Unattended installation with menu

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I have a proprietary bundle iso(specific packages/kernel is installed
depending on the presented menu). Can you help me with the macro/function
for the provision template to automate the iso installation (select a
specific option from the menu)?
Thanks

2

Is this Kickstart or Pressed based provisioning (or other)? The
various automated installation methods vary greatly, so some
information on what you're trying to do, on which OS, and what you've
already tried will help get you a faster answer.

Cheers,

··· On 8 October 2015 at 15:48, AG wrote: > I have a proprietary bundle iso(specific packages/kernel is installed > depending on the presented menu). Can you help me with the macro/function > for the provision template to automate the iso installation (select a > specific option from the menu)?

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Greg
IRC: gwmngilfen

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Thanks Greg for the reply.
The base OS is Red Hat 7.1. It is a kickstart provisioning since I am not
familiar with preseed. Is it possible to use an answers file with foreman?

··· On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Greg Sutcliffe wrote:

On 8 October 2015 at 15:48, AG adrian.ghidalovici@primarydata.com wrote:

I have a proprietary bundle iso(specific packages/kernel is installed
depending on the presented menu). Can you help me with the macro/function
for the provision template to automate the iso installation (select a
specific option from the menu)?

Is this Kickstart or Pressed based provisioning (or other)? The
various automated installation methods vary greatly, so some
information on what you’re trying to do, on which OS, and what you’ve
already tried will help get you a faster answer.

Cheers,

Greg
IRC: gwmngilfen

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> Thanks Greg for the reply.
> The base OS is Red Hat 7.1. It is a kickstart provisioning since I am not
> familiar with preseed. Is it possible to use an answers file with foreman?

Indeed, the Templates you find in the Foreman UI are provided to
anaconda to perform automated installs. If you know what you want to
add to the kickstart file, then I would suggest using the Clone button
on the Kickstart default template, add your changes to the new
template, and then set the new one as the default for RHEL (OS > edit
> default templates).

Hope that helps!

··· On 12 October 2015 at 14:54, Adrian Ghidalovici wrote: -- Greg IRC: gwmngilfen
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We have made some changes to the default kickstart template of RHEL 7.1 and
used it until now. The ISO went through some changes and now the
installation starts by showing a menu from where one needs to select the
needed option and continue (Next…Next…). I have cloned that template,
made a new OS in foreman and attach the template to that OS. I don't know
how to interact with the menu in foreman.

··· On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Greg Sutcliffe wrote:

On 12 October 2015 at 14:54, Adrian Ghidalovici > adrian.ghidalovici@primarydata.com wrote:

Thanks Greg for the reply.
The base OS is Red Hat 7.1. It is a kickstart provisioning since I am not
familiar with preseed. Is it possible to use an answers file with
foreman?

Indeed, the Templates you find in the Foreman UI are provided to
anaconda to perform automated installs. If you know what you want to
add to the kickstart file, then I would suggest using the Clone button
on the Kickstart default template, add your changes to the new
template, and then set the new one as the default for RHEL (OS > edit

default templates).

Hope that helps!

Greg
IRC: gwmngilfen

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There's no direct interaction here (unless you're at the keyboard of
course). You'll need to figure out what the correct answer to put in
the kickstart is to make it move forward (sadly, I'm no kickstart
expert - hopefully someone else will reply!).

Usually these things drop to manual mode as soon as they have to ask a
single question, so focus on the very first thing that comes up and
what option it represents in anaconda. Once you fix that, the rest may
well go smoothly.

Good luck!

··· On 12 October 2015 at 15:10, Adrian Ghidalovici wrote: > We have made some changes to the default kickstart template of RHEL 7.1 and > used it until now. The ISO went through some changes and now the > installation starts by showing a menu from where one needs to select the > needed option and continue (Next...Next..). I have cloned that template, > made a new OS in foreman and attach the template to that OS. I don't know > how to interact with the menu in foreman.