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-====== OS Install: Kickstart ====== 
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-**General Information** 
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-How to install Enterprise Linux using a kickstart file.  
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-**Checklist** 
-  * Enterprise Linux 6/7 Install DVD 
-  * NFS Server sharing the kickstart file and install iso 
-    * [[linux_wiki:os_install_bare_metal|DVD image prep]] 
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-====== Kickstart Install ====== 
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-  * Boot a system to installation media 
-  * On the "Welcome to CentOS" screen, highlight "Install or Upgrade an existing system" and press "tab" to edit boot options. 
-  * After "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img", append:<code bash>ks=nfs:<nfs-server-ip>:/ISO/centos6.7-dvd/centos6-ks.cfg ksdevice=eth0 ip=x.x.x.x netmask=x.x.x.x gateway=x.x.x.x nameserver=<dns-ip>,<dns-ip></code> 
-  * **Note**: This can be pasted into the console by using most KVM menus. (Keyboard > Send Text to Target... > Paste in text > click Ok) 
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-====== CentOS 6 Example Kickstart File ====== 
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-The following kickstart file performs a network install of CentOS 6 minimal, on /dev/sda, with LVM, and reboots after installation. 
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-Modify the IP addresses in the "CUSTOMIZE" sections and paste in an encrypted root password before using. 
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-<code bash centos6-ks.cfg> 
-#### Title: CentOS 6 Generic Kickstart file 
-#### Description: Uses /dev/sda, eth0, and LVM to prepare a CentOS minimal installed system. 
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-######################################## 
-#### CUSTOMIZE THESE SECTIONS BELOW #### 
-######################################## 
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-## Install Location ## 
-install 
-nfs --server=10.0.0.200 --dir=/ISO/centos6.7-dvd 
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-## Locale Settings ## 
-lang en_US.UTF-8 
-keyboard us 
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-## Networking ## 
-network --onboot yes --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 10.0.0.100 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 10.0.0.254 --noipv6 --nameserver 10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2 --hostname myserver.local 
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-## System Configuration ## 
-rootpw  --iscrypted <root-hash-here> 
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-####################################### 
-#### END OF CUSTOMIZATION SECTIONS #### 
-####################################### 
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-## System Configuration ## 
-firewall --service=ssh 
-authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 
-selinux --disabled 
-timezone --utc America/Chicago 
-bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda --append="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet" 
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-## Disk Partitioning ## 
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-# Clear Partitions => clear disk /dev/sda partitions, initialize partition tables (zerombr) # 
-clearpart --drives=sda --all 
-zerombr 
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-# Physical Partitions # 
-part /boot --fstype=ext4 --size=512 --ondisk=sda 
-part pv.01 --grow --size=18500 --ondisk=sda 
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-# LVM Setup # 
-volgroup vglocal --pesize=4096 pv.01 
-logvol /home --fstype=ext4 --name=lvhome --vgname=vglocal --size=4096 
-logvol / --fstype=ext4 --name=lvroot --vgname=vglocal --size=4096 
-logvol swap --name=lvswap --vgname=vglocal --size=4096 
-logvol /tmp --fstype=ext4 --name=lvtmp --vgname=vglocal --size=2048 
-logvol /var --fstype=ext4 --name=lvvar --vgname=vglocal --size=4096 
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-## Packages to Install ## 
-%packages 
-@core 
-@server-policy 
-@workstation-policy 
-nfs-utils 
-%end 
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-## Reboot After Installation ## 
-reboot 
-</code> 
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