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Chapter 2. Kickstart
2.1. Required Packages
If the system is using a custom distribution, it will require the following packages, which are available from any
rhn-tools Red Hat Network (RHN) channel:
koanspacewalk-koan
It is advisable to clone an existing
rhn-tools channel in order to have access to these packages from your custom channel.
RHN Satellite expects the
kernel and initrd files to be in specific locations within the kickstart tree. However, these locations are different for different architectures. The table below explains the different locations:
Table 2.1. Required Distribution Files by Architecture
| Architecture | kernel | Initial RAM Disk image |
|---|---|---|
| IBM System z | TREE_PATH/images/kernel.img | TREE_PATH/images/initrd.img |
| PowerPC | TREE_PATH/ppc/ppc64/vmlinuz | TREE_PATH/images/pxeboot/vmlinux |
| All other architectures | TREE_PATH/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz | TREE_PATH/images/pxeboot/initrd.img |
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