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Chapter 8. Virtualization
9. Depending on various factors, the kickstart process may take between ten and thirty minutes. At
the end of this time period, the Satellite kickstart status page should indicate if the kickstart finished
successfully.
Tip
If the kickstart fails, the Satellite kickstart status page should indicate that there was
a failure. For more details on why the kickstart failed, click on the Events
tab in the host system's profile, and click on the name of the kickstart event that
failed to get more details on the failure. It may also be useful to consult /var/log/
up2date on the host system for troubleshooting purposes.
8.1.2.2. You Host System Does Not have Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Installed
First, create a boot CD to initiate the kickstart on your host system. You will be able to use the kickstart
profile we created in earlier steps to provision the host. Note you must have physical access to the
machine you intend to use in order to follow these steps:
1. You will find an ISO to create a boot CD for you host by using ssh to log into your Satellite. It is at
the following location on your satellite:
/var/satellite/rhn/kickstart/ks-rhel-i386-server-5/images/boot.iso
For details on how to use this ISO image to burn a CD using Linux, please refer to the following Red
Hat Knowledgebase Article:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_446.shtm
If you must burn this ISO image to CD using another operating system, please refer to the following
Knowledgebase Article:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_35_1897.shtm
Tip
It is possible to use a flash-memory USB key to boot your system in order to kickstart
it. Refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide (available at
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/) for tips on how to do this. Note that
your host system's hardware must support boot via these devices.
2. Insert the boot CD in the drive and reboot the system, making sure the CD-ROM drive is set as the
primary boot device in the system's' BIOS.
3. After reboot, you should find yourself at a boot prompt. Type the following command at this prompt
to start your kickstart:
linux \
ks=http://your-satellite.example.com/iskcstart/ks/label/the profile
label you created earlier
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