Users Guide

NOTE: The sample file provided to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 5) in BIOS mode is

named ks-rhel5.cfg. To use the sample ks-rhel5.cfg file to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

(version 5) using lininst.sh, ensure that you rename the file to ks.cfg.

NOTE: The sample files provided to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 6) are ks-

rhel6.cfg

(in BIOS mode), and ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg (in UEFI mode). To use the sample ks-rhel6.cfg file

to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 6) using lininst.sh, ensure that you rename the file

to ks.cfg. To use the sample ks_rhel6_uefi.cfg file to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version

6) using

lininst.sh, ensure that you rename the file to ks_uefi.cfg.

NOTE: The sample files provided to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 7) are ks-

rhel7.cfg (in BIOS mode), and ks_rhel7_uefi.cfg (in UEFI mode). To use the sample ks-rhel7.cfg file

to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version 7) using linins7t.sh, ensure that you rename the file

to ks.cfg. To use the sample ks_rhel7_uefi.cfg file to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (version

7) using lininst7.sh, ensure that you rename the file to ks_uefi.cfg.

NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the

kick start file to customize the scripted installation of your operating system.

When you have completed all necessary modifications of the kick start file, save the completed file in

the /opt/dell/toolkit/systems/<target system> directory.

suseinst

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 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.

NOTE: While installing Linux, ensure that you install grub in the boot partition. Otherwise, you

cannot boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during reboot.

Utilities used by suseinst

grub — Used with the kernel image and initial ramdisk files, along with the unattended answer file to

install the operating system in BIOS mode.

grub2 — Used with the kernel image and initial ramdisk files, along with the unattended answer file to

install the operating system in UEFI mode.

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 accessed.

External dependencies of suseinst.sh

The DT_PLATFORM variable is set during deployment by tkenvset.sh using platform discovery.