Installation guide
Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................ix
1. Changes to This Manual ..................................................................................................ix
2. Document Conventions .................................................................................................... x
3. More to Come ..................................................................................................................xiii
3.1. Send in Your Feedback ....................................................................................xiii
4. Sign Up for Support........................................................................................................xiv
I. Installation-Related Reference .................................................................................................xv
1. Kickstart Installations...................................................................................................... 17
1.1. What are Kickstart Installations? .................................................................... 17
1.2. How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation? ............................................ 17
1.3. Creating the Kickstart File ............................................................................... 17
1.4. Kickstart Options .............................................................................................. 18
1.5. Where to Put A Kickstart File.......................................................................... 38
1.6. Starting a Kickstart Installation....................................................................... 40
2. Kickstart Configurator.................................................................................................... 43
2.1. Basic Configuration .......................................................................................... 43
2.2. Boot Loader Options......................................................................................... 44
2.3. Installation Method........................................................................................... 45
2.4. Partition Information........................................................................................46
2.5. Network Configuration....................................................................................47
2.6. Authentication................................................................................................... 48
2.7. Firewall Configuration ..................................................................................... 49
2.8. X Configuration................................................................................................. 50
2.9. Package Selection .............................................................................................. 53
2.10. Pre-Installation Script .....................................................................................53
2.11. Post-Installation Script ................................................................................... 54
2.12. Saving the File .................................................................................................56
3. Rescue Mode..................................................................................................................... 59
3.1. What is Rescue Mode?......................................................................................59
3.2. Booting Rescue Mode....................................................................................... 60
3.3. Booting Single-User Mode............................................................................... 61
4. Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) ........................................................ 63
4.1. What is RAID?...................................................................................................63
4.2. Who Should Use RAID?................................................................................... 63
4.3. Hardware RAID versus Software RAID........................................................63
4.4. RAID Levels and Linear Support ................................................................... 64
5. Software RAID Configuration........................................................................................ 67
II. Network-Related References................................................................................................... 71
6. Network Configuration................................................................................................... 73
6.1. Overview............................................................................................................ 73
6.2. Establishing an Ethernet Connection ............................................................. 74
6.3. Establishing an ISDN Connection .................................................................. 75
6.4. Establishing a Modem Connection................................................................. 76
6.5. Establishing an xDSL Connection .................................................................. 78
6.6. Establishing a Token Ring Connection ..........................................................79
6.7. Establishing a CIPE Connection ..................................................................... 81
6.8. Establishing a Wireless Connection................................................................ 81
6.9. Managing Hosts ................................................................................................ 83
6.10. Managing DNS Settings................................................................................. 84
7. Basic Firewall Configuration .......................................................................................... 87
7.1. Basic .................................................................................................................... 87
7.2. Local Hosts......................................................................................................... 88
7.3. DHCP.................................................................................................................. 89