
This will take several hours, and will run in the background. Replace /PATH with the name of the rsync host and path you are using for your mirror.Īt this point, the CentOS distribution (both OS and UPDATES) will be downloaded from a central repository mirror. # Replace this information with your mirror information If you see perl -npe or cat update-centos Where possible, I use in-place editing to provide a cut-and-paste ability. I use CentOS 6.0 for my install - some elements may need to be configured differently on earlier versions of CentOS.
However, you may want to link it to a centralized authentication scheme or add a system administrator account to it. This server should probably be a standalone server without any other accounts other than root on it.
64Gb Disk partitioned with separate partitions:. If you are using VMware ESXi for this purpose, then the following statistics can be used: This configuration is ideal if you need to re-install your server frequently or are using a virtualization system such as VMware ESXi to configure many servers.īefore you can install other servers, you must install CentOS on a system. Your own configuration tells the blank server what packages to installīy the end of this HOWTO you will be able to install a blank server without keyboard interaction beyond a boot-up command and the new server will be fully functional at the end of it. Distribution Server provides the CentOS distribution to the blank server. PXE Boot Server provides a kernel and boot environment to the blank server. DHCP Server provides an IP Address to the blank server. The Network Install Server comprises four elements: With this, each server boots from the Network, and the information about how to install the server is received from the Network Install Server.
Installing multiple servers is made much easier with a Network Install Server. HOWTO: Configure a CentOS 6.0 Network Install Server