On 03/02/2010 11:20 AM, Tony Mountifield wrote: >> You can use cobbler and install clients without DHCP/PXE. When you run >> koan, you pass in all of the normal kickstart options you would use to >> configure a static network interface (ip, netmask, gateway, dns, >> ksdevice, etc.). Koan will download the kickstart config and >> initrd/vmlinuz images you need to boot up, plus add all of the grub >> entries you need to automatically get into the kickstart after a reboot. >> On your next reboot, it will choose that entry in grub, immediately go >> into kickstart mode, and follow the config in the ks.cfg file that it >> pulled from the cobbler server. > > Cool, that makes sense - thanks! It hadn't occurred to me that I could > add a new kernel and initrd to grub.conf with the required append line, > and then just reboot. Obvious when you think about it! Also, look into Joshua's reply for setting up the same thing that koan does up w/o the cobbler server part. If you are just going to do this a single time and don't think you'd want cobbler or have something else for kickstarts, his advice is great. Good luck. Tom