[WBEL-users] remote install? switch to debian?

[Andy]

I've never done anything like this, but I know there is hard drive 
installation method for RHEL
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/s1-steps-hd-install.html
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/s1-begininstall-hd.html

I don't think the hard drive installation supports VNC though, you might 
have to write kickstart script to do the install for you.


gregwm wrote:

>On Wed, 2004-07-28 at 08:51, Steve Anderson wrote:
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>>If your boxes can handle PXE, then whitebox is great for remote installs.
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>>It's a little finicky to set up, but one you have, you can script the
>>install so you can have a box set up within half an hour, and that's not
>>time you have to do anything in. Switch on, select the install option, walk
>>away.
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>i'd appreciate further pointers here.  i don't want kickstart.  i just
>want vnc control, with no need for intervention at a machine far away. 
>iiuc that means i need to do a hard disk install via vnc.  i don't see
>that anaconda can do that.  if i'm wrong, or if another installer can do
>this, i'd love to know.
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>-g
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