So, a kickstart config file needs to be created for each different computer, and then, when I start the kickstart installation, I point it to the appropriate kickstart file? Joe On 2/14/06, Lavender, Leo <LLavender@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Check out > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-gui > de/index.html for kickstart. > > Here's a couple of example lines. > > network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn --netmask > 255.255.248.0 --gateway nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn --nameserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn > --hostname george03 > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 --enablenis --nisdomain kmgep > --nisserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn > > Post install scripts can do the rest for you. > > I defer to the experts fot update methods. However, since you are RHEL > 3, I assume that your applications are release sensitive. Could be worth > dedicating a test machine. Local satillite servers, etc., will take more > admin. > > Use more Google. > > Good luck, Leo > > -----Original Message----- > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Van Dyk > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:55 PM > To: Discussion list about Kickstart > Subject: static ips and automation > > > Hi, > > Is there some obvious way that I'm missing to easily give a computer a > static IP address (and gateway/nameserver) during an automated kickstart > installation? Each computer has their own IP and some are on multiple > networks (i.e. more than NIC). > > Currently, the kickstart installation gives each one a DHCP address, > then after the installation is complete and the computer reboots, > someone then has to go through the redhat GUI and enter in its > networking information. (And then run a script that nfs mounts a > directory and installs some additional rpms that depend on it being > networked correctly.) > > And say I've got twenty computers all set up (with RHEL 3). Would I use > up2date on them to keep them err, up to date? That involves me setting > up a server somewhere with updated RPMs? > > Sorry for the silly questions. I'm not a system administrator at all > and I have no idea why I'm the one doing this. > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >
