User's Manual

Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Embedded Linux 127
suseinst.sh
The suseinst.sh sample script is used to perform an unattended installation of
a supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system. The variables
and paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you consult your SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating system documentation and unattended deployment
documentation to develop a thorough understanding of the unattended installation
process before attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.
Utilities Used
grub — Used in conjunction with the kernel image and initial ramdisk files,
along with the unattended answer file to install the operating system.
Variables Used
• DT_OS_DISK — Sets the disk on which to deploy the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating system.
•
DT_OS_SRC — Sets the location from where to copy the kernel image and
initial ramdisk files.
•
DT_OS_PART — Sets the valid partition to install the grub files.
•
DT_OS_IMG_PATH — Sets the network share where the operating system
files are located.
•
DT_SUSE_AUTOINST — Sets the network share from where the
autoinst.xml file can be picked up.
External Dependencies
The DT_PLATFORM variable is set during deployment by tkenvset.sh using
platform discovery.
The suseinst.sh script uses the
unattended answer file in conjunction with the
grub utility and kernel image and initial ramdisk files to install the operating
system files. See "autoinst.xml (for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)" for more
information about preparing the
unattended answer file.