Owner's Manual

Preparing the Script Files 81
12 From /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts , run /lininst.sh script.
13 After 20 seconds, the server reboots and boots to the grub prompt. The
Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system unattended installation
proceeds.
suseinst.sh
NOTE: While installing Linux, make sure that you install grub in the boot partition.
Otherwise, you cannot boot to the utility partition by pressing the F10 key during
reboot.
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.