Product specifications

3.7 The Kickstart Process

The kickstart process can be initiated using PXE or with a physical or virtual DVD. When the system boots, the

user sees a selection of options. The first option Install or upgrade an existing system is highlighted by

default.

● Depending on the hardware manufacturer and your country, set your keyboard to the appropriate

mapping so that you can access certain special characters more easily. You do this in the main menu,

under Keyboard. If you do not do this, the = character cannot be accessed.

● Leave this menu item selected and press <TAB>.

● You now have to enter a number of kernel command line parameters.

○ ks=http://<install server>/hana.cfg

○ ksdevice=<HANA network interface>

○ ip=<HANA network address>

○ netmask=<HANA netmask>

○ gateway=<HANA gateway>

● As mentioned above, these parameters must be equal to the ones defined persistently for the SAP HANA

interface defined in the kickstart file in the post-installation section, Part 1.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5 Configuration Guide for SAP HANA

SAP HANA Installation

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