Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual page 434

Table 30-3
Command
cd temp
cpio -idmuv < ../initrd
cp /path_to_autoyast.xml_file/
autoyast.xml .
find . | cpio -o -H newc > ../initrd
cd ..
gzip -v9 initrd
mv intird.gz initrd
Table 30-4
Command
mount -o loop initrd temp
cp autoyast.xml temp
umount temp
gzip -v9 initrd
mv intird.gz initrd
After performing these commands, the initial RAM drive file (initrd) can be used with the
AutoYaST XML file when this AutoYaST bundle is executed on the device.
AutoYaST script name and path (relative to the protocol default directory): The path
should be relative to the home directory of the selected protocol daemon.
For example, if you select the HTTP protocol, enter myserver.provo.novell.com as the DNS
name, and enter the path and filename as /scripts/autoyast.xml, then the URL to the
installation directory is http://myserver.provo.novell.com/scripts/
autoyast.xml, where /scripts/autoyast.xml is relative to the protocol and server
ID.
Additional kernel parameters: Specify additional kernel parameters. These are not Preboot
Services or ZENworks parameters. They are parameters that your Linux kernel needs. For
more information, see your Linux documentation.
A device's Image Safe Data, such as the device's IP address and other identity information that
is defined for its ZENworks Control Center object, is contained on the hard drive that the
device boots from. This information can be lost if that hard drive needs to be replaced.
However, the following options allow you to retain a device's IP address and other identity
information when replacing the hard drive.
These options are only applicable when this Preboot bundle is applied to a specific device. The
image used in this bundle must contain the device's previous IP address and ZENworks
Control Center object information.
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Updating a cpio File Type
Updating a non-cpio File Type
Description
Move to the temporary directory.
Extracts cpio archive to the current directory.
Copy your AutoYaST XML file to the temp
directory.
Re-creates the archive with the AutoYaST XML
file included.
Return the file back to its compressed state with
the AutoYaST XML file in it.
Description
Create a temp directory and mount the initial
RAM drive file to temp.
Copy your AutoYaST XML file to the temp
directory.
Return the initrd file back to its compressed
state with the AutoYaST XML file in it.