Specifying network settings during SLES 11 auto installation
- by banjer
I'm setting up an autoinst.xml file for auto-installing SLES 11. I get prompted for the various interface settings per below, but they don't seem to stick once the server reboots. I don't think I have the xml defined correctly. I'm hoping someone has experience with this.
<ask-list>
<ask>
<path>networking,dns,hostname</path>
<question>Enter Hostname (server name)</question>
<stage>initial</stage>
<default>merkin</default>
</ask>
<ask>
<path>networking,interfaces,interface,0,device</path>
<question>Enter the primary ethernet device:</question>
<stage>initial</stage>
<default>eth0</default>
</ask>
<ask>
<path>networking,interfaces,interface,0,ipaddr</path>
<question>Enter the primary IP Address:</question>
<stage>initial</stage>
</ask>
<ask>
<path>networking,interfaces,interface,0,netmask</path>
<question>Enter the Netmask Address:</question>
<stage>initial</stage>
</ask>
<ask>
<path>networking,routing,routes,route,0,gateway</path>
<question>Enter the primary Gateway Address:</question>
<stage>initial</stage>
</ask>
</ask-list>
The first one for hostname seems to be sticking just fine, but the rest do not. As an alternative, is there a way to stop the autoinstall at the section where you configure the network devices so that the user can take over? I was able to show the partition proposal, but not sure how to do the same with the networking setup.
