Installation guide

nfs — Install from the NFS server specified.
--server=
Server from which to install (hostname or IP).
--dir=
Directory containing the variant directory of the installation tree.
--opts=
Mount options to use for mounting the NFS export. (optional)
For example:
nfs --server=nfsserver.example.com --dir=/tmp/install-tree
url — Install from an installation tree on a remote server via FTP or HTTP.
For example:
url --url http://<server>/<dir>
or:
url --url ftp://<username>:<password>@<server>/<dir>
interactive ( o p t io n al)
Uses the information provided in the kickstart file during the installation, but allow for
inspection and modification of the values given. You are presented with each screen of the
installation program with the values from the kickstart file. Either accept the values by
clicking Next or change the values and click Next to continue. Refer to the autostep
command.
iscsi ( o p t io n al)
iscsi --ipaddr= [options].
Specifies additional iSCSI storage to be attached during installation. If you use the iscsi
parameter, you must also assign a name to the iSCSI node, using the iscsiname
parameter. The iscsiname parameter must appear before the iscsi parameter in the
kickstart file.
We recommend that wherever possible you configure iSCSI storage in the system BIOS or
firmware (iBFT for Intel systems) rather than use the iscsi parameter. An aco nd a
automatically detects and uses disks configured in BIOS or firmware and no special
configuration is necessary in the kickstart file.
If you must use the iscsi parameter, ensure that networking is activated at the beginning
of the installation, and that the iscsi parameter appears in the kickstart file before you
refer to iSCSI disks with parameters such as clearpart or ignoredisk.
--port= (mandatory) — the port number (typically, --port=3260)
--user= — the username required to authenticate with the target
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