[CentOS] CentOS 4.x - Kickstart

Thu Mar 16 22:14:39 UTC 2006
Tom Brown <tom.brown at goodtechnology.com>

> On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
>
>> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-kickstart2.html 
>>
>>
>> IMO, the 2 best options are PXE or take boot.iso and modify the 'ks' 
>> entry to point at a ks.cfg file on a web server.
>
> Or, use the boot.iso and
>
> 1. Do "linux ks=http://your.config.server/ks/ks.cfg" at boot prompt
> 2. Drink morning coffee, read RSS feeds, or chat at water cooler
> 3. Reboot new server
>
> If you've got a fully patched installation tree and decent 
> configuration-management setup, it often takes less than 30 minutes 
> from booting the boot.iso image to putting a machine into full-bore 
> testing or even production.
>
thanks all thats _exactly_ what i'm after

Tom