Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 107

Profile Parameter
Loca-
tion
Device autoyast=device://path
Floppy autoyast=floppy://path
USB autoyast=usb://path
(Flash)
Disk
NFS autoyast=nfs://server/
path
HTTP autoyast=http://server/
path
HTTPS autoyast=https://server/
path
Description
autoinst.xml if in the top di-
rectory of a CD-ROM).
Makes the installation routines
look for the control file on a stor-
age device. Only the device name
is needed—/dev/sda1 is wrong,
use sda1 instead.
Makes the installation routines
look for the control file on a floppy
in the floppy drive. This option is
especially useful, if you want to
boot from CD-ROM.
If a control file cannot be retrieved
from the floppy disk, AutoYaST
automatically scans any USB de-
vice attached to your machine.
This option triggers a search for
the control file on any USB at-
tached device.
Has the installation routines re-
trieve the control file from an NFS
server.
Has the installation routines re-
trieve the control file from an
HTTP server.
Has the installation routines re-
trieve the control file from an
HTTPS server.
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