Hello, Thanks again, I have now got a lot further, but I have another small problem. I generated the xml file from an existing machine, and during creation I selected every single option except the DHCP server and the DNS server (because this machine doesn't have either of them). I did this because I need the new machines to be as close to the original as possible, so I hope this was a good decision. I have also added an <initialize> tag within each <drive> tag, just below the <device> tag in order to remove the partition table on each disk before starting, so I hope I have done this correctly as well: ============================================================ <drive> <device>/dev/sda</device> <initialize config:"boolean">true</initialize> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> etc....... ============================================================ Finally, just after it's probed the mouse and done a few other things, I get a dialog box appearing which says: System Profile Location: /existing/location/of/file.xml I then have the option ot typing in a different XML file, but why is it prompting me for a different file? What's wrong with the original one I used? I have a feeling there's a MAC address in the xml file somewhere, so do I just need to replace the MAC address of the original machine with the MAC address of the new machine I'm trying to build? Also, I have read somewhere that I can use a configuration server to store xml files for each machine I have, and given the quantity of machines, this would be the ideal approach for me because each one obviously needs a different IP address and hostname, so I can't use the same XML file for all the machines. Is this easy to setup? If so, please let me know how, because if I can auto-install all of these machines without having to rename and re-ip them afterwards, that would be perfect! Thanks again, Richard. -- Richard Hobbs (Systems Administrator) Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. - Speech Technology Group Web: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/research/ Normal Email: richard.hobbs@crl.toshiba.co.uk Mobile Email: mobile@mongeese.co.uk Tel: +44 1223 376964 Mobile: +44 7811 803377
-----Original Message----- From: Uwe Gansert [mailto:ug@suse.de] Sent: 02 February 2006 17:18 To: suse-autoinstall@suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-autoinstall] Help with installing multiple machines over network
On Thursday 02 February 2006 17:59, Richard Hobbs wrote:
The only changes I made to the original file were the following additions on the append lines for "linux" and "failsafe":
insmod=e1000 netdevice=eth0 install=nfs://192.168.3.230/install/dellrackmount.xml
that can't work. It's: "autoyast=nfs://192.168.3.230/install/dellrackmount.xml" install=... must point to the installation source in your network. For example: install=nfs://192.168.3.230/install_src_sl10 For automatic installations over the network you need the "install=..." and the "autoyast=..." parameter.
1. When the system first boots into the screen giving me the option to boot from "harddisk", "linux", "noacpi", "failsafe" etc... I get a warning that says:
Unknown keyboard in config file. Missing parameter in config file.
you can ignore that but maybe it helps if you remove the "implicit 1" and the "notice 6" line.
Nevertheless, I still have the option of chosing an option, so I type "linux" and hit return.
It then boots up, and after a minute or two, a read box appears on screen stating:
Could not find the Suse Linux Installation Source. Activating manual setup program.
that's because the install=... line is wrong. The installation source can't be found. Change the install=... line, so that it points to your installation source and add the "autoyast=nfs://192.168.3.230/install/dellrackmount.xml" line.
-- ciao, Uwe Gansert
Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany e-mail: uwe.gansert@suse.de, Tel: +49-(0)911-74053-0, Fax: +49-(0)911-74053-476, Web: http://www.suse.de
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