{"id":498,"date":"2015-07-16T22:45:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T22:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicktailor.com\/?p=498"},"modified":"2022-10-21T12:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T12:08:34","slug":"how-to-deploy-servers-with-kickstart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicktailor.com\/tech-blog\/how-to-deploy-servers-with-kickstart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to deploy servers with KickStart 5.0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Open up Vcenter and login<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Find the folder you wish to create the new vm\n
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      1. Right click on the folder and select create a new vm<\/li>\n
      2. Go through and select the VM parameters you require ie(CPU, Memory, HD space, etc)
        \nNOTE: that you should keep the HD space to 50 gigs and thin provision the vm.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. Next you want to edit the VM settings\n
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        1. Select the CD\/DVD option and then boot off a redhat linux 6.6 install dvd.\n
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          1. Enable the connect on start and conneted check boxes at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Next you want to select the Network adapter and select the correct Network Label(VLAN) so the server will be able to communicate dependant on which ever ip\/network you chose.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Note: You will not be able to kickstart if you do not have the proper vlan for your ip.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Next Login into satellite\n
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              1. Click on kickstart<\/em><\/strong> on the left pane and then profiles<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. Select the button \u201cAdvanced options<\/li>\n
              3. Scroll down to network<\/strong> and edit the line as needed.\n
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                1. –bootproto=static –ip=10.2.10.13 –netmask=255.255.255.0 –gateway=10.2.10.254\u00a0 –hostname=server1.nicktailor.com –nameserver=10.20.0.17.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Note: You need to do this if you want the server provisioned with ip and hostname post install.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. Scroll down and click update for settings to take effect.<\/li>\n
                  2. Next click on System Details <\/strong>and then Paritioning.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                  3. Edit the partitions to the specification required. You in most cases wont need to update this will be a standard template. However for the purposes of documentation its here.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Example of standard partition scheme<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                    part \/boot –fstype=ext4 –size=500<\/em>
                    \npart pv.local –size=1000 –grow<\/em>
                    \nvolgroup vg_local pv.local<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/ –fstype ext4 –name=root –vgname=vg_local –size=2048<\/em>
                    \nlogvol swap –fstype swap –name=swap –vgname=vg_local –recommended<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/tmp –fstype ext4 –name=tmp –vgname=vg_local –size=1024<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/usr –fstype ext4 –name=usr –vgname=vg_local –size=4096<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/home –fstype ext4 –name=home –vgname=vg_local –size=2048<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/var –fstype ext4 –name=var –vgname=vg_local –size=4096 –grow<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/var\/log –fstype ext4 –name=log –vgname=vg_local –size=2048 –grow<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/var\/log\/audit –fstype ext4 –name=audit –vgname=vg_local –size 1024<\/em>
                    \nlogvol \/opt –fstype ext4 –name=opt –vgname=vg_local –size=4096 \u2013grow
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