3.4. Making Kickstart File Accessible Over Network¶

To use the prepared kickstart file, make it accessible over network as follows:

1. Copy the kickstart file to the same directory on the HTTP server where the Virtuozzo Hybrid Server installation files are stored (e.g., /var/www/html/vz).

2. Add the option ks=<HTTP_server_address>/<path_to_kickstart_file> to the corresponding files on the TFTP server.

   Note

   The kickstart file contains the location of the Virtuozzo Hybrid Server distribution files and overrides the previously added option inst.repo=http://<HTTP_server_IP_address>/vz so you can remove it.

   • For installation on BIOS-based systems, modify /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default. For example, for the HTTP server at 198.123.123.198 and the kickstart file in /var/www/html/vz/ks.cfg, the default file may look like the following:

     default menu.c32
     prompt 0
     timeout 60
     ontimeout VZ
     menu title Virtuozzo Hybrid Server Boot Menu
     label VZ
          menu label Install Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7
          kernel vmlinuz
          append initrd=initrd.img ip=dhcp ks=http://198.123.123.198/vz/ks.cfg
     

   • For installation on EFI-based systems, modify /tftpboot/grub.cfg. For example, for the HTTP server at 198.123.123.198 and the kickstart file in /var/www/html/vz/ks.cfg, the grub.cfg file may look like the following:

     set timeout=60
         menuentry 'Virtuozzo Hybrid Server 7' {
         linuxefi vmlinuz ip=dhcp ks=http://198.123.123.198/vz/ks.cfg
         initrdefi initrd.img
     }