Custom Attributes for Linux or VMware ESX

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Custom Attributes for Linux or VMware ESX

You can use custom attributes to specify additional arguments to the kernel where the installation is running.

Setting a custom attribute for the OS Installation Profile requires that you edit the OS Installation Profile and select the Custom Attributes tab. The custom attribute must have the name, kernel_arguments.

The kernel arguments are separated by spaces (like they are when you type them after the boot prompt for the CD-ROM or DVD). For example:

name=value jones=barbi

To have the kernel arguments persist after the base operating system is installed, you must set them in the uploaded configuration file. Setting kernel arguments by using custom attributes only allows you to create a completely automated installation (as if you were installing the operating system from CD-ROM or DVD).

Although custom attributes are provided with a default value, you must ensure that the values are valid for your system before proceeding.

Table 10. Linux or VMware ESX Custom Attributes
Keyword	Description
`boot_disk`	Values: A raw device name without "`/dev/`" such as "`sda`", "`hdc`", "`cciss/c0d1`"
`boot_kernel`	Values: "rhel30", `"rhel40"`, `"rhel50"`, `"rehl60"`, `"rhel3ia"`, `"rhel4ia"`, `"rhel5ia"` Note: This custom attribute is used only for reprovisioning. The value of this custom attribute specifies the type of kernel the server boots to during reprovisioning.
hpsa_netconfig	Created after using non-DHCP to boot the target server into the Unprovisioned Servers list.
`kernel_arguments`	Values: "`noapci`", "`root=LABEL=/`", "`quiet`", "`splash`"
`ksdevice`(Linux pxe boot)	Values: MAC address of the NIC Note: This custom attribute is used in the Media Boot Client (MBC) to create a server record. The Server Browser of this device has the following custom attribute: `kernel_arguments =ksdevice=mac address` `ksdevice mac address` When powering on and PXE booting a device, you do not need to specify the kickstart device.
`ksdevice`(`linux5`, linux6)	Values: `bootif` Default: `ksdevice=bootif` Use for all Linux PXE types (including `linux5`, `linux6`) to prevent prompting for the Kickstart device when booting a multiple NIC server into the Unprovisioned Server pool.
`nfs_opts`	Use `--opts` to specify NFS options in the `ks.cfg`. (when provisioning Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or later). For example: `nfs --server <Server IP> --dir <media director> --opts <nfs options>` For example, to contain a comma delimited set of values the same as the NFS values allowed in `/etc/fstab`, create a custom attribute `nfs_opts` with the value "`rsize=32768,wsize=32768"`.
`timeout`	Values: the number of minutes to wait for Linux provisioning to complete before timing out. Default: 30 minutes If Linux provisioning fails because the job takes too long to complete, you can specify a longer timeout period.

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