Defining an OS installation profile — Linux/UNIX

To define a Linux/UNIX OS Installation Profile, use the install_profile script. Example:

/opt/opsware/mm_wordbot/util/install_profile create --user myUser --customerID 0 --MRLID 74870001 --installConfigFile /root/rhel.cfg --platform 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 X86_64' --name "rhel6 profile" –description “Install Profile description” –buildCustomizationScriptID 64870001

  1. Define the operating system by specifying the following information:
    • Name: (Required) Specify the display name for the Linux/UNIX operating system.
    • Description: (Optional) Provide a text description to identify the platform and hardware support.
    • Customer: (Required) Associate the Linux/UNIX operating system with a specific customer.
    • Platform: (Required) Specify the platform of the Linux/UNIX operating.

    • Installation Media: (Required) Specify the MRL ID for the Linux/UNIX operating system (use the listMRLs option from the install_profile script to view available MRLs).
    • See Creating Media Resource Locators (MRLs) for more information.
    • Build Customization Script: (Optional) Specify the Build Customization Script ID to use for this installation profile. See Using build customization scripts.

      The method by which you can customize the build process is specific to each build script. You must follow the requirements for build customization scripts to use this feature.

    • Configuration File: (Required) Specify a JumpStart profile, Kickstart configuration file, or YaST2 autoinst.xml file to be used by OS Provisioning.

      The file that you choose can have any file name, however, OS Provisioning renames the file with the file name required by the vendor installation program.