Hi, I have to admit that the cloning interface is a little bit confusing. If you want to have partitioning/software/bootloader the same as on the machine you are trying to clone, then you should not check any checkboxes. (Read the text on the left side carefully, it explains why). Anas Wayne Pascoe wrote:

Hi all,

I'm trying to create an autoyast configuration with SLES9 RC1. I've done some searching and found that the clone function is now refered to as creating a reference profile.

I've done this, but I'm a bit concerned by the outcome. I selected Partitioning, Boot Loader and Software under basic resources, but none of this appears to have taken.

The machine I am doing this on has a minimal install. Yet when I check Package selection after creating my reference profile it is set to default, not minimal.

Under partitioning, all I see is Drives Total of 1 drive * No specific device configured

I'm also not seeing any configuration information under Network devices either.

Ideally, I'm just trying to get to the point where I can do an auto-deploy, then I'll fiddle with the control file to do things like LVM, etc. Can anyone advise me on the best way to do this please?

I'm currently trialing SLES against Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3, and the one thing that RHAS has going for it is that when you install a machine, a kickstart file is created in the /root directory as part of the install. So to create a profile for each machine, all you have to do is install one machine manually, and it's all there for you. Are there any plans for this in SLES ?

Regards,