Network Install Http RHEL working with ISOs THANK YOU ALL SET HERE !

[sgoldman-DPNOqEs/LNQ at public.gmane.org (stephen goldman)]

THANK YOU ALL SET HERE !

Stephen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Shields" <mattboston-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
To: "stephen goldman" <sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org>
Cc: "Kristian Hermansen" <kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>; <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Network Install Http RHEL working with ISOs


> Then you'll want to do what I suggested in my first post, here is a
> website that explains in detail
> http://www.stanford.edu/~alfw/PXE-Kickstart/PXE-Kickstart.html
>
> 1. download all ISO's
> 2. create directory like /var/www/html/rhel-4
> 3. mount each ISO one at a time and copy all files to /var/www/html/rhel4
> 4. setup a dhcp server and statically map each server to be imaged
> 5. setup tftpd
> 6. setup pxeboot directory
> 7. reboot server to be imaged and tell it to pxeboot
>
> On 5/21/07, stephen goldman <sgoldman-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Hello Matt,
>>             I wish to take the four RHEL4 CD and place them on the 
>> machine
>> in a directory to do a http install.
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Matt Shields" <mattboston-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> To: "Kristian Hermansen" <kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: <discuss-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 10:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: Network Install Http RHEL working with ISOs
>>
>>
>> > If you have multiple CD's and you want to put them all in a single
>> > directory for use by pxebooting.  I don't believe when pxebooting you
>> > can specify multiple directories.
>> >
>> > On 5/21/07, Kristian Hermansen <kristian.hermansen-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> >> On 5/21/07, Matthew Gillen <me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> >> > One reason is so you don't have to keep the disc in the drive all 
>> >> > the
>> >> > time.  I
>> >> > find it's far more convenient to have ISO images on my hard drive 
>> >> > than
>> >> > have to
>> >> > go looking for cds/dvds all the time.
>> >>
>> >> That's exactly my point -- mount the ISO, not the physical disc.
>> >> Don't extract the files.  Why would one extract the files when they
>> >> are already contained in the ISO which can be mounted via loop
>> >> device...
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>> >> Kristian Hermansen
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