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Utilities Used
grub — Used in conjunction with the kernel image and initial ramdisk files,
along with the unattended answer file to install the operating system.
Variables Used
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DT_OS_DISK— Sets the disk on which to deploy the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server operating system.
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DT_OS_SRC— Sets the location from where to copy the kernel image and
initial ramdisk files.
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DT_OS_PART— Sets the valid partition to install the grub files.
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DT_OS_IMG_PATH— Sets the network share where the operating system
files are located.
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DT_SUSE_AUTOINST— Sets the network share from where the
autoinst.xml file can be picked up.
External Dependencies
The DT_PLATFORM variable is set during deployment by tkenvset.sh using
platform discovery.
The suseinst.sh script uses the unattended answer file in conjunction with the
grub utility and kernel image and initial ramdisk files to install the operating
system files. See "autoinst.xml (for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)" for more
information about preparing the unattended answer file.
autoinst.xml (for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)
The autoinst.xml file is the default name of the answer file that you use to
automate an unattended SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation. A
sample copy of the autoinst.xml file is provided as part of the DTK download
in the /opt/dell/toolkit/template/configs directory. The autoinst.xml file
contains the headings and parameters that instruct the installation utility to
perform various configuration tasks. Before a full deployment can be run, you
must edit all appropriate headings and parameters, as necessary.
NOTE:
See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the
options in the autoinst.xml file to customize the scripted installation of your
operating system.
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