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>Installation Method</TITLE
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TITLE="Basic Configuration"
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>Kickstart Configurator</TH
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NAME="REDHAT-CONFIG-KICKSTART-INSTALL"
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>Chapter 3. Installation Method</H1
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>Figure 3-1. Installation Method</B
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>Installation Method</B
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> screen allows you to choose
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whether you want to perform a new installation or an upgrade. If you
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choose upgrade, the <B
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>Partition Information</B
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>Package Selection</B
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> options will be disabled. They are
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not supported for kickstart upgrades.
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> Also choose the type of kickstart installation to perform from this
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screen. You can choose from the following options:
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> — Choose this option
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to install from the CD-ROMs.
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> — Choose this option to
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install from an NFS shared directory. Two text entry boxes for
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the NFS server and NFS directory appear. Enter the
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fully-qualified domain name or IP address of the NFS server. For the
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NFS directory, enter the name of the NFS directory that contains the
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> directory of the installation tree.
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For example, if your NFS server contains the directory
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>/mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat/</TT
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>/mirrors/redhat/i386/</TT
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> for the NFS directory.
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> — Choose this option
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to install from an HTTP server. Two text entry boxes for
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the HTTP server and HTTP directory appear. Enter the
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fully-qualified domain name or IP address of the HTTP server. For the
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HTTP directory, enter the name of the HTTP directory that contains the
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> directory. For example, if your HTTP
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server contains the directory
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>/mirrors/redhat/i386/RedHat/</TT
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>/mirrors/redhat/i386/</TT
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> for the HTTP directory.
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> — Choose this option
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to install from a hard drive. Two text entry boxes for
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hard drive partition and hard drive directory appear. Hard
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drive installations require the use of ISO (or CD-ROM) images. Be
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sure to verify that the ISO images are intact before you start the
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installation. To verify them, use an <TT
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program as well as the <TT
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>linux mediacheck</TT
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Enter the hard drive partition that contains the ISO images
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> text box, and enter the directory that
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contains the ISO images in the <B
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>Basic Configuration</TD
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>Boot Loader Options</TD