Unable to download the kickstart file a manual installation from media doesnt matter if it is bare iron, or a vm, the network does not come into play. You must copy the driver diskettess contents to the root directory of a partition on the systems hard drive. This guide assumes the target host is already running centos a derivate of red hat enterprise linux or at least running the grub boot loader and that you have root access to this host. It might be caused by anaconda clearpart option doesnt support devdisk path. Mar 06, 2002 unattended installations are a must for systems administrators, and linux has heeded this call for installation automation. For example, to boot off a boot diskette and use a driver disk, enter the following command at the boot. You can use this file as the basis for creating your own kickstart files. Kickstart files contains specification on how a centos or rhel os should be installed. Kickstart syntax reference red hat enterprise linux 7.
Kickstart is a name given to a process where you can automate the installation of a red hat or centos installation across the network. For example, it may be used to specify the keyboard layout, the system language, the time zone, the disk partition, the network, etc. For that i have taken the partitioning commands from the file tmppartitioninclude and removed the ondisk parameter. Installing centos 7 redhat rhel on an hp ml350 g5, dl360 g5. Then you need to use the driverdisk command to tell the installation program where to look for the driver disk. Recently i was playing around with kickstart files. I am currently working with esx 4 vsphere but wanted to document how i performed scripted installations with esx 3.
I am trying to install centos7 via kickstart to some older hp gl380 servers, with with p400 raid controllers. When virtual media is attached in idrac, it maps virtual cd drives and virtual floppy drives as devsda and devsdb leaving my desired installation drive as devsdc. For ibms xseries 345 i had to add the device drivers e and ips to bootnet. Learn more redhat kickstart multiple harddrive virtualbox implementation.
The default is ibmioc16 change the timezone value to the time zone for your installation. The following howto is based on an example that shows how device drivers can be added to the kickstart boot floppy disk image bootnet. Kickstart file to work with usb centos solutions experts. Upon further investigation it seems the smart array p410i controller is using a different driver. Kickstart installations offer a means to automate the installation process, either partially or fully. Kickstart is a function that gives you the ability to install a complete operating system based on a predefined list kickstart file. Partitions can be created either manually or by using the kickstart configuration tool. Change the lang value to the language for your installation. Recently i have decided to change this distro cd to use kernel 3. To modify the default installation or upgrade script or to create your own script, use supported commands. Using kickstart files to prepare red hat enterprise linux.
Unattended resolution in a nutshell os unattended installation of several linux kickstart,preseed,autoyast and windows2000,xp,2003,2003r2. Optional add a driver disk if you have specialized hardware, you probably need to add a driver disk during the installation process. Whenever you install an operating system on red hat enterprise linux, centos, fedora or another red hat based linux distribution, your installation choices are automatically recorded in a kickstart file called. The sd letter should remain the same since its based off of which sata port is used. A new smart array driver called hpsa has been accepted into the main line linux kernel as of dec 18, 2009, in linux2. Kickstart and pxe are almost always used in conjunction, however you dont have to use pxe to kickstart your installs. Logical driver 1 0g raid 0 logical driver 2 0g raid 0 logical driver 3 6300g raid 5 1. None of what is written below is particularly original, however, i was unable to find a method documented on the internet at the time of writing that successfully created a kickstart driven centos 7 usb installer. Refer to chapter 32, kickstart configurator for details. If you really want cciss on rhel7 checkout the elrepo directory a new smart array driver called hpsa has been accepted into the main line linux kernel as of dec 18, 2009, in linux2. However its worth noting that removable media can offset the sd letters if its used prior to the hard drive and is normally identified as use sd e. Jim mcintyre explains how the kickstart installation makes corporatewide. At the same time i wanted to use newer driver versions for e and ips. An introduction to using kickstart on rhel and centos servers.
You need to copy the driver disks contents to the root directory of a partition on the systems hard drive. For me the proccess on virtualbox guest took about 30 minutes to fully boot into working system without even touching the keyboard. I have prepared all new rpm files and produced iso. Historically, hp sa controllers used the cciss driver. I have a kickstart file that was created for me and i sen it ran successful on rhel5. Kickstart files contain answers to all questions normally asked by the installation program, such as what time zone you want the system to use, how the drives should be partitioned, or which packages should be installed. Driver diskettes can be used during kickstart installations. The kickstarts are just like i have detailed in this comment, or as has been described by many others. Incidentally, each of those links is an excellent resource for pxe booting using kickstart also. We have some dell machines in our environment with idrac. A kickstart file is a simple text file that contains configuration information for a red hat enterprise linux installation. Creating an iso image from a physical disc or from a set of files is very easy to do however, through the use of a cd burning application, such as the freely available cdburnerxp or imgburn. If you prefer to use a graphical interface for creating your kickstart file, use the kickstart configurator application. Had to exclude sda in ignoredisk historically, hp sa controllers used the cciss driver.
A typical kickstart configuration file for oracle vm server, as generated by anaconda for an installation using an nfs server as the path to the installation iso, may look similar to the following. It is however imperative that we get kickstart working in order to achieve automated installations from the usb stick and i have created the appropriate g file using the graphical kickstart utility and copied it to the root folder of the usb stick. Kickstart options red hat enterprise linux 5 red hat. Basically it can set anything that you could set with the graphical installation interface. Kickstart file example below is an example of a kickstart file that you can use to install and configure parallels cloud server in unattended mode. The process im going to describe here involves putting the kickstarts in a place accessible. The system reads this configuration information at boot time and carries out the installation process without any further input from you. If you are working with partitions that require lvm, then unfortunately, the kickstart configuration tool can not be used as this is currently not supported. When virtual media is attached in idrac, it maps virtual cd drives and virtual floppy drives as devsda and. Installing rhelcentos 7 on antiquated hardware raid unix.
Even this is a bug of anaconda, i suggest we keep the old way. On large enough drives 50 gb and larger, this also creates a home partition. Kickstart will automatically reply to your installation thus speeding the install process considerably. Kickstart syntax reference red hat enterprise linux.
In my kickstart installation i specify that the operating system should be installed on devsda. Add kmod raid driver in centos 7 installer for hp proliant centos. Consistent install disk selection in rhel kickstart. The cciss name seems to relate to the hp smart array driver. This means you will need to use the mixins instead of things like. Actually, for an hp smart array disk, the corresponding driver should be loaded so that the devices are visible as sd. This new driver will support new smart array products going forward, and the cciss driver will eventually be deprecated. Uses the information provided in the kickstart file during. Unattended installations are a must for systems administrators, and linux has heeded this call for installation automation.
I previously wrote a tutorial on how to automate ubuntu desktop 14. For bare iron, or a vm, network installation the boot installer needs to be able to access the network to pull the ks file. On certain machines, if a memory stick is in the usb port, it fails because it tries to install centos on the memory stick. Fortunately you can provide the location of a kickstart even if you are using bootable media from usb andor cdrom. Modify the boot rhel or minimal centos image to create a minimal boot image with the kickstart file which picks up both the actual kickstart file and the iso from the network. This new driver will support new smart array products going forward, and the cciss driver will. I use a kickstart file for a customized install centos. Use supported commands in the installation script, which you specify with a boot command when you boot the installer. The best way to add a driver disk to make an unattended installation is to add it to the root of initrd image with the name dd. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Kickstart configuration files can be built three ways. Anaconda will load automatically the driver disk during the installation process. We had to convert two of our srever back to rhel4 because the.
The cciss driver has been removed from rhel7 and sles12. Bug 747974 ondisk option is ignored when executing clearpart in kickstart. This allows the os to access the hardware with its installed hpsa drivers as opposed to the cciss drivers. Feb 04, 2010 i am currently working with esx 4 vsphere but wanted to document how i performed scripted installations with esx 3. Kickstart syntax reference red hat enterprise linux 7 red. William lams website is also an exceptionally good resource for pxekickstart information. Starting with rhel centos 7, the drivers for the cciss family of raid controller cards, the p400, p400i, e200i and others, are no longer. Unattended resolution in a nutshell os unattended installation of several linuxkickstart,preseed,autoyast and windows2000,xp,2003,2003r2. Creating a boot image that is using a remote kickstart. Driver disks can be used during kickstart installations to provide additional drivers not included by default. Avdf installation fails on hp server with smart array disk. If you need to use a driver disk with kickstart, specify the dd option as well.
If you are working with partitions that require lvm, then unfortunately, the kickstart configuration tool. It shows what i did to get the kickstart installation working for ibms xseries server 345 without using an additional device driver floppy disk. Install centos 7 remotely using kickstart and grub fredrik. However the driver would not be available or activated on the new machine for some reason. Any entries starting with part bootloader ignoredisk. In the example commands, options in square brackets are optional arguments for the command. The kickstart file is the same as for the regular avdf 12. The following problem on line of the kickstart file. Utf8 change the rootpw value to the root password for the system. Install centos 7 remotely using kickstart and grub. Ill provide my kickstart file as an example for download. Need an updated cciss driverdud for current centos7.
If an option is followed by an equals mark, a value must be specified after it. Unfortunately a lot has changed in esx4 update 1 requiring a lot of this script to be modified to accomplish the same goal. It seems like i once again did a foolish mistake as the ondisk sda parameter pointed. My guess is that i needed to add the driver not just to the kickstart environment but also as a driver in the driverdisk. The autopart option cannot be used together with the partpartition, raid. An hp gen8 server under a modern os will be using the hpsa driver, not cciss. As you can see below the disks are specified with ondisk cciss. Ive modified your kickstart for use with virtio drives, only changing. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. In this case you can exclude most of packages creating smaller image. Creating a boot image that is using a remote kickstart file.
The following options can be placed in a kickstart file. By using the standard red hat installation program anaconda. Disk allocation in kickstart hi another way is to install a fresh machine manually and then in root directory there will be a file called g. Kickstart is normally used at sites with many such linux systems, to allow easy installation and consistent configuration of new computer systems.
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