static ips and automation

[Joe Van Dyk]

So, a kickstart config file needs to be created for each different
computer, and then, when I start the kickstart installation, I point
it to the appropriate kickstart file?

Joe

On 2/14/06, Lavender, Leo <LLavender at kmg.com> wrote:
> Check out
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-gui
> de/index.html for kickstart.
>
> Here's a couple of example lines.
>
> network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn --netmask
> 255.255.248.0 --gateway nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn --nameserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
> --hostname george03
> authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 --enablenis --nisdomain kmgep
> --nisserver nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
>
> Post install scripts can do the rest for you.
>
> I defer to the experts fot update methods. However, since you are RHEL
> 3, I assume that your applications are release sensitive. Could be worth
> dedicating a test machine. Local satillite servers, etc., will take more
> admin.
>
> Use more Google.
>
> Good luck, Leo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Joe Van Dyk
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:55 PM
> To: Discussion list about Kickstart
> Subject: static ips and automation
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there some obvious way that I'm missing to easily give a computer a
> static IP address (and gateway/nameserver) during an automated kickstart
> installation?  Each computer has their own IP and some are on multiple
> networks (i.e. more than NIC).
>
> Currently, the kickstart installation gives each one a DHCP address,
> then after the installation is complete and the computer reboots,
> someone then has to go through the redhat GUI and enter in its
> networking information.  (And then run a script that nfs mounts a
> directory and installs some additional rpms that depend on it being
> networked correctly.)
>
> And say I've got twenty computers all set up (with RHEL 3).  Would I use
> up2date on them to keep them err, up to date?  That involves me setting
> up a server somewhere with updated RPMs?
>
> Sorry for the silly questions.  I'm not a system administrator at all
> and I have no idea why I'm the one doing this.
>
> Joe
>
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