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• Create custom rules by running shell scripts and passing their output to the Auto-
YaST framework. The number of custom rules is limited to five.
NOTE
For more information about rule creation and usage with AutoYaST, refer to
the package's documentation under /usr/share/doc/packages/
autoyast2/html/index.html, Chapter Rules and Classes.
To prepare for a rule-based AutoYaST mass installation, proceed as follows:
1 Create several AutoYaST profiles that contain the installation details needed for
2 Define rules to match the system attributes of your hardware setup as shown in
3 Determine the source of the AutoYaST profile and the parameter to pass to the
4 Determine the source of the SUSE Linux Enterprise installation data as described
5 Pass the command line to the installation routines by adding the parameters
6 Determine and set up the boot scenario for autoinstallation as described in
7 Start the autoinstallation process as described in
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your heterogeneous setup as described in
Profile" (page 78).
Section 5.2.2, "Example Scenario for Rule-Based Autoinstallation"
installation routines as described in
Determining the autoyast Parameter"
in Section 5.1.3, "Providing the Installation Data"
manually or by creating an info file as described in
the File" (page 85).
info
tion 5.1.4, "Setting Up the Boot Scenario"
Monitoring the Autoinstallation"
Section 5.1.1, "Creating an AutoYaST
Section 5.1.2, "Distributing the Profile and
(page 80).
(page 83)
Section 5.1.5, "Creating
(page 83).
Section 5.1.6, "Initiating and
(page 88).
(page 91).
Sec-