Ah! Now that is worth knowing! In fact I already completed the upgrade -I realised that if I do an NFS install I only need the first CD and only need to stay with each node long enough to get them started - so effectively did them in parallel, albeit manually. Perhaps this info - about the ks= options including the option to point at an NFS share - can be added to the kickstart documentation? It would have certainly speeded things up. Thanks for all the help folks, much appreciated. Cheers Ron ------------------------------ From: Basil Copeland <blcjr@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Kickstart Fedora Core 2 via NFS??? To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Message-ID: <20041103135104.45960.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I use the boot.iso on Fedora CD1 to create a bootable CDROM for starting kickstart/NFS installations. Just put your ks.cfg in exported directory you are using for your NFS install, and then point to it with the boot: linux ks=nfs:IPADDR:/path/to/ks.cfg For further info, look at the first option under "Boot CDROM" in the following: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-ki ckstart2-startinginstall.html --- Ron Cresswell <Ron.Cresswell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have a > Beowulf cluster which I > want to upgrade to FC2 to take advantage of the > latest kernel and also > because it contains compatible drivers for the > lm-sensors package > allowing me to monitor the health of my nodes. > > It's not a big cluster, but with one set of CD's it > will take me about > 32hrs straight to do the install one machine at a > time. I previously > installed RH9 using kickstart via NFS and want to > upgrade to FC2 the > same way. > > The kickstart info > (/usr/share/doc/system-config-kickstart-2.5.11/index.html) > implies that > I make a network boot floppy onto which I put the > ks.cfg file once > created. Problem is, there is no bootnet.img > included in the > distribution, and I can't see how to go about > getting it to work without > one. > > Any pointers would be very gratefully received!! > > > Cheers > > Ron > > > > Ron Cresswell > > Principal Scientist > > James Hardie Research > > Ph +61-2-8845-3382 > > Fax +61-2-8845-3222 > > THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PARTY > TO WHOM IT IS > ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH IS > CONFIDENTIAL. If you are > not the intended recipient and have received this > document in error, > please return it to the originator or notify the > originator and ensure > its destruction. Any dissemination or copying of > this document and its > attachments by anyone other than the addressees is > strictly prohibited. > > > > THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PARTY > TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION > WHICH IS CONFIDENTIAL. > If you are not the intended recipient and have > received this document in error, please return it to > the originator or notify the originator and ensure > its destruction. > Any dissemination or copying of this document and > its attachments by anyone other than the addressees > is strictly prohibited. THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PARTY TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION WHICH IS CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient and have received this document in error, please return it to the originator or notify the originator and ensure its destruction. Any dissemination or copying of this document and its attachments by anyone other than the addressees is strictly prohibited.
