CentOS
/ REDHAT 6.5 Installation with Kickstart – NFS and DHCP.
Friends .
Here today we will see CentOS Linux
installation with Kickstart NFS and DHCP .
Linux Installation :- Many peoples or
Linux engineers are prefer to automated OS installation on their
machine / desktop. Redhat / CentOS Linux has a different types of
installation methods. While reading Redhat manuals and searching on
internet you will come to know different methods of Linux
installation. However I will explain you the remote installation of
CentOS / Redhat Linux using Kickstart method. This is very easy
method. Once you understand I am sure you will enjoy.
What is kickstart ?
Kickstart is one installation
method In Redhat Linux automatically perform operating system
installation and configuration. Kickstart is normally used to allow
easy remote installation and consistent configuration of new computer
systems.
NFS:- Network file system
In my installation I am using NFS
method because this is not require any firewall limitation port open
/ block in LAN.
For FTP or HTTP you require open ports
for security reason.
DHCP:- This is require for to assigned
IP address and SubNet .
Following steps are used for Kickstart
installation.
In my case I have already installed
CentOS 6.5 X86 32 bit on One of my server.
My server's IP address is 192.168.0.222
Packages require for kickstart. I
hope you might be having yum configure at your system.
If yum is configured then simply type
at root prompt .
# yum install *kiskstart* nfs* dhcp*
( this
will install dependencies )
1. pykickstart-1.74.14-1.el6.noarch.rpm
2.
system-config-kickstart-2.8.6.5-1.el6.noarch.rpm
Packages require for DHCP
1.
dhcp-devel-4.1.1-38.P1.el6.centos.i686.rpm
2. dhcp-4.1.1-38.P1.el6.centos.i686.rpm
3.
dhcp-common-4.1.1-38.P1.el6.centos.i686.rpm
4. dhcping-1.2-4.el6.i686..rpm
Packages require for NFS.
NFS packages is already installed while
installing OS only thing is you have to configure NFS .
First I will configure NFS.
I have stored CD dump into
/data/CentOS-6.5/ folder.
Next step is configure DHCP.
If you already having dhcp then no need
to configure again.
My network range for assign IP is
192.168.0.100 192.168.0.254
subnet is 255.255.255.0
Here my /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf file will
looklike follows.
default-lease-time
600;
max-lease-time
7200;
subnet
192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range
192.168.0.100 192.168.0.254 ;
filename
"/data/CentOS-6.5/kickstart.cfg" ;
next-server
192.168.0.222 ;
}
Now type following command at root prompt.
# system-config-kickstart
This command
pop up following window.
Once each section of the configuration
is complete, simply save the configuration file in
/data/CentOS-6.5/kickstart.cfg .
File can readable. It is in simple text
format.
Remember main thing is “Installation
method” select installation
source “NFS”
NFS
Server = “192.168.0.222” --- my dump server IP
address.
NFS
Directory = “/date/CentOS-6.5” --- CD dump directory.
Now the actual test of kickstart
installation.
Start and boot second server with
installation media or bootable CD or DVD.
At the boot prompt, press the "Tab"
key to amend the boot options
Erase the default boot parameter and
Press Enter
Simple type at boot prompt.
boot:- linux
ks=nfs:192.168.0.222:/data/CentOS-6.5/kickstart.cfg
This will help you lot for remote installation.
