Hello, This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVt not only installs a specific list of apps apps that i want on each system, but configures them automatically perhaps via scripts, and enables or disables services etc. Basically, i want to drop the CD or DVD in a box which will probably not have a monitor anyway, and walk away. I then come back or ssh in and everything is already installed, any repos are added, configured and ready to go. Is this a core build? I'd appreciate any pointers on this. Thanks. Dave.
Rajagopal Swaminathan
2009-Oct-12 16:09 UTC
[CentOS] customized centos 5.4 install, core install?
Greetings, On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM, David Mehler <dave.mehler at gmail.com> wrote:> Hello, > This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want > to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVt > not only installs a specific list of apps apps that i want on each > system, but configures them automatically perhaps via scripts, and > enables or disables services etc. Basically, i want to drop the CD or > DVD in a box which will probably not have a monitor anyway, and walk > away. I then come back or ssh in and everything is already installed, > any repos are added, configured and ready to go. Is this a core build? > I'd appreciate any pointers on this. > Thanks. > Dave.cobbler?? spacewalk?? Regards, Rajagopal
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:53 AM, David Mehler <dave.mehler at gmail.com> wrote:> Hello, > This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want > to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVtDid I miss the announcement? I wasn't expecting 5.4 to be out for another few weeks.... mhr
Tait Clarridge
2009-Oct-12 22:47 UTC
[CentOS] customized centos 5.4 install, core install?
On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 10:53 -0400, David Mehler wrote:> Hello, > This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want > to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVt > not only installs a specific list of apps apps that i want on each > system, but configures them automatically perhaps via scripts, and > enables or disables services etc. Basically, i want to drop the CD or > DVD in a box which will probably not have a monitor anyway, and walk > away. I then come back or ssh in and everything is already installed, > any repos are added, configured and ready to go. Is this a core build? > I'd appreciate any pointers on this. > Thanks. > Dave.Hi Dave, Investigate kickstart installs, you can customize packages and run scripts after the install is complete before the box restarts. Tait -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20091012/afa1349d/attachment-0002.sig>
Hi, Thanks for all your replies. I checked out spacewalk and cobbler, both of which look like they require a network support infrastructure, at least a tftp server. I want to use a CD or DVD. Kickstart sounds like the way to go, but i'm looking to have everything self contained, for example if i want to install the postfix package, i'll want to remove sendmail, set up postfix to start at selected runlevels and configure the main.cf and master.cf files so that when the box reboots postfix is ready to go. I'd also like to have this install as slimmed down as possible, for example i probably won't be using x so i'd prefer not to have any x packages in the install dvd. Thanks. Dave. On 10/12/09, Tait Clarridge <tait at clarridge.ca> wrote:> On Mon, 2009-10-12 at 10:53 -0400, David Mehler wrote: >> Hello, >> This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want >> to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVt >> not only installs a specific list of apps apps that i want on each >> system, but configures them automatically perhaps via scripts, and >> enables or disables services etc. Basically, i want to drop the CD or >> DVD in a box which will probably not have a monitor anyway, and walk >> away. I then come back or ssh in and everything is already installed, >> any repos are added, configured and ready to go. Is this a core build? >> I'd appreciate any pointers on this. >> Thanks. >> Dave. > > Hi Dave, > > Investigate kickstart installs, you can customize packages and run > scripts after the install is complete before the box restarts. > > Tait >
David Mehler wrote:> Hello, > This might be called a core build not completely positive. What i want > to do is make a completely customized centos 5.4 unattended CD or DVt > not only installs a specific list of apps apps that i want on each > system, but configures them automatically perhaps via scripts, and > enables or disables services etc. Basically, i want to drop the CD or > DVD in a box which will probably not have a monitor anyway, and walk > away. I then come back or ssh in and everything is already installed, > any repos are added, configured and ready to go. Is this a core build? > I'd appreciate any pointers on this. > Thanks. > Dave.My Strategy for those things is: 1. cobbler ( https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/ ) for a minimal Unattended Installation. cobblers primary goal is installation over Network but it can also generate CD/DVD. cobbler integrates kickstart files into your CD. 2. puppet ( http://reductivelabs.com/products/puppet/ ) for central configuration management. -- best regards, markus