Appendix B. Setting Up a Red Hat Installation Server

Table of Contents

B.2.1. NFS
B.2.2. FTP
B.2.3. HTTP

This chapter explains how to set up a server as an installation server for Red Hat Linux.

For a server to act as a Red Hat Linux network installation server, you need space on your server to copy the entire contents of each CD onto your server. This is typically the number of CDs or ISO images times 650MB.

Ensure that the space you intend to use is formatted with your chosen filesystem and is mounted. You can check this space with the command:

df -h

B.1. Copy installation media

First create a directory to contain the installation files, for example /install
Mount your CD. Refer to your operating system documentation for assistance if needed. This example assumes that it is mounted at /mnt/cdrom:
mount /mnt/cdrom
Copy the data from the CD to the installation directory:
cp -var /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /install
Unmount the CD:
umount /mnt/cdrom
Remove the first CD, put in the next one, and repeat for each of your CDs you have.

The installation server is now ready to use. Make sure you note the server name or IP address and the directory path to the installation directory you created.