Installation guide

network --bootproto=query
--device= — Used to specify the network device being configured. For example:
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0
The above example configures device eth0 for DHCP.
--ip= — IP address for the machine to be installed.
--gateway= — Default gateway as an IP address.
--nameserver= — Primary nameserver, as an IP address.
--nodns — Do not configure any D NS server.
--netmask= — Netmask for the installed system.
--hostname= — Hostname for the installed system.
--ethtool= — Specifies additional low-level settings for the network device which will
be passed to the ethtool program. When autoneg is not specified, autoneg off is
inserted automatically.
--essid= — The network ID for wireless networks.
--wepkey= — The encryption key for wireless networks.
--onboot= — Whether or not to enable the device at boot time.
--dhcpclass= — The DHCP class.
--mtu= — The MTU of the device.
--noipv4 — D isable IPv4 on this device.
--noipv6 — D isable IPv6 on this device.
part o r partition ( req u ired f o r in st alls, ig n o red f o r u p g rad es)
Creates a partition on the system.
If more than one Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation exists on the system on different
partitions, the installation program prompts the user and asks which installation to
upgrade.
Warning
All partitions created are formatted as part of the installation process unless --
noformat and --onpart are used.
For a detailed example of part in action, refer to Section 31.4.1, “Advanced Partitioning
Example” .
<mntpoint> — The <mntpoint> is where the partition is mounted and must be of one of the
following forms:
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