Why does Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kickstart script hang during configuration of hwclock?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Kickstart installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hangs for almost three minutes and waits for some outside servers for clock configurations.
  • Anaconda tries to talk with fedora servers for clock configurations.
  • Is there any way to skip this?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Kickstart Installation

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