Chapter 3. Creating A Control File
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Chapter 3. Creating A Control File

Table of Contents

Collecting Information
Using the Configuration Management System (CMS)
Creating a New Profile
Creating/Editing a Control File Manually
Creating a Profile (Control File) via Script with XSLT

Collecting Information

In order to create the control file, you need to collect information about the systems your are going to install. This includes hardware data and network information among other things. Make sure you have the following information about the machines you want to install:

  • Hard disk types and sizes

  • Graphical interface and attached monitor, if any

  • Network interface and MAC address if known (for example, when using DHCP)

With these parameters you are ready to go and create a profile of your systems to control the auto-installation process.

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