Operation Manual

2.4.2 Using Custom Boot Options
Using the appropriate set of boot options helps facilitate your installation procedure.
Many parameters can also be congured later using the linuxrc routines, but using the
boot options is easier. In some automated setups, the boot options can be provided with
initrd or an info le.
The following table lists all installation scenarios mentioned in this chapter with the
required parameters for booting and the corresponding boot options. Just append all of
them in the order they appear in this table to get one boot option string that is handed
to the installation routines. For example (all in one line):
install=xxx netdevice=xxx hostip=xxx netmask=xxx vnc=xxx vncpassword=xxx
Replace all the values xxx in this string with the values appropriate for your setup.
Table 2.1
Installation (Boot) Scenarios Used in This Chapter
Boot OptionsParameters Needed for
Booting
Installation Scenario
None neededNone: system boots auto-
matically
Chapter 1, Installation
with YaST (page 3)
Section 2.1.1, “Simple
Remote Installation via
•
install=(nfs,http,
ftp,smb)://path_to
_instmedia
• Location of the instal-
lation server
VNC—Static Network
Conguration”
(page 38)
• Network device
• IP address
•
netdevice=some
_netdevice (only needed
• Netmask
• Gateway
if several network devices are
available)
• VNC enablement
• VNC password
•
hostip=some_ip
•
netmask=some
_netmask
•
gateway=ip_gateway
•
vnc=1
•
vncpassword=some
_password
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