Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 104

4 Determine and set up the boot scenario for autoinstallation as described in Sec-
5 Pass the command line to the installation routines by adding the parameters
6 Start the autoinstallation process as described in Section 5.1.6, "Initiating and
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-
86 Installation and Administration
tion 5.1.4, "Setting Up the Boot Scenario" (page 91).
manually or by creating an info file as described in Section 5.1.5, "Creating
the info File" (page 94).
Monitoring the Autoinstallation" (page 97).
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.
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