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The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2 - z/VM - IBM

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RUNKS=1 cmdline<br />

...<br />

► <strong>The</strong> first time kickstart is run, the installer must <strong>for</strong>mat the DASD <strong>for</strong> Linux use. It is normal<br />

to see error messages of the following <strong>for</strong>mat if the DASD you are using has never been<br />

<strong>for</strong>matted. In subsequent kickstart installs, you should not see these errors:<br />

end_request: I/O error, dev dasda, sector 0<br />

Buffer I/O error on device dasda, logical block 0<br />

Please wait while <strong>for</strong>matting drive dasda...<br />

► At the end of the kickstart, IPL the <strong>10</strong>0 disk to make any changes to your RHEL 6 golden<br />

image:<br />

/mnt/sysimage/dev done<br />

/mnt/sysimage done<br />

you may safely reboot your system<br />

==> #cp ipl <strong>10</strong>0<br />

00: zIPL v1.5.3 interactive boot menu<br />

00: 0. default (linux)<br />

00: 1. linux<br />

...<br />

Congratulations! You have now installed Linux onto the virtual server using kickstart. This<br />

process can be repeated in the future <strong>for</strong> other Linux guests. For the purpose of this book, we<br />

present a minimal installation with kickstart. However, you can completely customize the<br />

kickstart file to install different packages based on your requirements. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

regarding kickstart options, see the documentation located at:<br />

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/<br />

From there, click on Installation Guide, then 28. Kickstart Installations.<br />

Chapter <strong>10</strong>. Installing Linux with kickstart 167

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