Installation Method - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 System Administration Manual

2.2. Installation Method

Figure 2.2. Installation Method
The Installation Method screen allows you to choose whether to perform a new installation or an
upgrade. If you choose upgrade, the Partition Information and Package Selection options are
disabled. They are not supported for kickstart upgrades.
Choose the type of kickstart installation or upgrade screen from the following options:
• CD-ROM — Choose this option to install or upgrade from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs.
• NFS — Choose this option to install or upgrade from an NFS shared directory. In the text field
for the the NFS server, enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the NFS directory,
enter the name of the NFS directory that contains the RedHat directory of the installation tree. For
example, if the NFS server contains the directory /mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat/, enter /
mirrors/redhat/i386/ for the NFS directory.
• FTP — Choose this option to install or upgrade from an FTP server. In the FTP server text field,
enter a fully-qualified domain name or IP address. For the FTP directory, enter the name of the FTP
directory that contains the RedHat directory. For example, if the FTP server contains the directory /
mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat/, enter /mirrors/redhat/i386/ for the FTP directory. If the
FTP server requires a username and password, specify them as well.
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