
/var/log/up2date
on the host system for troubleshooting purposes.
1.2.2. You Host System Does Not have Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installed
First, create a boot CD to initiate the kickstart on your host system. You will be able to use the
kickstart profile we created in earlier steps to provision the host. Note you must have physical
access to the machine you intend to use in order to follow these steps:
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