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This test is designed to test installing using iso images on a local disk partition. | This test is designed to test installing using iso images on a local disk partition. | ||
{{admon/note|Note|This test requires a local disk partition sized large enough to house at least 4 650MB iso images. For further details please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Installation Guide, sections [https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/s1-steps-hd-install.html Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation] and [https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/s1-begininstall-hd.html Installing from a Hard Drive] .}} | |||
== Steps To Reproduce == | == Steps To Reproduce == | ||
# Start the anaconda installer | |||
# Create a 5G physical disk partition (not LVM) with mount point /iso (NOTE the disk and partition anaconda uses, e.g. /dev/sdb1 as this will come into play in later steps) | |||
# Proceed with your installation using a minimal package set | |||
# Boot into your new system and copy all applicable installation disc iso's to your /iso directory. | |||
# Reboot your system into the installation program using any available method: | |||
#* PXE boot into the installer | |||
#* boot.iso | |||
#* *disc1.iso | |||
#* Copy $TREE/images/pxeboot/* into your /boot and update /etc/grub.conf to boot the installer | |||
# Select a language | |||
# Select a keyboard mapping | |||
* PXE boot into the installer | # Select hard drive as your installation source | ||
# Select the disk partition that houses your disc iso images. Note, this was the disk partition created in step#2 above | |||
* boot.iso | # Select auto-partition at the disk partitioning screen | ||
# Proceed with an all-language @everything installation | |||
* *disc1.iso | |||
* Copy $TREE/images/pxeboot/* into your /boot and update /etc/grub.conf to boot the installer | |||
Revision as of 14:56, 16 July 2008
InstallSourceHardDrive
Description
This test is designed to test installing using iso images on a local disk partition.
Note
This test requires a local disk partition sized large enough to house at least 4 650MB iso images. For further details please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Installation Guide, sections Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation and Installing from a Hard Drive .
This test requires a local disk partition sized large enough to house at least 4 650MB iso images. For further details please refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4: Installation Guide, sections Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation and Installing from a Hard Drive .
Steps To Reproduce
- Start the anaconda installer
- Create a 5G physical disk partition (not LVM) with mount point /iso (NOTE the disk and partition anaconda uses, e.g. /dev/sdb1 as this will come into play in later steps)
- Proceed with your installation using a minimal package set
- Boot into your new system and copy all applicable installation disc iso's to your /iso directory.
- Reboot your system into the installation program using any available method:
- PXE boot into the installer
- boot.iso
- *disc1.iso
- Copy $TREE/images/pxeboot/* into your /boot and update /etc/grub.conf to boot the installer
- Select a language
- Select a keyboard mapping
- Select hard drive as your installation source
- Select the disk partition that houses your disc iso images. Note, this was the disk partition created in step#2 above
- Select auto-partition at the disk partitioning screen
- Proceed with an all-language @everything installation
Expected Results
(baseline)