# Begin preparation directions #----------------------------- # 1. Prepare RHEL6 yum repositories by copying the entire contents of the RHEL6 # install media (DVD, CD, or mounted ISO files) to NFS or HTTP accessible # directories on an install server. An example directory structure would be # /var/www/html/rhel/6.1/i386 # 2. Copy the v7-server package, the v7 package, and its unique dependencies # (dt, lmbench and stress) to a new HTTP accessible directory on your # server. The files can be found in the “RHEL Hardware Certification” RHN # channel. An example directory name for your files would be # /var/www/html/v7-rhel6-i386. The v7 and v7-server packages are not # architecture dependent but the dt, lmbench and stress files are, which # explains the need for i386 in the directory name. # 3. Create a yum repository from the v7 files by changing into the directory # where you copied the files and running the command “createrepo -p .”. You # must run the command from a RHEL6 system. Do not forget the single period # after createrepo as it tells the command where to create the new yum # metadata files (in the current directory). This directory should only be # used to store v7, its dependencies and the repo metadata files created by # the createrepo command. # 4. Repeat the previous two steps, if necessary, to copy the required v7 and # dependency files to your web server and create v7 repositories in unique # directories for all the architectures you will be certifying on. # 5. Obtain the kernel-debuginfo and kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 files that # match the version of the kernel you will be certifying on from RHN, # and copy them to a new HTTP accessible directory on your server. An # example directory would be /var/www/html/rhel6.1-i386-debug # 6. Create a yum repository from the debug files by changing into the # directory where you copied the files and running the command # “createrepo -p .”, as you did in step three. # 7. Repeat the previous two steps, if necessary, to create additional debug # package repositories for any different variants (RHEL 6.0, 6.1 etc.) and # architectures of RHEL that you will be certifying on. # 8. Save the kickstart script you are reading now in an HTTP accessible # directory on your server. We recommend an obvious directory like # /var/www/html/ks. # 9. Edit the kickstart script and: # * Uncomment one of the two install method lines (either URL or NFS # depending on your environment, but not both) and replace the example # server information with your own. # * Replace the example server information on the various server lines # with your own server information. # * Uncomment the v7-server line if you will be installing a server. #10. Start the NFS (if applicable) and/or HTTP services on your server and # configure them to load on boot. Test that you can browse the install # tree(s) and the v7 repo(s) and confirm that you can view the kickstart # file. #11. Now that you have a working server, repeat steps five and six, if # necessary, to create kickstart files for all the architectures you # will be certifying on. Red Hat provides example i386 and x86_64 files. # Don't forget to give each kickstart file a unique name that incorporates # the release of RHEL and its architecture and also indicates that the # file is for v7 installation. #12. Boot a test system with install media and at the boot prompt, enter the # following information: # # boot: linux ksdevice=bootif ks=http://myserver.mydomain.com/ks/v7-6.1-i386.cfg # # (Replace the server and kickstart file example text with the location and # name of your kickstart file. You only need the 'ksdevice=bootif' if your # system has multiple NICs.) #13. The system will install, reboot and end at the graphical login. #14. Log in as certuser with a password of redhat (root cannot log in at the GUI # for security reasons). You now have a fully configured test system ready # to run v7. # End preparation directions # Begin v7 kickstart file for RHEL6 i386 install # Remove the comment “#” from ONE of the two lines below to choose your install # method and change the server information to match your own environment. #url --url http://myserver.mydomain.com/path/to/rhel6-i386/bits #nfs --server=myserver.mydomain.com --dir=/path/to/rhel6-i386/bits lang en_US.UTF-8 keyboard us # The --device=eth0 is required here to prevent the system from asking # which NIC to kickstart from. You should also use 'ksdevice=bootif' # on the boot line if you only have one NIC connected. network --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp rootpw redhat user --name=certuser --password=redhat firewall --disabled authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 --enablefingerprint selinux --enforcing timezone --utc America/New_York bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda --append="rhgb quiet" # Blank all disks and write disk labels, then install to disk /dev/sda ONLY. # DO NOT RUN THIS KICKSTART ON A SYSTEM WITH DATA YOU WISH TO KEEP zerombr clearpart --all --initlabel ignoredisk --only-use=sda part /boot --fstype=ext4 --size=500 --ondisk=sda part swap --size=2048 --ondisk=sda part / --fstype=ext4 --size=1024 --grow --ondisk=sda reboot # Yum repository for v7, lmbench and stress dependencies. # Change the next line to match your environment. repo --name=v7 --baseurl=http://myserver.mydomain.com/v7-rhel6-i386 # Yum repository for kernel debuginfo dependencies. # Change the next line to match your environment. repo --name=rhel6.1-i386-debug --baseurl=http://myserver.mydomain.com/rhel6.1-i386-debug # Yum repository for fence agent package. Change the next line to point # to the HighAvailability directory in your install tree repo --name=HighAvailability --baseurl=http://myserver.mydomain.com/path/to/rhel6-i386/bits/os/HighAvailability/ %packages @additional-devel @base @core @debugging @basic-desktop @desktop-debugging @desktop-platform @desktop-platform-devel @development @emacs @fonts @general-desktop @graphical-admin-tools @graphics @input-methods @internet-browser @legacy-x @network-file-system-client @performance @perl-runtime @server-platform @server-platform-devel @server-policy @virtualization @virtualization-client @virtualization-platform @x11 libXinerama-devel xorg-x11-proto-devel startup-notification-devel libgnomeui-devel libbonobo-devel junit libXau-devel libgcrypt-devel popt-devel libdrm-devel libXrandr-devel libxslt-devel libglade2-devel gnutls-devel mtools pax python-dmidecode python-lxml oddjob sgpio genisoimage wodim abrt-gui desktop-file-utils ant rpmdevtools jpackage-utils rpmlint certmonger pam_krb5 krb5-workstation nscd pam_ldap nss-pam-ldapd netpbm-progs libXmu perl-DBD-SQLite libvirt-java dvd+rw-tools xorg-x11-apps sox kabi-whitelists createrepo mt-st # Required for fencing test fence-agents # Screen utility is helpful for running tests over an SSH session. screen # Midnight Commander utility is helpful for debugging test results # in a non-GUI environment. mc # Install v7 and dependencies from our custom repository. v7 # Uncomment this package only if you are setting up a v7 test server. #v7-server # Install the kernel debuginfo packages required for the v7 kdump test # in v7-1.3-43 and newer from our custom repository kernel-debuginfo kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 %post # Set DHCP for all interfaces during %post if left unconfigured during install. if [ `ls -1 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth* | wc -l` -ge 1 ] then for i in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth* do if ! grep -i "bootproto" $i then echo "BOOTPROTO=dhcp" >> $i fi done fi if [ `ls /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan* | wc -l` -ge 1 ] then for i in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan* do if ! grep -i "bootproto" $i then echo "BOOTPROTO=dhcp" >> $i fi done fi # Force default kernel selection. You'll need to specify EXACTLY which # kernel you want to boot from. This gets around the problem of the debug # kernel being set as the default if it's installed. # # 1. If installing RHEL 6.0, uncomment next line to add add workaround for # no /dev/root in %post from BZ 657257. This is fixed in RHEL 6.1 and later #ln -s `awk '{ if ($2 == "/") print $1; }' /etc/fstab` /dev/root # # 2. Use grubby to set the proper boot kernel by uncommenting the line that's # correct for the version of RHEL you're using. # RHEL 6.0 #grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-71.el6.i386 # RHEL 6.1 #grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.i386 # RHEL 6.2 #grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-220.el6.i386 # RHEL 6.3 grubby --set-default /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-279.el6.i386 %end # End v7 kickstart file for RHEL6 i386