[ale] Kickstart on Citrix Xen

[Chuck Payne]

Jim,


I am waiting on the forums, I need to correct one thing, I am on
Citrix Xen 6.0, under the doc 5.4, I am selecting the right template
with the Wizard, CentOS not RHEL and I am selecting the CentOS
template.

To install RHEL Using a Kickstart File:

Note

A Red Hat Kickstart file is an automated installation method, similar
to an answer file, you can use to provide responses to the RHEL
installation prompts. To create this file, install RHEL manually. The
kickstart file is located in /root/anaconda-ks.cfg.

In XenCenter, choose the appropriate RHEL template

Specify the kickstart file to use as a kernel command-line argument in
the XenCenter New VM Wizard, exactly as it would be specified in the
PXE config file, for example:

ks=http://server/file ksdevice=eth0   <-- That is what I am using.

On the command line, use vm-param-set to set the PV-args parameter to
make use of a Kickstart file

xe vm-param-set uuid=<vm_uuid> PV-args="ks=http://server/path ksdevice=eth0"

Set the repository location so XenServer knows where to get the kernel
and initrd from for the installer boot:

xe vm-param-set uuid=<vm_uuid>
other-config:install-repository=<http://server/path>

Note

To install using a kickstart file without the New VM wizard, you can
add the appropriate command to the Advanced OS boot parameters text
box. For example, for RHEL 5.4, this command would be
ks=nfs:telos:/linux/distros/auto-install/rhel54.cfg.

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Thanks, I am on an old version Xen 6.02 I was following their guide for that
> version. So I am going back to the forums to see if there is an answer.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> check docs for kickstart version. Some stuff changed and a version back or
>> so the URL for remote ks file was one of them. The syntax for local usb
>> source also changed. Don't recall syntax new form now.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>> I got a strange error that, I can't find on google. I have been able
>>> successful kickstart a server in the past, but now I am getting the
>>> following error.
>>>
>>> Invalid URI: The URI scheme in not valid
>>>
>>>
>>> URL for the kickstart is correct.
>>>
>>> ks=http://spacewalk.mydomain.com/ks/cfg/org/1/label/nagano ksdevice=eth0
>>>
>>> It starts up, acts like it going to create the URL then, the error.
>>>
>>> I have tried the URL on KVM box, and it works with no issues.
>>>
>>> Any insights? Anyone seen this?
>>>
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to package and distribute , or create your own linux distro. Give SUSE
Studio a try. www.susestudio.com.
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