Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007 Installation Manual page 100

4 Determine and set up the boot scenario for autoinstallation as described in
5 Pass the command line to the installation routines by adding the parameters
6 Start the autoinstallation process as described in
5.1.1 Creating an AutoYaST Profile
An AutoYaST profile tells AutoYaST what to install and how to configure the installed
system to get a completely ready-to-use system in the end. It can be created in several
different ways:
• Clone a fresh installation from a reference machine to a set of identical machines
• Use the AutoYaST GUI to create and modify a profile to meet your requirements
• Use an XML editor and create a profile from scratch
To clone a fresh reference installation, proceed as follows:
1 Perform a normal installation.
2 After you complete the hardware configuration and read the release notes, check
To use the AutoYaST GUI to create a profile from an existing system configuration
and modify it to your needs, proceed as follows:
1 As root, start YaST.
2 Select Miscellaneous > Autoinstallation to start the graphical AutoYaST front-
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tion 5.1.4, "Setting Up the Boot Scenario"
manually or by creating an info file as described in
the File" (page 89).
info
Monitoring the Autoinstallation"
Clone This Installation for AutoYaST, if it is not yet checked by default. This
creates a ready-to-use profile as /root/autoinst.xml that can be used to
create clones of this particular installation.
end.
(page 87).
Section 5.1.5, "Creating
Section 5.1.6, "Initiating and
(page 92).
Sec-