Nilesh, great procedure. Does this configuration assume you are running a dhcp server? How does the client get any network data if booting over the network? Paul On Mon, 2008-05-19 at 18:50 +0530, nilesh vaghela wrote: > Not so difficult. > > I think I have posted it before. > > 1. First check whether vsftpd rpm is installed or not. > > rpm -qa | grep vsftp > > 2. Insert you first cd and give following command > > cp -a /media/mnt_of_cd /var/ftp/pub > > 3. Repeat the above steps for all cds. ( If you have dvd then no > problem you need to execute once only). > > done. :) > > 4. start you vsftpd services > > service vsftpd restart > > 5. Now there is difference for RHEL4 and RHEL5 > > RHEL 4 works on dir but for RHEL5 you need yum service > > So if you have RHEL 5 read this other wise jump to Client part. > > 6. # cd /var/ftp/pub/Server > rpm -ivh createrepo-*.rpm > > 7. #createrepo . <=========observe dot here after space > > 8. Wait and observe.....finish good. > > Client part :- > > for RHEL 4 > > 1. Boot your pc with first cd and give following to boot prompt > boot : linux askmethod > > 2. when it ask you select ftp method > 3. at host or ip address insert your server ip address > 4. source dir type "/pub" > > Enjoy network installation. > > if you are using RHEL5 you copy this file at /etc/yum.repos.d/ > > [rhel-base] > name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch - basic > baseurl=ftp://ip_address_of_server/Server > enabled=1 > gpgcheck=0 > #gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release > > Thats it now give > > #yum list > > Tell me if you have some error. > > I hate people they ask questions and after they will not reply what happen. > > > n Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Girish <girish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > > > I want to configure a network installation server for > > linux in our company. Can anyone help me how to configure the server. I > > have searched in the net but I didn't get the full details how to configure. > > Some searches say just configure nfs server for ftp server and install > > through network. Can anyone tell the entire procedure how to configure the > > network installation server or where can I find the procedure or documents > > to configure a network installation server. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > Girish .M > > > > System Administrator > > > > ISM > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > Nilesh Vaghela > ElectroMech > Redhat Channel Partner and Training Partner > 74, Nalanda Complex, Satellite Rd, Ahmedabad > 25, The Emperor, Fatehgunj, Baroda. > www.electromech.info > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
