[rhn-users] aternative install

[Corné Beerse]

Violeta Gotcheva wrote:

> What I really would like is to instal RHEL on the second disk while the 
> system is working normally i.e. dhcp, samba and all other services are 
> active. If there is a way to start the installation program from the cd 
> while the system is booted off the first disk, this will do the trick. I 
> was able to do such an install for Mac OS X but I did not find anything 
> like this for RHEL.

I don't know if this can work with what you have. You say you want to install 
the second OS while running the fist OS? That will not be possible with the 
default tools.

If you know your current system and you know the fine details of the os you will 
install, it is a verry precausious job with a lot fo pitfalls. I don't say it is 
not possible but I do say it is a hard days job, which is automated by booting 
hte installation from the provided media.

CBee

> 
> Violeta
> 
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:38:53 +0100
>  Corné Beerse <cbeerse at lycos.nl> wrote:
> 
>> Violeta Gotcheva wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to instal RHEL on a second hard drive while booted off 
>>> the first hard drive (with RH8) and using the install cds as a source?
>>
>>
>> Yes, just regard the origional installation as not to be used. Just 
>> like installing RH next to a totally different OS.
>>
>> Since you use 2 separate disks, you can opt to disconnect the 
>> origional disk, then install RHEL on what it can find.
>>
>> After restoring the connection to the origional disk and boot that OS, 
>> tell its bootloader there is an other OS installed on the second disk 
>> and it can use that for booting too.
>>
>>
>>
>> CBee
>>
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