Deployment Solution 467
System Jobs for Deployment Solution
What this task does: This job starts a RedHat Kickstart operating system install on a
client using the Target HD install method. It downloads the RH71_HD image (or
whatever you have named it) to the selected client. This creates a 2 Gig FAT16 DOS
bootable partition with the operating system files to do a Kickstart unattended install. It
uses a Scripted OS Install task to get the Kickstart answer file copied to the client.
This task contains the location of the answer file to be used for the operating system
install. It reboots the client. Upon reboot, the DOS partition is booted and the operating
system install is automatically started.
Steps to use
1. Make a copy of the sample job.
2. Edit the Deploy Image task and change the name of the image file to the name
you created with the Create RH7 Install Disk Image (Target HD) job described
above.
3. Edit the Scripted OS Install task and point it to the desired Kickstart answer file.
4. Change the hard drive ID in the Command Line edit box to the proper ID for the
target system. The default is
ks=hd:hda1/ks.cfg where hda1 is the default hard
drive ID.
5. Change the name of the job to reflect the desired purpose (optional).
6. Assign the job to a computer or computer group.
Create RH8 Install Disk Image (Network)
Description Creates a disk image to be used for installing RedHat Linux v8.0 through
the Network install method. The Network method copies the RedHat files from an FTP,
NFS, or HTTP server during the operating system installation. See the RedHat User
guide for instructions on setting up a source server for this purpose.
Additional files required
z <DS install path>\IMAGES\DOS_ONLY.IMG. Image file containing simple
bootable partition. Provided during the product install.
z <DS install path>\SAMPLES\SCRIPT~1\RedHat\RH8SETUP.BAT. DOS
batch file that the job calls to copy the basic RedHat files needed for the Kickstart
install such as
LOADLIN, VMLINUZ, and so on.
What this task does This job creates a hard drive image that can later be used for
installing RedHat Linux through the Network install method. It downloads the
DOS_ONLY
image to the selected client. This creates a 2 Gig FAT16 DOS bootable partition. It
reboots the client so that DOS will recognize the newly created DOS partition. It calls
RH8SETUP to copy the basic RedHat files that facilitate a RedHat Kickstart install. It runs
RDeploy to create a disk image of the now populated DOS partition.
Steps to use
1. Make a copy of the sample job.
2. Edit the last Run Script task, Create Red Hat Install Disk Image, and change
the
SET ImageName=F:\IMAGES\RH80_FTP.IMG line to the name of the image
you wish to create.
3. Change the name of the job to reflect the desired purpose (optional).
4. Assign the job to a computer or computer group.
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