mkautoinstallcd - generate a bootable iso image for autoinstalling clients

mkautoinstallcd [ -help ] [ -version ] [ -arch ARCH ] [ -out-file PATH ] [ -flavor FLAVOR ] [ -kernel PATH ] [ -initrd PATH ] [ -append STRING ] [ -quiet ]

This manual page documents briefly the mkautoinstallcd command.

mkautoinstallcd creates an iso image which can be used to boot an autoinstall client and initiate an autoinstall.

A summary of options is included below.

-help

Show summary of options

-version

Display version and copyright information.

-arch ARCH

Create a CD image for autoinstallclients of this architecture. Defaults to the architecture of the host on which mkautoinstallcd is being run.

-out-file PATH

Name of the file that will hold the resulting ISO image. (Not to worry, this will only be about 3 MB in size.)

-flavor FLAVOR

The flavor of the boot package to use. If this option is not specified, you will be asked to choose a flavor from the available list interactively.

-initrd PATH

Specify an alternate initial ramdisk to use. This is rarely useful, but may be necessary in some cases (e.g. needing to add more special files in /dev). See the SystemImager manual for instructions on creating a custom initial ramdisk.

-append STRING

This option allows you to pass options to the autoinstall kernel. For example, to tell the kernel to use ttyS3 as the serial console:

-append "console=ttyS3"

-quiet

Don't print any output, just provide an appropriate exit code.

mkautoinstalldiskette(8)

More details can be found in the SystemImager manual.

This manual page was compiled by dann <<dannf@debian.org>> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).