Chapter 10. Automated installation workflow
Kickstart installations can be performed using a local DVD, a local disk, or a NFS, FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS server. This section provides a high level overview of Kickstart usage.
- Create a Kickstart file. You can write it by hand, copy a Kickstart file saved after a manual installation, or use an online generator tool to create the file, and edit it afterward. See Creating Kickstart files.
- Make the Kickstart file available to the installation program on removable media, a disk or a network location using an HTTP(S), FTP, or NFS server. See Adding the Kickstart file to a UEFI HTTP or PXE installation source or Making Kickstart files available to the RHEL installer.
- Create the boot medium which will be used to begin the installation.
- Make the installation source available to the installation program. See Creating installation sources for Kickstart installations.
- Start the installation using the boot medium and the Kickstart file. See Starting Kickstart installations.
If the Kickstart file contains all mandatory commands and sections, the installation finishes automatically. If one or more of these mandatory parts are missing, or if an error occurs, the installation requires manual intervention to finish.
