Kickstart Notes for Virtualization 😍

gistfile1.txt

#version=RHEL7
# System authorization information
auth --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512

# Run the Setup Agent on first boot
firstboot --enable
ignoredisk --only-use=sda
# Keyboard layouts
keyboard --vckeymap=us --xlayouts='us'
# System language
lang en_US.UTF-8

# Network information
network  --device=eno1 --onboot=on --activate
network  --bootproto=static --ip=x.x.x.x --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=x.x.x.x --nameserver=8.8.8.8
network  --hostname=localhost.localdomain
# Root password
rootpw --iscrypted someLongHashedPassword
# System timezone
timezone someTimeZone --isUtc --nontp
user --name=someUserName --password=someLongHashedPassword --iscrypted --gecos="someUserName"
# System bootloader configuration
bootloader --append=" crashkernel=auto" --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda
# Partition clearing information.  Erases all partitions from the sda drive.
clearpart --all --initlabel --drives=sda
# Disk partitioning information
part pv.204 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=1902212
part /boot/efi --fstype="efi" --ondisk=sda --size=200 --fsoptions="umask=0077,shortname=winnt"
part /boot --fstype="xfs" --ondisk=sda --size=500
volgroup centos --pesize=4096 pv.204
logvol /  --fstype="xfs" --grow --maxsize=51200 --size=1024 --name=root --vgname=centos
logvol /home  --fstype="xfs" --size=230400 --name=home --vgname=centos
logvol swap  --fstype="swap" --size=7808 --name=swap --vgname=centos

%packages
@base
@compat-libraries
@core
@debugging
@development
@network-file-system-client
@remote-system-management
@security-tools
@smart-card
@virtualization-hypervisor
@virtualization-platform
@virtualization-tools
@virtualization-client
kexec-tools

%end

%addon com_redhat_kdump --enable --reserve-mb='auto'

%end

#
#Generic Kickstart template for Ubuntu
#Platform: x86 and x86-64
#

#System language
lang en_US

#Language modules to install
langsupport en_US

#System keyboard
keyboard us

#System mouse
mouse

#System timezone
timezone America/New_York

#Root password
rootpw --iscrypted $6$GtMiMcUTplxvziNh$HPWRzZ8r2rDIBJIcCHspIfwTf5jbSPDXmvJUdy7cDRG01KMmG3Qs91c2U6cIShqaYBENTLU3xqyTMFrDpSfaa.

#Initial user (user with sudo capabilities) 
user ubuntu --fullname "Ubuntu User" --password 123qwe

preseed user-setup/allow-password-weak boolean true

#Reboot after installation
reboot

#Use text mode install
text

#Install OS instead of upgrade
install

#Installation media
cdrom
#nfs --server=server.com --dir=/path/to/ubuntu/

#System bootloader configuration
bootloader --location=mbr 

#Clear the Master Boot Record
zerombr yes

#Partition clearing information
clearpart --all --initlabel 

#Basic disk partition
part / --fstype ext4 --size 1 --grow --asprimary 
part swap --size 1024 
part /boot --fstype ext4 --size 256 --asprimary 

#Advanced partition
#part /boot --fstype=ext4 --size=500 --asprimary
#part pv.aQcByA-UM0N-siuB-Y96L-rmd3-n6vz-NMo8Vr --grow --size=1
#volgroup vg_mygroup --pesize=4096 pv.aQcByA-UM0N-siuB-Y96L-rmd3-n6vz-NMo8Vr
#logvol / --fstype=ext4 --name=lv_root --vgname=vg_mygroup --grow --size=10240 --maxsize=20480
#logvol swap --name=lv_swap --vgname=vg_mygroup --grow --size=1024 --maxsize=8192

#System authorization infomation
auth  --useshadow  --enablemd5 

#Network information
network --bootproto=static --ip=x.x.x.x--netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=x.x.x.x --nameserver=8.8.8.8 --device=eth1
#network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0
#Firewall configuration
firewall --disabled 

#Do not configure the X Window System
skipx