Can I install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using a Floppy diskette?

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Issue

  • Is it possible to install a RHEL5 without having cdrom or USB drive to insert the diskboot.img file?

  • RHEL is to be installed remotely to a server which only supports floppy images as virtual devices.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4/5/6
  • Kernel 2.6.x

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