Custom RHEL Install CD/DVD

sidra · 02-21-2007, 01:44 PM

Hi all,

I have a customized RHEL 4.0 installation with packages i want and other software i have downloaded and installed. I need to create an exact image of this system, burn it on a cd/dvd (not floppy) and use that to make clones of this system on many other target systems.

How do i go about this? Are there any tools that i can use.

Thanks in advance!

sai_kiran · 02-21-2007, 11:12 PM

The best way for me to do this would be using kickstart over a NFS dump. This will save you the trouble of creating new images every time you want to upgrade any of the packages. You can also dump all the the updates into a FTP/NFS share and install them.

Kickstart also supports PXE install.

you can find kickstart docs in here.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/e...ickstart2.html

FragInHell · 02-21-2007, 11:24 PM

Hi,

you could also try partimage (its like ghost) http://www.partimage.org/ and then just reconfigure the bits you need to, hostname, network, ssh keys etc.

sidra · 02-22-2007, 12:04 PM

With Partimage it seems like you need to carry out a restore, so it's not like you just put in a custom dvd and the install works like a regular install.

I already use kickstart in the company internally over NFS but what i need is a dvd image of the system that can be given to the production from which they can install on multiple systems.

Any insights?

sai_kiran · 02-22-2007, 11:22 PM

I am not really sure how you do it in RHEL 4, but FC7 seems to be comming with some thing like what you want. Create custom distros.

This links might give you additional clue..
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureUsePungi