Re: network kickstart without dhcp server

[Darren Birkett <darren.birkett@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Is it possible to have my kickstart file on an nfs mount, the
installation media on another nfs mount, and to use a statically
defined ip address >defined with options at the boot prompt.  For
example

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>boot> linux ks=nfs:1.2.3.4/my/ks ip= 9.9.9.9 gateway=9.9.9.1 netmask= 255.255.255.0

> 

>I'm not able to run a dhcp server in my environment so unless I can define the networking info to my target machine at the boot prompt, it's not >going to be able to access the kickstart or installation files on the network.

Well it would appear the answer is no.  Redhat tries to get the kickstart file off the nfs export BEFORE it uses the networking info provided on the command line to set up its networking.  And I was so excited...

Darren