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
