SI_MKAUTOINSTALLCD

Name

si_mkautoinstallcd --  generate a bootable iso image for autoinstalling clients

Synopsis

si_mkautoinstallcd [-help] [-version] [-arch ARCH] [-out-file PATH] [-flavor FLAVOR] [-kernel PATH] [-initrd PATH] [-append STRING] [-quiet]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the si_mkautoinstallcd command.

si_mkautoinstallcd creates an iso image which can be used to boot an autoinstall client and initiate an autoinstall.

OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

-help

Show summary of options

-version

Display version and copyright information.

-arch ARCH

Create a CD image for autoinstallclients of this architecture. Defaults to the architecture of the host on which si_mkautoinstallcd is being run.

-out-file PATH

Name of the file that will hold the resulting ISO image. (Not to worry, this will only be about 3 MB in size.)

-flavor FLAVOR

The flavor of the boot package to use. If this option is not specified, you will be asked to choose a flavor from the available list interactively.

-initrd PATH

Specify an alternate initial ramdisk to use. This is rarely useful, but may be necessary in some cases (e.g. needing to add more special files in /dev). See the SystemImager manual for instructions on creating a custom initial ramdisk.

-append STRING

This option allows you to pass options to the autoinstall kernel. For example, to tell the kernel to use ttyS3 as the serial console:

-append "console=ttyS3"

-quiet

Don't print any output, just provide an appropriate exit code.

SEE ALSO

si_mkautoinstalldiskette(8)

More details can be found in the SystemImager manual.

AUTHOR

This manual page was compiled by dann <> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).