I think you are implementing something like that: http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/11/04/advanced_kickstart.html > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Omer Faruk Sen wrote: > >> Is it possible to embed more than one kickstart that will match the >> installation interface's MAC address. What I want is to use boot system >> using virtual CD (using iLO) to install multiple systems but matching >> kickstart conf file will be used with the matching MAC address. > > I would look at creating special programs for syslinux (isolinux in your > case). I'm very interested to have something like this as well. With the > following features: > > + based on a config-file with different mac-addresses + configuration. > eg.: > > [00:0a:0b:0c:0d:0e] > kickstart = ks-proxy.cfg > ip-address = 10.1.2.3 > netmask = 255.255.255.0 > gateway = 10.1.2.1 > nameserver = 10.2.3.4 > interface = eth1 > boot-options = hda=noide panic=30 > > [default] > kickstart = ks-dhcp.cfg > boot-options = panic=30 > > + the syslinux program would then parse this file, use the correct > section (based on any or all mac-addresses) and convert variables in > this kickstart-file by its values. > > eg. ks-proxy.cfg > > ### Kickstart > network --bootproto=static --ip=%(ip-address)s --netmask=%(netmask)s > --gateway=%(gateway)s --nameserver=%(nameser)s --device=%(interface)s > > + the syslinux program should also use (add?) the boot-options to the > kernel command line. > > This would effectively allow us to create a single ISO image that would > work for all systems and only requires us to update the config-file in > case we have new hardware and create new kickstart files if we have a > different profile. > > I'm currently designing a tool to do exactly this in python, but instead > of letting the bootloader take decisions, I'm letting the http-server make > decisions after a PXE boot and write the custom kickstart file on-the-fly. > > Kind regards, > -- dag wieers, dag@xxxxxxxxxx, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- > [all I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power] > -- Omer Faruk Sen http://www.faruk.net
