anaconda network install

[Ryan Nelson]

Paul Ionescu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I install FC or RH from network, with DHCP settings.
> 
> Is there an option to send the default ftp/http/nfs server and the
> directory via DHCP instead of entering manually ?
> Maybe is not something standard, but we can use some vendor DHCP options
> for this.
> 
> Or even better, can we give to anaconda a kickstart file through DHCP ?
> I don't want to put all the time
> "ks=http://someaddress/somedirectory/some_kickstartfile" when I need to
> install a PC.
> 
> I think, that by default, if we specify "ks" to anaconda, to try and get
> it first from a dhcp server on first eth, then on second eth, a.s.o, then
> go to normal behavior. And we try the following files:
> "info_from_dhcp" + "mac address of that card"
> "info from dhcp" + "ip address of that card"
> "info from dhcp"
> 
> This would ease networked installs and automation of them.
> Is this doable ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 

Well I wouldn't want my DHCP server giving out the KS file to everyone 
or I don't want to have to enter a MAC address + IP + KS file into my 
dhcp server each time.

What I have done is modified the isolinux.cfg to contain the ks line as 
well.  This way all I have to have is my build network which gives out 
DHCP to any system and a boot cd that I tell which version of linux I 
want to install.

Works for me and I think might be a little cleaner. (Although I sure 
theirs cleaner)

Ryan