Unattended PXE installation

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PXE unattended Install Linux

Brief introduction: I use the combination tool used by Dhcp+tftp+ftp+kickstat


Yum-y Install xinetd dhcpd tftpdtftp-server syslinux System-config-kickstart

# Run the System-config-kickstart command and save the ks.cfg file

Vim/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

Subnet 192.168.8.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {

Option routers 192.168.8.101;

Range 192.168.8.103 192.168.8.200;

Option Domain-name-servers 192.168.8.101;

FileName "pxelinux.0";

Next-server 192.168.8.101;

Default-lease-time 600;

Max-lease-time 7200;

}

# re -DHCPD after the change

# Command Explanation

# option routers DHCP routing address

# Range DHCP allocates address pool

# default-lease-time DHCP default duration

# filename PXE service name

# Next-server PXE server address

# Allow members PXE Max

Vim/etc/xinetd.d/tftp

Disable = no

# change Disable to No and then restart daemon

Service xinetd Restart

Mount-t iso9660/dev/sr0/mnt

# 1. pxelinux.0, VESAMENU.C32 is placed in the TFTP root directory /var/lib/tftpboot/ This directory is the default

CP/USR/SHARE/SYSLINUX/{PXELINUX.0,VESAMENU.C32}/var/lib/tftpboot/

# 2. Create the pxelinux.cfg directory where the default file is ready to be stored

Mkdir/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg

# 3. Create a system directory to install CentOS, copy initrd.imgvmlinuz to this directory

Mkdir/var/lib/tftpboot/centos

cp/mnt/images/pxeboot/{initrd.img,vmlinuz}/var/lib/tftpboot/

Cp/mnt/isolinux/isolinux.cfg/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default

CP ks.cfg/var/www/html/

Vim/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default

Default Vesamenu.c32

#prompt 1

Timeout 600

Display Boot.msg

Menu Background Splash.jpg

Menu title Welcome to CentOS 6.8!

Menu Color Border 0 #ffffffff #00000000

Menu Color SEL 7 #ffffffff #ff000000

Menu Color Title 0 #ffffffff #00000000

Menu Color tabmsg 0 #ffffffff #00000000

Menu Color Unsel 0 #ffffffff #00000000

Menu Color Hotsel 0 #ff000000 #ffffffff

Menu Color Hotkey 7 #ffffffff #ff000000

Menu Color ScrollBar 0 #ffffffff #00000000

Label Linux Centos 6.8

Menu Label ^install Centos 6.8 System

Menu Defaule

Kernel Vmlinuz

Append initrd=initrd.img ks=ftp://192.168.8.101/ks.cfg

# Restart Service

Service xinetd Restart

Service DHCPD Restart

# FTP files do not need to be modified

# using the command System-config-kickstart

# Copy the command-generated file ks.cfg to the FTP directory

Cp/mnt/var/ftp/cdrom # Place the entire CD package in the FTP directory

chmod 744 ks.cfg

# ks.cfg files are as follows

#platform =x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T

#version =devel

# Firewall Configuration

Firewall--disabled

# Install OS instead of upgrade

Install

# Use Network Installation

Url--url= "Ftp://ftpIP address/cdrom"

# Root Password

ROOTPW--iscrypted$1$jfkzkcm5$9azseedwkn2fxd5ppw9ap/

# System Authorization Information

Auth--useshadow--passalgo=sha512

# Use graphical Install

Graphical

Firstboot--disable

# System Keyboard

Keyboard US

# System Language

Lang ZH_CN

# SELinux Configuration

SELinux--disabled

# Installation Logging Level

Logging--level=info

# Reboot after installation

Reboot

# System TimeZone

TimeZone Asia/shanghai

# System Bootloader Configuration

Bootloader--location=mbr--md5pass= "$1$ply03ale$ljjfazl5igir7kbfr2q0j1"

# Partition Clearing Information

Clearpart--all

# Disk Partitioning Information

Part/boot--fstype= "Ext4"--size=200

Part swap--fstype= "swap"--size=2000

Part/--fstype= "EXT4"--grow--size=1

%post--interpreter=/bin/bash #这里在最后一步中我定义了脚本, yum source

rm-rf/etc/yum.repos.d/*

Echo ' [Yum]

name=yum_rpm

Baseurl=http://http Address/yum_rpm/

Enable=1

Gpgcheck=0

[Epel]

name=epel_rpm

Baseurl=http://http Address/epel_rpm/

Enable=1

Gpgcheck=0 ' >/etc/yum.repos.d/yum.repo

%end

%packages

@development

@system-MANAGEMENT-SNMP

%end

Service VSFTPD Restart

Service DHCPD Restart

Service xinetd Restart


Error 1: Unable to select software after using the System-config-kickstart command

WORKAROUND: A new Yum source must be created locally I'm using a CD.

[DVD]

Name=dvd

Baseurl=file:///var/ftp/cdrom

Enabled=1

Gpgcheck=0


Error 2: CentOS prompts an error with occurred. -No valid devices were found

Workaround: Replace the disc


Unattended PXE installation

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