Blue Linux can be installed from a centrally located server.Unattended installations from an installation server are highly convenient if you must (re)install, upgrade, tune a large number of networked clients, or install Blue Linux on machines that are geographically dispersed, or do not have access to a cd-rom drive. The installation source and configurations for your client machines are centrally located, making them easier to maintain.
Server Configuration
You must have a system that has access to a cdrom drive or a copy of the Blue Linux installation cd. This system must have DCHP installed and configured.
DHCP Configuration
On your install server, create a Lizard directory structure under lizard in your network installation source directory. With this, your lizard directory is parallel to your CD mount points. This is the default location where Lizard looks for this information. The DHCP entry needs to specify the location in the filename entry. A sample DHCP entry in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf appears as the following:
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 21600;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
option routers 192.168.0.254;
option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.254;
option domain-name "bluelinux.org";
option root-path "192.168.0.254:/share/BlueLinux/cd1/";
shared-network WORKSTATIONS {
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
}
}
group {
use-host-decl-names on;
host ws001 {
hardware ethernet 00:E0:18:E0:04:82;
fixed-address 192.168.0.1;
filename "/share/BlueLinux/cd1/";
}
}
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/share/BlueLinux/lizard/share/BlueLinux/cd1er=asknet parameter at the command line to specify the hostname,IP address, netmask, broadcast address, default router, DNS server, and NFS installation server and path. To install from an installation server, use the boot parameter lizard=auto with the boot disk.