include XEN kernel & tools in CentOS 5.1 kickstart?

[Rudi Ahlers]

Michael DeHaan wrote:
> Michael DeHaan wrote:
>> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I'm busy creating a custom CentOS installation CD to be used with 
>>> cPanel, which basically needs a minimum installation of Linux, but I 
>>> would also like to use Xen for VPS' on the server, and thought I 
>>> could do both at the same time - automatically install my server to 
>>> my needs, and install Xen (without needing to run "yum install xen 
>>> kernel-xen virt-manager" every time).
>>>
>>> So, my question is. How would I add those RPM's to the custom CentOS 
>>> CD, and install them, and then setup grub.conf to use the Xen kernel 
>>> upon reboot as well?
>>>
>> All you have to do is add the list of packages you regularly 
>> yum-install to your kickstart file:
>>
>> For your dom0 (host OS):
>>
>> %packages
>> kernel-xen
>> xen
>> virsh
>> koan
>> virt-manager
>>
>> etc...
>>
>>
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>
> Ah, you said CD, my fault.
>
> In Fedora I'd use Pungi, though since you also mentioned cPanel it 
> would be better to set up a network installation environment.   Even 
> if you can't PXE, koan has live CD capability to provide the same 
> feature set...
>
> --Michael
>
>
> ________________________________________


I can't entirely setup a PXE environment, since the servers are being 
colocated, and we can only do CD / DVD installations, or directly off 
the internet. And since I pay for bandwidth per MB, I'd prefer to have a 
CD, which I can then just give to each technician and they can install / 
reinstall servers from there with a specific setup

Kind Regards
Rudi Ahlers
CEO, SoftDux


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