RHEL Kickstart

[uday123]

Hi,

I am trying to install RHEL5.3 using kickstart method. Copied the rhel.iso file from DVD to http location. ks.cfg and rhel.iso files are available on a WINDOWS2008 Server (via HTTP). In ks.cfg file, provided the media path as url --url=http://xx.xx.xx.xx/RHEL53. System understanding the ks.cfg file but while installing the OS I am getting an error something like "dvd+rw-tools-7.0-1.el5.rpm is missing or media corrupted."

Tried expanding(unzipping) the rhel.iso file at same http location on WINDOWS2008 Server but still I am getting the same kind of error msg.

Tested the media (DVD/CD) by changing the ks.cfg file media path as cdrom and the installation is working fine.

How to get the right media on windows2008? Is there any method to copy the RHEL DVD files to a windows server? Is it OK to use the windows machine for the Linux media repository for kickstart installations?

Thanks in advance.

[rituraj.goswami]

you are trying to install the rhel using http but where is your rhel os. you have to create the repository of your os. i don't thing you can do that in windows. i'll suggest you to do it the linux way.
1. install a machine rhel.
2. dump the whole disk to /var/ftp/pub
3. in the linux machine do the folloring command after the #
# createrepo -vp /var/ftp/pub/Server
4. service vsftpd start
6. point your kickstart url as ftp://<ip_of_the_rhel_machine>/pub/Server
7. do the rest of the kickstart save the kickstart in /var/ftp/pub with any name but the extension as .ks
8. insert the dvd in machine you want to install don't press enter type the following
linux ks=ftp://<rhel_server_ip>/pub/<kickstart_file_name.ks>

[rituraj.goswami]

you are trying to install the rhel using http but where is your rhel os. you have to create the repository of your os. i don't thing you can do that in windows. i'll suggest you to do it the linux way.
1. install a machine rhel.
2. dump the whole disk to /var/ftp/pub
3. in the linux machine do the folloring command after the #
# createrepo -vp /var/ftp/pub/Server
4. service vsftpd start
6. point your kickstart url as ftp://<ip_of_the_rhel_machine>/pub/Server
7. do the rest of the kickstart save the kickstart in /var/ftp/pub with any name but the extension as .ks
8. insert the dvd in machine you want to install don't press enter type the following
linux ks=ftp://<rhel_server_ip>/pub/<kickstart_file_name.ks>

[uday123]

Thanks Rituraj. Actually I know that and did it using NFS (when I used Linux machine as NFS share server).

Because of some technical constraints, I am trying this option and somehow I am getting this error. After I got this issue,I have tested installing with the same CD and it is working fine. I am not sure what is the issue in copying the CD to a Windows directory (i.e. http location).

The exact error screenshot is attached. Please check and help me.

[madjak]

Have you tried downloading the "dvd+rw-tools-7.0-1.el5.rpm" file from the Windows server and running a # md5sum dvd+rw-tools-7.0-1.el5.rpm on it and comparing that to a md5sum of the same file from a locally mounted copy of the ISO.

This will verify if there is any corruption.