12.2. Sharing the installation files on a local volume for automatic loading
You can configure a local storage volume with a specially named and labeled Kickstart file for automatic detection during installation. It enables completely automated installations without manual intervention or network dependencies, making it ideal for unattended deployments.
Prerequisites
- You have a drive that can be moved to the machine to be installed, such as a USB stick.
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The drive contains a partition that can be read by the installation program. The supported types are
ext2,ext3,ext4,xfs, andfat. - The drive is connected to the system and its volumes are mounted.
Procedure
List volume information to which you want to copy the Kickstart file.
# lsblk -l -p- Navigate to the file system on the volume.
- Copy the Kickstart file into the root of this file system.
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Rename the Kickstart file to
ks.cfg. Rename the volume as
OEMDRV:For
ext2,ext3, andext4file systems:# e2label /dev/xyz OEMDRVFor the XFS file system:
# xfs_admin -L OEMDRV /dev/xyz
Replace /dev/xyz with the path to the volume’s block device.
Unmount all drive volumes:
# umount /dev/xyz ...(add all the volumes to the command, separated by spaces.)