The stage2 option `install.img` is not taken from the NFS share during installation, but taken from the bootable DVD media?

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Issue

  • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 using PXE boot, where the parameters are provided as follows.
<some_necessary_options> stage2=nfs:<install_server_ip>:<path to install.img> 
  • Installation is started with kernel command-line parameter --stage2 cdrom:///dev/sr0:/mnt/stage2
  • How to ignore local cdrom in case of PXE install with this stage2 option?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • PXE Installation with bootable media inside the machine on which installation is started.

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