Auto install OS when create VM

[maorbari]

Hello,

How can I make OS will installed automatic when vm created by CLI?

I see I can do it:
--args '-kernel /root/vmlinuz -initrd /root/initrd.img -append inst.ks=/root/configure.ks'

But it is not working, it do this:


Than it enter emergency mode.

Any help?

Thank you!

 

[linum]

You can take a look at https://github.com/lae/ansible-role-proxmox. Even if you don't want to use the ansible part, there's exactly the code you're looking for included.

 

[maorbari]

This is for Proxmox cluster and not VM, and ansible is another way, I am asking about kickstart.

 

[bbgeek17]

I suggest starting with Cloud Image instead.

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[maorbari]

I dont want to use cloud-init. I dont understand how OVH, Contabo, Hetzner doing this?

 

[bbgeek17]

They probably carefully follow many available guides and documentation on how to set something like this up. Since this is happening inside the VM - hypervisor choice is not relevant to the setup in any way.

Its really unclear what steps led you to the screenshot in your original post. Are you booting from some ISO?
I could be wrong, but this seems wrong to me " inst.ks=/root/configure.ks'" - if you are booting from ISO, what is this /root directory? where did it come from? what placed the kickstart file into it that you expect to be there.

https://access.redhat.com/documenta.../html/installation_guide/sect-kickstart-howto:

A Kickstart file must be placed in one of the following locations:
On removable media, such as a DVD or USB flash drive
On a hard drive connected to the installation system
On a network share reachable from the installation system

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[d2inhr]

Hey, @maorbari , did you ever get this working?

I am mounting the 'boot.iso' via -cdrom=local:iso/rh8-stream-boot.iso successfully, and if i boot without extra --args, it works fine, but trying to do the --args '-kernel /root/vmlinuz' like you do, i get a "qemu: could not open kernel file".

I've tried variations of:

• -args "-kernel /vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel isolinux/vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel /isolinux/vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel /boot/vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel boot/vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel /root/vmlinuz"
• -args "-kernel root/vmlinuz"

all to no avail.

Maybe you're using a different boot.iso? Thanks