Hello List
I have a Bootable USB stick that we use to Boot our servers and then install CentOS, PostgreSQL and our SW thru a Kickstart script.
It works like a charm but now we are thinking of going Virtual and prepping Virtual CentOS servers under VMware ESXi.
However, to have the same "Boot and Install" functionality I see no other solution than Booting a VMware machine from an ISO.
So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into an ISO.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" sclark@netwolves.com wrote:
Hello List
I have a Bootable USB stick that we use to Boot our servers and then
install CentOS,
PostgreSQL and our SW thru a Kickstart script.
It works like a charm but now we are thinking of going Virtual and
prepping Virtual CentOS servers under VMware ESXi.
However, to have the same "Boot and Install" functionality I see no other
solution than Booting a VMware machine from an ISO.
So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into
an ISO.
Any ideas?
Hi,
Not sure whether the following will work, but just a thought.
Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file. Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the disk image to start regular kickstart installation.
Thanks & Regards, Aravind
On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 5:32 AM, aravind J aravindkumar.leo@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" sclark@netwolves.com wrote:
So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into
an ISO.
Any ideas?
Hi,
Not sure whether the following will work, but just a thought.
Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file. Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the disk image to start regular kickstart installation.
I'd expect this process would be nearly identical to cloning a floppy and making a CD image of it. A number of years ago now, I converted proprietary boot floppies to ISO images (ex: a disk wiping program and a Win98SE boot floppy for updating BIOSes). Thank goodness for FreeDOS and BIOS updaters that are largely compatible (if you find the right ones from the manufacturer).
So yes, use dd and mkisofs are the tools for the job -- as detailed [0]
[0] http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/floppy_image_on_cd.htm
On 10/11/2014 05:32 AM, aravind J wrote:
On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" sclark@netwolves.com wrote:
Hello List
I have a Bootable USB stick that we use to Boot our servers and then
install CentOS,
PostgreSQL and our SW thru a Kickstart script.
It works like a charm but now we are thinking of going Virtual and
prepping Virtual CentOS servers under VMware ESXi.
However, to have the same "Boot and Install" functionality I see no other
solution than Booting a VMware machine from an ISO.
So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into
an ISO.
Any ideas?
Hi,
Not sure whether the following will work, but just a thought.
Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file. Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the disk image to start regular kickstart installation.
Thanks & Regards, Aravind _______________________________________________
Hi Aravind,
That is an interesting idea.
Thanks,
On 10/13/2014 07:19 AM, Steve Clark wrote:
On 10/11/2014 05:32 AM, aravind J wrote:
On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" sclark@netwolves.com wrote:
So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into
an ISO.
Any ideas?
Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file. Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the disk image to start regular kickstart installation.
have you tried something like k3b? plug the stick into a machine and the create an iso rather than burn a disk from the image.
I'd suggest the 'right' way is to dig into the USB drive process, find out what all its doing to get the install going the way you want/need and then convert it into a pxe/net install. then it should work for both vms and physical hardware and you'll have working knowledge to change/update it and have more available images.
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